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Mazda family story spans three decades from 626 to CX-60

A 1994 sedan that still runs, a seven-year comeback car and a new family SUV mark one owner's 30 years with the brand.

Mazda magazine cover: Family story spans three decades from 626 to CX-60, with the writer's by-line.
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The story in brief
  • Family Mazda story spans more than 30 years.
  • Father bought a Mazda 626 in 1994.
  • Daughter bought a CX-5 in 2018.
  • Now drives a CX-60 2.5L Individual Edition.
  • Story forms part of Wonderrrr Awaits campaign.

Professional nurse and business owner Angela Motsusi has become the face of a new Mazda campaign story, which follows her family’s ownership of the brand’s cars from a 1994 Mazda 626 to her current CX-60. The account forms part of the carmaker’s Wonderrrr Awaits philosophy, which links its vehicles to everyday moments in owners’ lives.

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Mazda 626 bought in 1994

Her father bought the 626 when she was six years old. Some of her earliest memories are of being driven to school in it, and it later became the car in which he taught her to drive. The sedan remains in the family today.

“My dad doesn’t drive it anymore, but it still moves,” she said.

CX-5 as a comeback car

Motsusi’s own first Mazda, a CX-5, arrived in 2018. She had lost her job and the car she owned at the time, and buying the SUV after finding work again marked a turning point. She describes it as her “comeback car”.

That vehicle served her for seven years without a single problem, a record she says strengthened her trust in the brand.

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Move to the Mazda CX-60

Preparing to become a mother, she wanted something bigger. After considering other brands, a single test drive of the CX-60 2.5L Individual Edition in Platinum Quartz settled the decision.

“I decided I’m going to drive the car I love,” she said. Asked what keeps bringing her back, her answer was reliability, adding that neither her father’s car nor her own has ever let them down.

Range and dealers in South Africa

Mazda South Africa invites buyers to explore the range or find their nearest dealership at www.mazda.co.za, and the company can be followed on social media at @mazda_sa.

Supplied by MotorPress (Kaelin Dreyer, Marketing administrator, Mazda Southern Africa)

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