Mazda and Fiat Group announced today that the two have signed a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding for the development and manufacturing of a new roadster for the Mazda and Alfa Romeo brands. The roadsters will be based on Mazda’s next-generation MX-5 rear-wheel-drive architecture. However, each brand will develop two differentiated and distinct styling for each [...]
The new 2013 Honda CR-V narrowly topped the new Mazda CX-5 in Consumer Reports’ latest head-to-head small SUV shootout. Consumer Reports says that both the CR-V and the new CX-5 are very similar on paper but the Honda (CR-V EX) is a more family-friendly SUV, with a large backseat, easy access, lots of cargo space, [...]
We all know that Mazda is currently working on an RX successor that will continue donning that company’s spiritually traditional rotary Wankel engine. But those who are too impatient to wait until the new RX comes out and still want a rotary powered Mazda are still in luck! Mazda has officially announced that they will [...]
Mazda has confirmed that the company will drop the V6 engine from the next-generation Mazda6 lineup. The brand will offer a range of engines from its Skyactiv technology bin which includes direct-injection 4-cylinder engines. “We believe that the balance of fuel economy and power that Skyactiv offers is what customers want,” a Mazda spokesman said. [...]
Auto shows tend to be followed by a series of news reports that give the world some details regarding the futures of automobile manufacturers. In the spotlight now is the Mazda brand, which after an interview with Robert Davis, Mazda’s senior vice president of US operations, announced some new plans for their future lineup, including [...]
Picking from a field of 40 vehicles, WardsAuto editorial staff has listed the 10 best vehicles with new or significantly improved interiors. Ward’s 10 Best Interiors for 2012 (in alphabetical order): Audi A7 Chevrolet Sonic Chrysler 300 Luxury Dodge Dart Hyundai Accent Hyundai Azera Infiniti JX35 Mazda CX-5 Range Rover Evoque Volkswagen Beetle “We saw a tremendously diverse group of [...]
Mazda has finally dropped pricing on the 2012 Mazda3, which includes the first of the brand’s all-new fuel-efficient SKYACTIV TECHNOLOGY. “The Mazda3 is the core of the Mazda line-up and continues to be the standard by which all other compact cars are measured,” said Jim O’Sullivan, president and CEO, MNAO. “Because of the importance of this [...]
Mazda has just announced today at the 2012 New York Auto Show that its upcoming 2014 model year Mazda6 will be released in the beginning of 2013. The model is anticipated for release at the Paris Motor Show in September, and Mazda says that you can expect the production model to strongly resemble the Takeri [...]
So what’s the craziest way to make your subcompact car look cool? Give it to Demon Drome’s Wall of Death rider ‘Dynomite’ Dave Seymour and let him circle The Wall of Death. In Mazda’s recent promo, Seymour kept the Mazda2 going around The Wall of Death for an outstanding 8 laps. Of course, the Mazda2 was [...]
Sorry guys, the next-generation Mazda6 won’t be coming to the 2012 New York Auto Show next week. However, Mazda will hold the North American debut of its Takeri Concept in the Big Apple next week. The Mazda Takeri Concept is supposed to be our closest hint as to what the next-generation Mazda6 will look like. [...]
