The Mazda H platform is an automobile platform for rear wheel drive fullsize cars. It has been used by a number of vehicles from Mazda in Japan and abroad. Mazda Millenia luxury sedan. ... An automobile platform is a shared set of components common to a number of different automobiles. ... Rear wheel drive was a common form of engine/transmission layout used in automobiles throughout the 20th century. ... A full-size car is term used in North America for an automobile larger than a mid-size car, usually having a wheelbase greater than 2. ...

Note that a number of Mazda vehicles have similar platform codes but are unrelated. The following vehicles use the Suzuki H platform, not the Mazda H platform:

• Mazda Carol HB
• Mazda Spiano HF
• Mazda Laputa HP

Prior to 1981, Mazda coded this platform as "LA" in the VIN. Mazda has used the Carol name on its smallest keicar cars almost from the start. ... The Mazda Spiano is a clone of the Suzuki Lapin. ... The Mazda Laputa was a clone of the aptly-named Suzuki Kei. ... A clay vessel unearthed in Vinča, found at depth of 8. ...

HB

The HB platform was introduced in 1981 as the Mazda Cosmo coupe and Mazda Luce/929 sedan. The Luce was updated in 1986, with the 929 following the next year for some markets, but the Cosmo continued on the HB platform until 1989. 1981 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Wikimedia Commons has more media related to: Mazda Cosmo There have been several Mazda automobiles named Mazda Cosmo. ... 1995 Buick Riviera coupe A coupé (from the French for cut) or coupe is a two or four-seater car with a fixed roof and two doors. ... Mazda used the Luce name on its largest sedans in Japan from 1969 until 1989. ... The Mazda 929 (also sold as the Efini MS-9) is a full-size luxury car. ... A Ford Taurus, a typical 1990s sedan. ... 1986 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1989 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Applications:

• 1981-1985 Mazda Luce
• 1981-1986 Mazda 929
• 1981-1989 Mazda Cosmo

Mazda used the Luce name on its largest sedans in Japan from 1969 until 1989. ... The Mazda 929 (also sold as the Efini MS-9) is a full-size luxury car. ... Wikimedia Commons has more media related to: Mazda Cosmo There have been several Mazda automobiles named Mazda Cosmo. ...

HC

A new Mazda Luce/929 sedan appeared in 1986 on the updated HC platform. Again, the export-version 929 lagged for some markets, and the Cosmo continued unchanged on the HB platform. Mazda used the Luce name on its largest sedans in Japan from 1969 until 1989. ... The Mazda 929 (also sold as the Efini MS-9) is a full-size luxury car. ... A Ford Taurus, a typical 1990s sedan. ... 1986 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Applications:

• 1986-1989 Mazda Luce (sedan)
• 1986-1991 Mazda 929 (sedan)

Mazda used the Luce name on its largest sedans in Japan from 1969 until 1989. ... A Ford Taurus, a typical 1990s sedan. ... The Mazda 929 (also sold as the Efini MS-9) is a full-size luxury car. ... A Ford Taurus, a typical 1990s sedan. ...

HD

The Luce nameplate was retired in favor of Sentia, but the H platform continued with the 1991 HD revision. The Mazda Sentia was a large rear wheel drive luxury car sold in Japan in the 1990s. ... 1991 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Applications:

• 1991-1993 Efini MS-9 (sedan)
• 1991-1994 Mazda Sentia (sedan)
• 1991-1995 Mazda 929 (sedan)

The Mazda 929 (also sold as the Efini MS-9) is a full-size luxury car. ... A Ford Taurus, a typical 1990s sedan. ... The Mazda Sentia was a large rear wheel drive luxury car sold in Japan in the 1990s. ... A Ford Taurus, a typical 1990s sedan. ... The Mazda 929 (also sold as the Efini MS-9) is a full-size luxury car. ... A Ford Taurus, a typical 1990s sedan. ...

HE

Export of the 929 was halted after the HD platform, and the Efini marque was gone as well, but the Mazda Sentia continued for one more generation. In the late 1980s, Mazda diversified in the Japan market with the launch of three new marques. ... The Mazda Sentia was a large rear wheel drive luxury car sold in Japan in the 1990s. ...

Applications:

• 1995-1998 Mazda Sentia (sedan)

The Mazda Sentia was a large rear wheel drive luxury car sold in Japan in the 1990s. ... A Ford Taurus, a typical 1990s sedan. ...

See also

• List of Mazda platforms
• List of Ford platforms