There are rumors about Mazda planning to build the CX-5 compact SUV for the past 3-4 years. The news has become more obvious when Britain’s Autocar magazine, unnamed but senior sources at Mazda have let slip that the new model will be named CX-5 and to enter the increasingly popular compact SUV segment. The report show [...]
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Like the outgoing model, the new 2011 Mazda 6 Wagon is the facelifted version which is roomy and functional. The car has a host of small storage compartments and a large and flexible floor console between the front seats. To this the car adds a new storage compartment near the driver’s seat. The ashtray has [...]
Mazda Motor Corp. expects that better fuel economy and a more functional interior will boost sales of the redesigned Mazda5 minivan when it goes on sale in the United States in January. The automaker aims to sell 20,000 to 30,000 a year in the United States, Thomas Pixton, senior managing executive officer, said at the [...]
The key design feature of the new Mazda 5 is the “Nagare Flow” design language, seen on previous Mazda concepts such as the Furai, and features striking swash lines along the side of the car, as well as Mazda’s trademark front end treatment. The new Mazda 5 retains the rear sliding doors of its predecessor, [...]
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This shouldn’t be the first time that you’ve heard about Mazda bringing back the RX-7. However this time the news seems to be official, and even the current economic climate won’t stop the Japanese automaker from unveiling the new sports car in 2011 as a replacement for the not so successful RX-8. All three previous [...]
A new report adds to the story. Mazda’s design chief, Ikuo Maeda, has said he wants to see a new RX-7 built. The key constraint on Maeda’s desire: the market. As always, a new car from Mazda must have a business case behind it, perhaps now more than ever. Speculation on what the RX-7 successor [...]
Mazda has released details of its MX-5 Superlight concept. It was the star of the Frankfurt Motor Show, the concept has been developed as something of a birthday present to itself, celebrating 20 years for the popular MX-5 sports car. The MX-5’s folding roof stand, door handles and front windscreen have been replaced by a [...]
from Carscoop Mazda came out with an official release announcing that it has commenced production of the Mazda2 supermini -known as Demio in Japan- at its new plant in Thailand. But that’s not what caught our interest. Along with the press release, the Japanese automaker published three photos of the Mazda2 showcasing the Ford Fiesta-sized [...]
The latest Mazda CX9 shows the smiley face is appearing everywhere. Just a week after the launch of the new MX5, the latest Mazda to get the company’s new corporate “five-point” grille is the CX9. Apart from the CX9 and MX5, the new face is spreading across the Mazda range. It appears on the next-generation [...]
The outgoing Mazdaspeed3 had a lot going for it. The combination of a turbocharged 2.3-liter inline-four, six-speed manual, LSD and a practical hatch solidified its place in our hearts when it spent a week in the Autoblog Garage. While the aforementioned good stuff carries over to the redesigned 2010 model, any amount of stealth has [...]