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The Mazda MX-2 is expected to draw styling inspiration from the popular Furai concept.
THE MAZDA MX-5 may soon have a new baby brother, according to the team at Auto Express.
Mazda is reportedly working on an entry-level two-seater roadster, dubbed the MX-2, which is said to take styling cues from the eye-catching Mazda Furai concept.
The consensus [...]
MAZDA HAS RELEASED its first start-stop equipped model in its Japanese home market, debuting its i-stop technology in the all-new 2010 Mazda Axela (or Mazda3, as it’s known in the rest of the world) today.
Start-stop systems such as Mazda’s i-stop conserve fuel by automatically shutting down the engine during times when it would normally be [...]
MITSUBISHI’S DOING IT, Subaru’s doing it and so is Daimler. Now Mazda has joined the ranks of automakers who’ve chosen to back all-electric power as the way of the future.
The Japanese company announced yesterday that it has established the Electric Drive System Development Office, which will be tasked with creating a new generation of electric [...]
MAZDA HAS UPDATED its rotary-powered RX-8 for the Japanese market, loading up the four-door coupe with a range of goodies and gadgets designed to make life in the cockpit just a little bit easier.
Rain-sensing windscreen wipers are one such addition, while auto-on headlamps are another. Keyless entry and a keyless ignition are also standard [...]
IT’S THE WORLD’S most popular roadster and one of Japan’s most successful exports. It also repopularised the drop-top sports car segment and spawned dozens of hairdresser jokes in the process. It’s the Mazda MX-5, and it turns 20-years old this year.
To celebrate, Mazda will be holding a birthday bash at the 24 Hours of Le [...]
WHILE OTHER AUTOMAKERS have tried - and ultimately failed - to popularise the rotary engine, Mazda has been the only one to produce a range of workable road vehicles (and the occasional race car) motivated by the unique Wankel powerplant.
But with poor torque production and terrible fuel economy being the main bugbears of the rotary [...]
The design team at Mazda North America is set to take on a new chief shortly with former Volkswagen ink-man Derek Jenkins stepping up to take the reigns.
No stranger to the game, Jenkins has spent the last 15 years working for the Volkswagen group. In this time he worked on the Audi A8, Audi A2 [...]
The guys at autoevolution have produced two speculative renderings of the Mazda 1 based on the Kiyora Concept, which was first shown at the 2008 Paris Motor Show.
Their concept drops the Kiyora’s radical, water-flow inspired exterior in favor of more conventional steel panels.
The size is the same, while the shape retains defining elements of the [...]
The Mazda Taiki concept. Mazda says the Taiki “reflects one possible direction for a future generation of Mazda sports cars aimed at helping create a sustaniable society.”
Mazda has back-flipped on its previous announcement that it would not offer alternative fuel engines as part of its goal to greatly improve the fuel economy of its vehicles [...]
Mazda unveiled its freshened-up CX-9 softroader at New York yesterday, which brings with it a host of aesthetic and ergonomic improvements over the old model.
The current CX-9’s 204kW (273hp) 3.7 litre V6 carries over to the new model, as does its front-wheel biased AWD system. Sheetmetal is unchanged too, but the exterior has been reworked [...]
Love phones? Love cars? Think computers are kinda neat? Wish you could just roll them all together so you can enjoy them all at the same time? Jon Oxer certainly does, and to prove it he integrated his RX-8 with a computer and his iPhone.
Presto, the holy trinity of tech geekiness.
An Alix-1 computer lives in [...]
Mazda has announced that Laurens van den Acker, the man responsible for the automaker’s Nagare design language, will be departing the company to “pursue other interests”.
Van den Acker ushered in a bold new look for the Japanese manufacturer when he took over Mazda’s design division in 2006. The Nagare, Taiki and Furai concepts all bore [...]
It seems that Mazda is one of the few companies dedicated to keeping as much weight as possible out of its cars. Initially to preserve the driving experience, but now also to enhance fuel economy.
While Mazda’s Japanese HQ has been working on hydrogen versions of its renowned rotary platform, Mazda has said “no” to hefty hybrid powertrains [...]
UPDATE: On further investigation it appears the car in question isn’t a Mazda1 at all. The car seen testing is actually a Haima2 a Chinese version of the Mazda2 produced by FAW and Mazda.
