Back in May, Mazda->ke53 announced plans to break another world record with the largest parade of Mazda cars. Well, it’s now official, as Mazda entered the Guinness Book of World Records on June 15th with a total of 693 MX-5s joining the parade.

There were a total of 1,450 participants who contributed to the record attempt, shattering the existing record for the "largest parade of Mazda cars," which put together a total of 459 MX-5->ke1185s back in 2010.

The parade was led by a third-generation racing model driven by Dutch TV presenter, Allard Kalff, and President and CEO of Mazda Motor Europe, Jeff Guyton, beside him. The official certificate was offered by Guinness World Records adjudicator, Pravin Patel.

The entire event took place at the RDW Test Centre at Lelystad and featured demonstrations by the Ribank Mazda MaX5 Cup racers and the three-rotor-engine-powered Mazda3->ke504. Participants at the event had the opportunity to test Mazda's new i-ACTIVSENSE and the new Mazda SKYACTIV models.

At the end of the day, participants were offered a reward for the most beautiful and authentic MX-5. This award went to Pieter Staat from Meteren (NL).

Click past the jump to read more about the Mazda MX-5.

Mazda MX-5->ke1185

Mazda added the MX-5 to its lineup back in 1989 and shortly after its release it became one of the best-sold small roadsters on the market, with about 1 million units sold to this point.

The MX-5 had three different generations – NA, NB and NC — and tons of special editions. The first generation was offered with a 1.6-liter four-cylinder engine delivering a total of 115 horsepower and 100 pound-feet of torque at 5,500 rpm. For the second generation, Mazda offered a 1.8-liter engine with 140 horsepower with a special Mazdaspeed model in 2004 and 2005 that produced 178 horsepower from a turbocharged 1.9-liter engine.

On the U.S. market, the MX-5 is offered with a 2.0-liter engine that delivers a total of 170 horsepower.