Update: This has now been officially confirmed to be the all-new 2015 Mazda2! The new car will be available with three different engines, depending on market, including SkyActiv-G 1.3 and 1.5 petrol and SkyActiv-D 1.5-litre diesel. The 2015 Mazda2 will hit Australian showrooms in the last quarter of 2014. What …
Read More »All-new Mazda MX-5 to be unveiled on 4 September
Mazda has announced that the fourth generation Mazda MX-5 (rendering shown) will be unveiled simultaneously in three different global locations – Japan, USA and Europe – on September 4, 2014. To coincide with the unveiling, Mazda Motor Corporation will hold the Mazda Roadster Thanks Day in Japan at Maihama Amphitheater …
Read More »Diesel-powered Mazda3 XD to join local lineup in September
Mazda3 buyers will get even more choice with the confirmation that a diesel model is to be added to the Australian Mazda3 line-up. The new Mazda3 XD Astina will be powered by the same 2.2 litre SKYACTIV-D clean diesel engine that is currently available on both Mazda6 and CX-5. It …
Read More »2015 Mazda MX-5 rendered
While the next-generation Mazda Mx-5 is not set to bow until early 2015, the world of computer rendering has given us yet another illustration of what the world’s most popular roadster could look like. The rendering is courtesy of “automotive manipulator” Theophilus Chin, and is highly plausible. Adopting Mazda’s “Kodo” design language, which …
Read More »2014 Mazda6 gets a boost in safety options
Mazda’s family-sized flagship, the Mazda6, has received a series of upgrades aimed at boosting its appeal in the highly competitive mid-size sedan segment. The availability of new i-ACTIVSENSE safety technology across the entire range and a new colour option gives Mazda6 buyers more choice than ever before. The Mazda6 Sport …
Read More »Mazda Hazumi concept previews 2015 Mazda2
A couple of official photos of the Mazda Hazumi concept have presented themselves, giving us a first look at what will eventually become the all-new Mazda2 city car. In Japanese, Hazumi means to “bound” or “spring up” – an apt name for the car designed to look as if …
Read More »Mazda Hazumi Concept previews 2015 Mazda2
Further to the teaser image released a few days ago, a sketch of the Mazda Hazumi Concept has surfaced online, revealing more details on the sub-compact model that will preview the next-generation Mazda2. While we can expect the production car to be less flamboyant, Mazda has a good track record …
Read More »Mazda to debut new subcompact – the Hazumi concept – at Geneva
Mazda is set to premiere the company’s next-generation subcompact model – the Hazumi concept, at the Geneva Motor Show which opens on March 6 and runs through March 16, 2014. A teaser image released by Mazda today shows the concept adopting an evolution of the company’s “KODO” design language. The …
Read More »Mazda introduces Kuroi sports pack for the 2014 Mazda3
Mazda Australia has introduced the Kuroi sports pack for the recently launched 2014 Mazda3. Meaning black in Japanese, it is developed by the same people that created the award-winning ‘KODO – Soul of Motion’ design language for the brand. As its name implies, the pack consists of a black front …
Read More »All-New 2014 Mazda3 launched from $20,490
The all-new 2014 Mazda3 has arrived at Mazda dealerships across Australia ahead of its 1 February on-sale date. Completely new from the ground up, the third generation Mazda3 features the company’s much praised SKYACTIV Technology and ‘KODO-Soul of Motion’ design language. With the new model, Mazda promises dramatic fuel efficiency …
Read More »Mazda to present customised Mazda3 & Mazda6 concepts at the SEMA show
The SEMA Motor Show is traditionally where car makers bring their tuned up and/or kitted up cars and this year is no exception. Mazda will be showing four concepts this year, with a pair of Mazda3s and two Mazda6s. The firm hasn’t released any details safe for a few pictures …
Read More »Mazda Furai concept reduced to the ground by Top Gear
Here’s a piece of news that may come as a shock, or maybe not, seeing that it involved Top Gear. What you see here is what’s left of the Mazda Furai concept that wowed motor show crowds at the 2007 Detroit Auto Show. It was the epitome of the Nagare …
Read More »Mazda3 Completes 15,000km Intercontinental Drive
The 2013 Mazda3 Hiroshima to Frankfurt Challenge Tour has come to an end with the convoy of All-New Mazda3s arriving at the Frankfurt Motor Show after an epic 15,000km of driving. 30 days of intensive driving saw the eight All-New Mazda3s leave Russia for the final leg of the tour …
Read More »Mazda3s arrive in Moscow after epic Cross-Continental Drive
The 2013 Mazda3 Hiroshima to Frankfurt Challenge Tour has rolled into Moscow after 12,500 kilometres and 25 days on the road. Departing from Vladivostok on August 2, the eight All-New Mazda3 hatchbacks involved in the 15,000 odyssey have braved the harsh road conditions across Russia, navigated their way through Siberia …
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