The U.K. has a special pair of Mazdas that have raced at the 2011 Britcar Production GTN Championship. Competition like BMW M3′s and Lotus Elises have been going up against Mazda’s 275-hp MX-5 with some difficulty. Both Mazda’s MX-5 and Mazda2 models now have “Black Limited Edition” versions. Whatever you picture in your head upon [...]
The upcoming Mazda MX-5 will be gaining turbo while losing weight. With the purpose of making the model the sports car it was intended to be, Mazda has set some goals that will present a few challenges in production. Mazda has set the goal for its engineers to get the weight of the car all [...]
The next-generation Mazda MX-5 Miata will be all about loosing weight. Sources say that engineers have been ordered to cut 720 pounds from the 2,480-pound curb weight of the current model. The goal is to get the next-generation Mazda Miata to its character of the 1989 original, which weight 2,178 pounds. While insiders say that [...]
The earthquake and tsunami disaster in Japan continues to delay car imports from Japan. Mazda told its U.S. dealers today to stop ordering vehicles made in Japan as the company prepares to shutdown plants again after a brief reopening. Mazda spokesman Jay Amestoy said that the suspension affects the May allocation for Mazda’s U.S. sales [...]
Hyundai and Kia are not afraid to say that they are competing with the big guys and while Hyundai may have the right to say it now with cars like the Genesis, Sonata and Equus – Kia may still have a long way to go. Nonetheless, reports suggest that Kia is working on a sports [...]
Mazda is not joking around and is ready to take on the big guys including Aston Martin, Lotus, Porsche and BMW on the race track with this lightweight Mazda MX-5 GT at the Britcar MSA British Endurance Championship 2011. Weight in at just 1,870 pounds, the Mazda MX-5 GT features a modified Mazda engine that [...]
At the 2011 Chicago Auto Show, Mazda celebrated the 900,000 unit of the MX-5 Miata with a special-edition model for the United States. It’s only right that the celebration be carried over to the 2011 Geneva Motor Show with another special-edition MX-5. Known as the Mazda MX-5 Kendo Special Edition (‘The way of the Sword’), [...]
Celebrating Mazda MX-5 Miata’s 900,000 sales milestone, Mazda North American Operations today unveiled the 2011 MX-5 Miata Special Edition, which will see a limited production run of just 750 units. What’s so special about it? The 2011 Mazda MX-5 Miata Special Edition features exclusive interior touches including a gray door trim and heated leather seats [...]
The Mazda MX-5 is probably the most popular roadster in the world. The model passed the 900,000 unit mark today marking a significant milestone in its 21 years and 10 months after mass production of the first-generation MX-5 commenced in April 1989. “For British motorists, the Mazda MX-5 is the ultimate expression of our Zoom-Zoom [...]
Mazda is set to put its recently introduced Nagare design language to rest, but before it does it will use it on the next-generation Mazda MX-5, scheduled to debut in 2012. The Japanese automaker will introduce a new design language later this fall. Mazda engineers have been working hard to get the next MX-5 back [...]
