In their quest for outright success at Le Mans, Mazda introduced the all-new 787 at the start of the 1990 season. The sophisticated machine featured a carbon-fibre monocoque chassis and the most powerful rotary engine yet. Unfortunately, the car's late arrival meant that it could not be properly developed in time and did not do too well at Le Mans. However, it did evolve into the Mazda 787B, which to this day remains the only Japanese car to have won Le Mans outright. Today, one of the two examples is owned by Mazda's North American arm and has been prepared for historic racing. As can be seen in our 23-shot gallery, it competed in the 2011 and 2012 Monterey Motorsports Reunion and is scheduled to race again this week at the Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca alongside three other rotary-engined Mazdas.
Mazda's latest racing efforts are focused on the 6 Skyactiv-D, which is fielded in Grand-Am's GX class. It combines a production-based diesel engine with a bespoke chassis and carbon-fibre body. At the car's most recent outing, the 6 Skyactiv-D became the first diesel car to win at Indy. The two Mazda 6s will race this weekend at Road America.
At the upcoming IAA in Frankfurt, Infiniti will unveil the Q30 Concept. The show car offers the first glimpse at the upcoming Q30, which is the first production car Sebastian Vettel, Infiniti's Director of Performance, will influence from its inception.
Also on display at the biennial German show will be the Kia B-Segment Concept, which "hints at a possible future B-segment contender".
Enjoy the links:
2013 Infiniti Q30 Concept - Images, Specifications and Information
2013 Kia B-Segment Concept - Images, Specifications and Information
2013 Mazda 6 Skyactiv-D GX - Images, Specifications and Information
1990 Mazda 787 - Images, Specifications and Information
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