Mazda GD platform
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The Mazda GD platform is an automotive architecture developed by Mazda in the late 1980s that underpinned several midsize cars, including models shared with Ford.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Mazda GD platform canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10293706 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mazda GD platform Context triple: [Ford Probe, platform, Mazda GD platform]
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A.
Mazda BK platform
The Mazda BK platform is a compact car architecture used primarily for the Mazda3, developed in collaboration with Ford as part of a shared global small-car chassis program.
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B.
Mazda G platform (first generation)
The first-generation Mazda G platform is a mid-size car architecture developed by Mazda that underpinned the original Mazda6 and related models in the early 2000s.
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C.
Nissan B platform
The Nissan B platform is a small car architecture used by Nissan and its partners as the basis for various subcompact and compact vehicles.
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D.
Nissan FF-L platform
The Nissan FF-L platform is a front-wheel-drive-based automotive architecture developed by Nissan for its mid-size crossover SUVs and related vehicles.
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E.
Mazda SC
Mazda SC was a Japanese company football club owned by Mazda that later evolved into the professional J.League team Sanfrecce Hiroshima.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mazda GD platform Target entity description: The Mazda GD platform is an automotive architecture developed by Mazda in the late 1980s that underpinned several midsize cars, including models shared with Ford.
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A.
Mazda BK platform
The Mazda BK platform is a compact car architecture used primarily for the Mazda3, developed in collaboration with Ford as part of a shared global small-car chassis program.
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B.
Mazda G platform (first generation)
The first-generation Mazda G platform is a mid-size car architecture developed by Mazda that underpinned the original Mazda6 and related models in the early 2000s.
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C.
Nissan B platform
The Nissan B platform is a small car architecture used by Nissan and its partners as the basis for various subcompact and compact vehicles.
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D.
Nissan FF-L platform
The Nissan FF-L platform is a front-wheel-drive-based automotive architecture developed by Nissan for its mid-size crossover SUVs and related vehicles.
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E.
Mazda SC
Mazda SC was a Japanese company football club owned by Mazda that later evolved into the professional J.League team Sanfrecce Hiroshima.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mazda vehicle platform
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automobile platform ⓘ |
| automotiveClass | midsize car platform ⓘ |
| bodyStyleSupported |
2-door coupe
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4-door sedan ⓘ 5-door hatchback ⓘ 5-door station wagon ⓘ |
| collaborationWith | Ford Motor Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Japan ⓘ |
| developer | Mazda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| drivetrainOptions |
all-wheel drive
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front-wheel drive ⓘ |
| engineCompatibility |
V6 petrol engines
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diesel engines ⓘ inline-four petrol engines ⓘ |
| era |
1990s
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late 1980s ⓘ |
| layout | transverse engine layout ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Mazda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| marketSegment |
family car
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mid-size car ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
shared with Ford under Mazda–Ford partnership
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supported multiple body styles on common architecture ⓘ |
| platformCode | GD NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor | Mazda GC platform NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionStart | 1987 ⓘ |
| successor | Mazda GE platform NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| transmissionCompatibility |
automatic transmission
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manual transmission ⓘ |
| usedFor |
all-wheel-drive vehicles
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front-engine vehicles ⓘ front-wheel-drive vehicles ⓘ |
| usedInModel |
Eunos 500 (closely related derivative)
NERFINISHED
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Ford 626 (North America, Mazda 626 rebadge) NERFINISHED ⓘ Ford Probe (first generation, related architecture) NERFINISHED ⓘ Ford Telstar (GD-based) NERFINISHED ⓘ Ford Telstar TX5 (GD-based) NERFINISHED ⓘ Mazda 626 (GD) NERFINISHED ⓘ Mazda 626 hatchback (GD) NERFINISHED ⓘ Mazda 626 sedan (GD) NERFINISHED ⓘ Mazda 626 wagon (GD) NERFINISHED ⓘ Mazda Capella (GD) NERFINISHED ⓘ Mazda MX-6 (first generation) NERFINISHED ⓘ Mazda MX-6 coupe (GD) NERFINISHED ⓘ Mazda Telstar (GD) NERFINISHED ⓘ Mazda Telstar hatchback (GD) NERFINISHED ⓘ Mazda Telstar sedan (GD) NERFINISHED ⓘ Mazda Telstar wagon (GD) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wheelbaseRange | approximately 2575–2615 mm ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Mazda GD platform Description of subject: The Mazda GD platform is an automotive architecture developed by Mazda in the late 1980s that underpinned several midsize cars, including models shared with Ford.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Ford Probe (first generation)