Fuel economy and emissions standards are increasing around the world as is consumer interest in such vehicles. To deal with these trends, Mazda is shifting more of its research and development budget to environmentally friendly vehicles.
Each year, Car and Driver Magazine awards their 10Best list of vehicles on the market. Of course they need to drive everything that is new on the market as well as the previous year’s 10Best cars. The following is an entry from their drivers blog on this year’s test…
The Honda Civic vs. the Mazda 3
When the content line crosses over the price line you get better value, and as long as the extra options are worth having and the price is still within the budget you win. We think we have a winner and both apply.
Mazda invited Drew Phillips from Autoblog.com to Milan to preview the Shinari concept vehicle. Shinari represents the next evolution of the Mazda design language that will be found in future production Mazdas. Read the article along with all the photos after the break.
With the departure of Laurens van den Acker to Renault, Mazda’s loved or loathed Nagare design language has been dispatched, and in its place is a new designer (Ikuo Maeda) a new theme, a new concept and a new name: Kodo.
Set to debut at the Paris Motor Show later this month, the Shinari concept is our first glimpse at the future of Mazda styling. The four-door design exercise evolves the Nagare theme into a more cohesive and – dare we say – production-ready form, toning down the massive grin currently found on the Mazda3 and other models, while incorporating new aluminum accents that are expected to proliferate through Mazda’s future products.
Until the Paris show, these leaked image are all we have to go on, but judging by the hit-or-miss nature of Nagare, we like what we’re seeing thus far. And if you’re wondering, "Kodo" translates roughly to "soul of motion."
Source: Autoblog.com
There is no shortage of rumors on the possibility of the return of the Mazda RX-7 or RX-9. It seems that after the RX-8 was introduced back in 2003, the rumors began and have increased in the past few months.
Perhaps it is the final year of the RX-8, or the proliferation of blogs about upcoming cars. Either way, we have no official news from Mazda regarding this new product. However, Dan Mazella over at RotaryNews.com has put together a breakdown of the rumors on and about a rotary powered Mazda sports car. Call it the Mazda RX-7 or the RX-9…
When Motor Trend Magazine crowned the 2007 Mazda CX-9 as Sport/Utility of the Year for 2008 we were thrilled! Of course reading that our seven-passenger crossover has held up so well in the ultra-competitive segment is exciting all over again. Read on to find out what Motor Trend likes so much about the 2010 Mazda CX-9
Mazda is celebrating the company’s 90th anniversary in business with a new international micro-site. The site simply and elegantly chronicles Mazda’s first 90 years of manufacturing. Mazda’s 90th Anniversary.
The Mazda-powered Dyson Racing team wins its first ever American Le Mans Series race in grand form on Saturday. Chris Dyson and Guy Smith won the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Challenge in the #16 Castrol Mazda Lola coupe, setting a new race record. Dyson set the car’s fastest lap four laps from the end.
We usually get our comparison tests from the traditional auto enthusiast magazines. You have seen these for every car out there: 0-60 times, skid-pad tests, understeer and oversteer, and power to weight comparo. At the end of the article the editors rank the cars and declare a winner.
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