Everyone loves the Autozam AZ-1. One of the shining examples of Mazda's bubble-era audacity, the Ferrari-aping, gullwing-doored, mid-engined AZ-1 is exactly the kind of vehicle we're conditioned to ...

Jay Traugott has been writing about and testing cars for over a decade. His passion for everything with four wheels began when he saw "Back to the Future" as a kid. The DeLorean DMC-12 remains his ...

The Autozam AZ-1 was discontinued ages ago. But it seems that, even though it is long gone, it has not been forgotten. The model is making a comeback albeit digitally. Does it look like it could ...

While most kei cars aren’t really all that performance-oriented, this Mazda Autozam AZ-1 is an exception. Sure, it’s not some high-powered horsepower hog, but the thing has gullwing doors and enough ...

Jacob is a senior automotive journalist and editor with over a decade of experience in the industry. Before joining CarBuzz in 2023, he served as Chief Editor and Senior Car Reviewer at AutoDeal and ...

Today on Regular Car Reviews, we have the Mazda Autozam AZ-1. One of the least regular cars ever made. This is a Japanese domestic market legend, arguably the peak car of the Bubble Era, a product ...

Mid-engine layout, manual transmission, gull-wing doors, right-hand drive, and the dimensions of a Japanese Kei car—this 1992 Autozam AZ-1 listed onBring a Trailer ticks all of these boxes. The quirky ...

Something completely different dropped by for the latest episode of "Jay Leno's Garage." It was a 1992 Mazda Autozam AZ-1. Never heard of it? Most Americans haven't. The AZ-1 was one of many Japanese ...

Liberty Walk has a thing about the Ferrari F40. After they modded one in ways that can't be described, they got their hands on the Autozam AZ-1 kei car and turned it into an F40 wannabe. The Japanese ...

Japan is home to many weird cars and many of them are belong to the kei car segment. But weird isn’t always bad, as the Autozam AZ-1 mid-engine rear-wheel drive kei car proves. Built between 1992 and ...

Back in the late 1980s, Mazda decided to build a mid-engine performance car that would abide by Japan's "Kei" small car regulations and still be fun to drive. The car could displace no more than 660cc ...