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The top-selling Mazda3 range has expanded with the addition of a diesel option – the new Mazda3 XD Astina. Available in hatchback only, the XD is available in two transmission types – a 6-speed SKYACTIV-MT manual or a 6-speed SKYACTIV-Drive automatic. The Mazda3 XD Astina sits at the top of the line-up …

Mazda has dropped hints that it will not only release the reborn RX-7 in 2017, but potentially an all-new high-performance ‘halo’ sports car to commemorate its 100th birthday in 2020. Mazda has performed admirably well since Ford abandoned it a few years ago, with record profits of just over $1.41 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …