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Report: Next generation Mazda2 to be based on same platform as future CX-5 as Mazda employs 4-yr model cycles

Just-Auto.com reportedly spoke with some insiders with Mazda’s UK importer, who apparently said that the next generation Mazda2, also known as the Demio in the European and Japanese market, will be built on the same platform as the next generation CX-5 crossover. In the same conversation, Mazda is reportedly reverting to four-year model cycles with [...]

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New Mazda3 Leak

Photo Rendering: Is this leaked image the new third generation Mazda3?

Mazda has been remaining fairly quiet as of recent as the rest of the automotive world buzzes about quite literally battling with themselves. This is due to the fact that Mazda is currently hard at work revitalizing their lineup to better compete with the ever so stiff competition from the other Japanese brands. Click here [...]

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2003 Alfa Romeo Kamal SUV Concept Rear

Report: Alfa Romeo still on track with new SUV, BMW 3-Series competitor, and all-new Mazda-based Spider

In a live web seminar with TheTelegraph in the United Kingdom, Alfa Romeo’s head honcho for the UK division, Damien Dally has confirmed that an Alfa Romeo SUV is on the way. This is due in part to Fiat’s acquisition of Jeep, which has opened up a “whole portfolio of technologies” wherein many of Fiat’s [...]

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2003 Toyota Corolla S

Report: Honda, Toyota, Nissan, Mazda all recalling 3.4 million vehicles total due to airbag supplier Takata Corp.

Reuters on behalf of AutomotiveNews has learned that Toyota, Nissan, Mazda, and Honda have issued a massive recall for nearly 3.4 million vehicles due to airbag supplier Takata Corp. The models seem affected seem to involve ones made in the early to mid 2000s. Toyota is recalling 1.73 million cars made in between November 2000 [...]

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Report: Mazda still working on a rotary engine, may see production within five years with SkyActiv tech

AutoCarUK reports that Mazda is still in the works with developing a new rotary engine for future use as the previous Renesis motor used in the last RX-8 was turned down for not meeting emissions regulations and fuel economy requirements. Mazda of course has their SkyActiv technology, which is currently employed throughout their lineup as [...]

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Report: Marchionne confirms 4C again for end of 2013, Mazda to base future MX-5 off 4C

DetroitNews reportedly has once again confirmed with Fiat SpA CEO Sergio Marchionne that the much anticipated Alfa Romeo 4C lightweight sports car is heading our way by the end of this year. “We’re finalizing the car now, so it should be here by the end of the year,” Marchionne told DetroitNews following this year’s North [...]

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2013 Mazda6 price starts at $20,880, EPA rated at 38 mpg highway

Mazda has released the official pricing and fuel-economy details for its 2013 Mazda6 sedan, which is on sale now. Besides a starting price rag of $20,880, the 2013 Mazda6 gets best-in-class highway fuel-economy of 38 mpg. Check out more news on the Mazda6. Power for the 2013 Mazad6 comes from a SKYACTIV-G 2.5-liter gasoline engine,  making [...]

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Playboy reveals its 2013 Car of the Year list

So it’s quite obvious that Playboy carries a mostly male audience and that its demographic is definitely interested in cars rather just scantily clad women. The publication has just released its 2013 Car of the Year list and taking the top owners this year is the new 2013 Porsche 911. Check out more news on [...]

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Report: Mazda working on CX-3 compact crossover

According to new reports, Mazda is working on small SUV that will be based on the next-generation Mazda2 hatchback. Expected to carry the CX-3 badge, the model will compete with the likes of the Ford Fiesta-based EcoSport crossover and the Nissan Juke. Check out our review on the Mazda CX-5. You can definitely expect Mazda engineers [...]

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2012 Car and Driver 10Best… and the winners are

CARandDRIVER has announced its 2012 CARandDRIVER 10Best winners for the year. “Over one week in September, and over a distance of more than 15,000 miles, our editors drove every new 2013 model under $80,000, as well as our returning winners, to bring you this year’s 10Best,” CARandDRIVER said – here’s the full list of winners. [...]

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