The Mazda Navajo was a 2-door SUV introduced in 1991, and Mazda's very first off-roader. Also, the Navajo was Mazda's only truck-based SUV (though some colloquially called the later Mazda Tribute

Mazda Tribute

The Mazda Tribute is a compact SUV made by Japanese automaker Mazda since 2001. It is jointly developed with Ford Motor Company and based on the front-wheel drive Mazda 626 platform, which is in turn the basis for the similar Ford Escape on the CD2 platform...

 "trucks"). Available only as a four-wheel drive

Four-wheel drive

Four-wheel drive, 4WD, or 4×4 is a four-wheeled vehicle with a drivetrain that allows all four wheels to receive torque from the engine simultaneously...

, two-door vehicle, the Navajo was essentially a rebadged Ford Explorer Sport. It was marketed in the United States

United States

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 only, as Mazda Canada did not want to market an SUV. All Navajos were built in Louisville, Kentucky

Louisville, Kentucky

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, where the Explorer

Ford Explorer

The Ford Explorer is a sport-utility vehicle sold in North America and built by the Ford Motor Company since 1990, as a replacement for the smaller but related Ford Bronco II. It is manufactured in Chicago, Illinois...

 was built.

To set the two apart, the Navajo had a different grille, taillights and wheels.