March 19, 2016
2016 Mazda CX-9 3-row SUV Pricing Starts at $31K
Mazda has announced the pricing for its all-new 2016 CX-9 full-size SUV. The SUV has three rows of seating and promises to be fun to drive.…
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February 9, 2016
Mazda’s i-ACTIV AWD Smokes the Competition in the Snow
Mazda recently invited me and a number of journalists to the frigid, snow-covered roads of Crested Butte, Colorado to learn how their vehicles handle in extreme weather.…
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December 31, 2015
MX-5 Roadster RS Racing Concept is the Factory Miata We Want
Mazda is headed to the 2016 Tokyo Auto Salon to show off some concept cars and one of them needs to be built post haste. That car is the Roadster RS Racing Concept and it is a sinister looking black MX-5 with an aero kit trimmed in red.…
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December 23, 2015
1500hp Miata RADBUL Drifts into Our Hearts
I am a sucker for a Miata track car. Few things are more satisfying that putting a beat down on a Camaro or Mustang driver, from behind the wheel of a little roadster with 100 horsepower at the wheels.…
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November 29, 2015
Review: 2016 Mazda6 Grand Touring
As families have migrated more and more to SUVs and crossovers in recent years, the mid-size car market has been shrinking. But that has forced automakers to step up their mid-size game in recent years, and there are currently several excellent entries in this once boring category.…
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October 31, 2015
After The Hype: The 2016 MX-5
Everyone loves to mention it. ‘Body roll.’ Apparently the car is so good, that it is judged mainly for the way it pitches into a corner.…
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October 27, 2015
Mazda Reveals RX-VISION Rotary Concept
The Tokyo Motor Show is upon us, and some cool new cars are already starting to surface. First up is Mazda’s sexy sports coupe concept, dubbed the RX-VISION.…
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October 6, 2015
2016 Mazda MX-5 RS Japan Bound Only
In the US, all 2016 MX-5 models get the 2.0L 155hp four-cylinder engine. In other parts of the world, a smaller 1.5L 129hp engine is also available.…
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October 2, 2015
2016 Mazda MX-5 Cup Racer Costs $53k Ready to Race
Factory -built racing cars that are ready to hit the track can be incredibly expensive. Take that M6 GT3 racer from BMW that cost around $430,000 ready to run.…
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September 29, 2015
Mazda MX-5 Twin Fiat 124 Spider Spied
Let’s get this out of the way right up front; no that’s not the Fiat 124 Spider in the image here. That’s the MX-5 our man got to spend some hands on time driving in the mountains not too long ago.…
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September 21, 2015
Mazda Still Working on Wankel Rotary Engines: RX-9?
One of the coolest things that Mazda ever did (other than the Miata) is produce its high-revving Wankel rotary engines. That engine powered Mazda RX sports cars going back generations.…
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August 30, 2015
RingBanana: The Little Miata That Did
Earlier this month, I talked a bit about a beat up little yellow Mazda Miata that some guys had purchased for 1000 Euros (~$1125 USD), dubbed the RingBanana.…
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August 25, 2015
1973 Mazda RX-3 Restomod: ’70s Cool
I tend to think that the last cool cars of the 1970s came in the first few years of the decade. Cars like the Ford Mustang were at their best until about 1973.…
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August 13, 2015
RingBanana: The Little Miata That Could
I used to have a 1994 MX-5 Miata, known as the NA version to Miata geeks. It was an ugly, caged, turbo race car, with silly pop-up headlights.…
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August 6, 2015
MotorTrend Pits New MX-5 Against BRZ
MotorTrend has published a new video in its Head 2 Head series that pits the 2016 Mazda MX-5 against the 2015 Subaru BRZ. This comparison has been done in the past, but with the old MX-5.…
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