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5,000 People Expected to Attend Mazda's Zoom-Zoom Live Driving Experience
               at FedEx Field, 50,000 to Attend Nationally

  WHAT:      Experience Mazda's Zoom-Zoom Live on August 12-13, 2006, at
             FedEx Field.  Zoom-Zoom Live visits 10 cities around the
             country and features four dynamic drive courses designed to
             allow attendees unique experiences in Mazda vehicles, and is
             the company's most successful direct-to-consumer event.

             Attendees will have a chance to drive all of Mazda's cars and
             SUVs, including:
             -- The all-new 244-hp CX-7 crossover SUV
             -- The 274-hp all-wheel drive MAZDASPEED6 Sport Sedan
             -- The third-generation of the world's best-selling roadster,
                the MX-5 Miata
             -- The revolutionary rotary-powered RX-8 sports car
             -- The best-selling MAZDA3 sedan and hatchback

  WHEN:      Saturday, August 12, 2006  - 8:15 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
             Sunday, August 13, 2006 - 8:15 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

  WHERE:     FedEx Field
             1600 FedEx Way
             Landover, MD 20785-4236

  REGISTER:  www.ZoomZoomLive.com - Admission is Free; Must be 18 years of
             age or older with a valid driver's license to drive the
             courses.

  ACTIVITIES:
             *  The Zoom-Zoom Theater Experience
             *  Mazda Technology Displays
             *  Four Driving Courses
             *  MAZDASPEED6 Challenge
             *  CX-7 Target Hunt
             *  Sports Course - Featuring the MX-5 and RX-8
             *  Matched Time Gymkhana

  CONTACT:   For interview opportunities, event details or information,
             please contact:
             *  Tamara Mlynarczyk, Mazda Public Affairs, 202-467-5092
                cell: 202-431-6325

PRNewswire -- Aug. 3