WITH THE FAST approaching Frankfurt Motor Show now less than two months away, speculation about which manufacturers will be showing which models is about to kick into overdrive.

Joining the list of possible appearances comes news that Mazda is preparing to show a new RX-8 in September. A new RX-8 would mark the popular sports car’s [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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Mazda has introduced one of its Hydrogen powered RX-8’s to Norway’s public roads, making this the first time a hydrogen powered RX-8 has seen duty outside Japan. Mazda is working in conjunction with Norway’s national Hydrogen Project, HyNor, to develop a clean national transport system and further develop the car. The project will officially get underway in [...]

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Mazda Australia has announced that the newly updated BT-50 utility is now on sale, with a number of revisions making the rugged workhorse more powerful, more versatile and more… attractive(?) for 2009.

The range has been bolstered by the addition of two new 2WD models and five new 4WD models, bringing the total number of BT-50 [...]

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Ahead of its Tokyo Auto Salon debut, Mazda have released an image of their facelifted RX-8 RS, an uprated JDM model. While the RS is a JDM only proposition, its styling will be shared by the facelifted RX-8 due to be unveiled in Detroit next week, so essentially this is our first look at the [...]

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We’ve recently seen some artists impressions of the highly anticipated RX-9 hit the net. It turned out that they were produced by the guys over at Winding Road but lets not let the details get in the way of a good story. While the possible new RX-9 remains an unknown quantity (Mazda, please drop the [...]

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Mazda have just released full details of their stunning new Mazda6, following the opening of the Frankfurt Motor Show. Mazda are rightly proud of their stunning new sedan and are showing the world how good a family car can and should look.

Mazda are sticking closely to their cheesy Zoom-Zoom initiative which is all about developing [...]

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