Start with what the Mazda Kiyora is: a 2-door coupé/ mid-sized hatchback with Mazda SKY-G 1.3L + i-stop, from Mazda. What it meant takes a little longer. The shape is credited to Laurens van den Acker.
Where it came from
The Mazda Kiyora was a concept car made by Mazda. It was first introduced at the 2008 Paris Motor Show. It was the planned next generation urban compact car intended to replace the Mazda2, although it never entered production.
It was a design study for next-generation compact car and also an engineering study of high fuel efficiency gasoline engine. The design theme of the Mazda Kiyora was water. It was applied to a city, a new trend in the automotive market due to environmental concerns. The Mazda Kiyora achieved 32 km/L of fuel efficiency and 90g/km of CO2 emission.
Under the skin
The engine is Mazda SKY-G 1.3L + i-stop. Drive goes through a Next generation 6-speed AT: Mazda SKY-G Drive. These are manufacturer figures carried by Wikipedia and Wikidata, not road-test measurements.
In context
Nearby in the Mazda catalogue sit the Mazda BT-50 and the Mazda T2000.
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