Mazda cars with highest top speed

Top 36 fastest Mazda cars in the world. Updated May 2025.

Top speed is, probably, the first performance metric that comes to mind when comparing fast cars.

Top speed depends on balance between engine power and aerodynamic drag - the more power and less drag, the higher the top speed.

High speed stability also matters, since too low downforce can lead to loss of control at speed.

In recent years high performance cars have been tailored for track performance, which, unavoidably, reduces top speed. Therefore the overall top speed is used less in supercar comparisons.

Despite this shift to increased downforce, modern supercars are faster than their predecessors - all thanks to dramatic increase in engine power over the past few decades.

# make & model Speed (mph)▼ Image
1. 1982 Mazda 717C 191 Photo of 1982 Mazda 717C
2. 1993 Mazda RX-7 161 Photo of 1993 Mazda RX-7
3. 1992 Mazda RX-7 157 Photo of 1992 Mazda RX-7
4. 2001 Mazda RX-7 156 Photo of 2001 Mazda RX-7
5. 2002 Mazda RX-8 155 Photo of 2002 Mazda RX-8
6. 2006 Mazda 3 MPS 155 Photo of 2006 Mazda 3 MPS
7. 2009 Mazda 3 MPS 155 Photo of 2009 Mazda 3 MPS
8. 2006 Mazda 6 MPS 149 Photo of 2006 Mazda 6 MPS
9. 1989 Mazda RX-7 Turbo 149 Photo of 1989 Mazda RX-7 Turbo
10. Mazda RX-8 149 Photo of Mazda RX-8
11. 2007 Mazda Mazdaspeed 6 149 Photo of 2007 Mazda Mazdaspeed 6
12. 2018 Mazda 6 Skyactiv-G 2.5 Turbo 149 Photo of 2018 Mazda 6 Skyactiv-G 2.5 Turbo
13. 2009 Mazda RX-8 147 Photo of 2009 Mazda RX-8
14. Mazda RX-8 Challenge 146 Photo of Mazda RX-8 Challenge
15. 1989 Mazda RX-7 Convertible 145 Photo of 1989 Mazda RX-7 Convertible
16. 2018 Mazda MX-5 2.0 145 Photo of 2018 Mazda MX-5 2.0
17. 1995 Mazda Xedos 9 2.3 143 Photo of 1995 Mazda Xedos 9 2.3
18. 2018 Mazda 6 Skyactiv-D 184 143 Photo of 2018 Mazda 6 Skyactiv-D 184
19. 2022 Mazda CX-50 SKYATIVE-G 260 142 Photo of 2022 Mazda CX-50 SKYATIVE-G 260
20. 1989 Mazda RX-7 Turbo II 142 Photo of 1989 Mazda RX-7 Turbo II
21. 2014 Mazda MX-5 Jota GT 140 Photo of 2014 Mazda MX-5 Jota GT
22. 1993 Mazda MX 6 140 Photo of 1993 Mazda MX 6
23. 2018 Mazda 6 Kombi Skyactiv-D 184 140 Photo of 2018 Mazda 6 Kombi Skyactiv-D 184
24. 2022 Mazda CX-60 SKYACTIV-D 254 139 Photo of 2022 Mazda CX-60 SKYACTIV-D 254
25. 2018 Mazda MX-5 2.0 RF 139 Photo of 2018 Mazda MX-5 2.0 RF
26. 2005 Mazda RX-8 139 Photo of 2005 Mazda RX-8
27. 2012 Mazda 6 2.5 SkyActiv-G 139 Photo of 2012 Mazda 6 2.5 SkyActiv-G
28. 2013 Mazda 6 Skyactiv-D 175 139 Photo of 2013 Mazda 6 Skyactiv-D 175
29. 2018 Mazda 6 Skyactiv-G 194 139 Photo of 2018 Mazda 6 Skyactiv-G 194
30. 2018 Mazda 6 Kombi Skyactiv-G 194 139 Photo of 2018 Mazda 6 Kombi Skyactiv-G 194
31. 1992 Mazda 323 GT-R 138 Photo of 1992 Mazda 323 GT-R
32. 1987 Mazda RX-7 137 Photo of 1987 Mazda RX-7
33. 1983 Mazda RX-7 Turbo SE Limited 137 Photo of 1983 Mazda RX-7 Turbo SE Limited
34. 1992 Mazda 626 Hatchback 2.5i V6 137 Photo of 1992 Mazda 626 Hatchback 2.5i V6
35. 2013 Mazda 6 Kombi Skyactiv-D 175 137 Photo of 2013 Mazda 6 Kombi Skyactiv-D 175
36. 1993 Mazda Xedos 9 2.5 137 Photo of 1993 Mazda Xedos 9 2.5

Sources

FIA WEC (1), FastestLaps.com (2, 4, 6-10, 13, 14, 26, 27, 32, 33), Auto Motor und Sport (3, 15, 17, 20, 22, 30, 31, 34, 36), Autopista (5), Car & Driver (11, 12, 19, 25), Quattroroute (16, 18, 24), Mazda Motor Corporation (21), Autozeitung (23, 28, 35), Auto Bild (29)

List authored by Christian Zelcs. Last updated on 05/22/2025, last addition - Mazda MX-5 Jota GT.