Mazda has room in its line-up for only one car to slot in beneath the Mazda2 and, funnily enough, that one car [...]
Mazda has today kicked off the commercial leasing of the Mazda Premacy Hydrogen RE Hybrid, offering drivers significantly improved performance through the addition of a hybrid system – if the car’s mouthful of a name didn’t give it away.
The Premacy Hydrogen RE Hybrid is the world’s first commercially-leased hydrogen hybrid vehicle, the first units of [...]
With its huge international following, Mazda knows just how important it is to get the formula right for its MX-5 roadster.
For 2009, the third generation MX-5 receives a mild revision to its appearance, with a thorough working over of the perky little convertible’s engineering.
Subtlety is the key, but Mazda has gone over the MX-5 with [...]
If you’re one of the many RX-8 fans dreaming of a factory-supported turbo version sitting in your driveway, the answer is at hand: become a Targa Tasmania driver.
Along with two new Mazda3 MPS hot hatches, Mazda Australia is entering a turbo-charged RX-8 GT in the Targa Tasmania, and giving it the title RX-8 SP.
Targa Tasmania [...]
The Mazda3 was Australia’s best-selling car in January, getting 2009 off to a great start for Mazda. VFACTS data released today points to another excellent performance by the 3, notching up 2,989 sales to be Australia’s best-selling small car in February.
A new Mazda3 is due in showrooms in April making February the second last [...]
Last Friday, The Motor Report attended the press day of the 2009 Melbourne Motor Show to bring you the big news and unveillings as they happened. However, there was one big reveal that was noticeable by its absence: that of the Mazda3 MPS.
Thanks to Mazda’s desire to feature a simultaneous debut of its latest performance [...]
The next generation of Mazda’s rollicking 3 MPS is upon us, and the Japanese manufacturer has unleashed a torrent of specs, stats, information and images of its latest and greatest hot hatch.
The Geneva Motor Show has only just opened for business and the Mazda3 MPS isn’t due to make its debut until later today, but [...]
Sales figures for Japan have just been released for the month of February and the news is not good. Overall figures for the month are down 32.4 percent on last year with only 218,212 new cars, buses and trucks sold.
All car makers suffered from the drop with market leader Toyota among those hit hardest. Toyota sales [...]
Mazda has pulled the covers off its second-generation Mazda3 with the new sedan and hatch on display at the Motor Show stand.
Like the current Mazda3 the new model will arrive in a choice of sedan and hatch with four models to choose from and a choice of two petrol engines, as well as a clean [...]
According to Mazda, this update of its MX-5 roadster features “an expressive and aerodynamic new Mazda five-point fascia” along with a number of cosmetic, mechanical and ergonomic upgrades.
The bigger ‘eyes’ and new smiley grille freshens up the MX-5’s styling - the TMR consensus is that it is a step-forward over the older model.
“The feisty little [...]
Its no secret around the TMR office that the Mazda3 MPS is a car we’ve been eagerly awaiting. We are however going to have to wait a little longer to get up-close and personal with Mazda’s rorty little hot hatch.
The standard Mazda3 was on hand to preview the shape of the new five-door, but for [...]
This coming Friday, Australia’s only International Motor Show for 2009 kicks off in Melbourne and Mazda (in addition to the all-new 3 MPS) is bringing its updated horse MX-5 to town.
Mazda has been guided by the principle of Jinba-Ittai, “oneness between horse and rider” since the third generation of the MX-5 was launched in 2005. [...]
After our going to lengths to dispute the likelihood of any RX-7 coming to us any time in the next decade, Inside Line reckons it’s had an inside source at Mazda’s Hiroshima HQ confirm that a new Mazda RX-7 is indeed on the way, though no dates were given.
According to IL’s source, Mazda’s efforts to [...]
We hinted at it a week ago, but now it’s official: the latest and greatest Mazda3 MPS will be on display at the Melbourne International Motor Show on March 4, mere hours after the car’s official unveiling at the Geneva Auto Show in Switzerland. It’s also been announced that we can expect to see the [...]
A Japanese auto rag has spun out what is probably the 14th speculative concept in the past ten years.
Being the product of a magazine’s audience-grabbing efforts, there’s little to be said about the production or power expectations. From a design perspective, the concept’s wedge-like style represents a massive departure from the Nagare language that Mazda [...]
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