22 July 2013

Mazda3 convoy from Hiroshima to Frankfurt

Mazda is to mark the debut of its new Mazda3 compact car by driving a convoy of them from Hiroshima in Japan to Frankfurt in Germany, writes Brian Byrne.

The cars will drive 9,300 miles and cross nine time zones through five countries.

Teams of dealers and jouralists from a number of countries will take legs of the trip, which will cross Russia and Poland before arriving in Germany.