February 4, 2012

New Mazda 6 (2013) previewed by Mazda Takeri Concept

Mazda Takeri Mazda6

Mazda are to reveal the Takeri Concept at the Tokyo Motor Show which previews the new Mazda 6, due in 2013. The Mazda Takeri Concept Mazda are going to debut at the Tokyo Motor Show next month is the first public step towards the new Mazda 6, and the second instalment of Mazda’s new SKY technology wrapped [...]

Frankfurt 2011: Mazda C-X5 2012 Debut

Mazda CX-5 Frankfurt

The 2012 Mazda CX5 compact SUV / Crossover debuts at Frankfurt complete with a raft of Mazda’s impressive SkyActiv Technology. We got the pre-Frankfurt reveal of the 2012 Mazda CX-5 last month, and we have to say it’s an impressive bit of kit and has looks as good as anything else in the sector. The new CX-5 is [...]

2012 Mazda CX-5 at Frankfurt

2012 Mazda CX-5

Mazda’s all new compact SUV – the 2012 Mazda CX-5 – will debut at Frankfurt sporting Mazda’s SKYACTIV Technology. Mazda has been touting its SKYACTIV Technologies for some time now, and the new 2012 Mazda CX-5 – which Mazda will debut at Frankfurt next month – is the first Mazda to come endowed with a complete raft of SKYACTIV stuff. [...]

Mazda MX-5 and Mazda2 Sport Black Editions launch

Mazda2 Black & Mazda MX-5 Sport Black

Mazda has revealed a pair of track-inspired Limited edition cars – the Mazda2 Black and the Mazda MX-5 Sport Black – with extra equipment but no extra performance. As we know, ‘Limited Editions’ are a way for car makers to shift some extra metal in quiet times. In this case it’s Mazda looking for a way to [...]

Mazda 2 facelift (2012) with SkyActiv revealed

The Mazda Demio launch in Japan points at the facelift Mazda2 for 2012

The 2012 Mazda 2 facelift has been revealed in Japan with the launch of the new Demio, featuring a 1.3 litre SkyActiv petrol engine which does 85mpg. We’re back to the old story of car reveals for the Japanese Domestic Market (JDM) pointing at reveals to come in overseas markets, with the reveal of the [...]

2013 Mazda RX-9 to be rotary hybrid

Mazda Shinari Concept will influence 2013 Mazda RX-9

It’s reported that Mazda are working on the 2013 Mazda RX-9, which will have the new Renesis Rotary Engine, Toyota hybrid drive and be built on next MX-5 platform. You know the deal by now. A motoring publication somewhere had a quiet news day and writes a speculative story. That speculation becomes a rumour and that [...]

Mazda LIVE from the New York Motor Show

We’re hosting the Mazda press conference LIVE from New York, where Mazda will unveil its SKYACTIV technology and the Mazda CX-5 in the guise of the Minagi Concept We haven’t done a Mazda Motor Show press conference live feed before, so when Mazda called us and asked us if we’d like to – and mentioned [...]

Mazda CX-5 is born from the Mazda Minagi Concept

Mazda CX-5 - a compact SUV, will launch at Frankfurt 2011

Mazda has revealed that the Mazda Minagi Concept will arrive in production form at Frankfurt as the Mazda CX-5, a compact SUV. Back at the Geneva Motor Show this year Mazda pitched up with the oddly named Mazda Minagi Concept, a compact SUV which we said would arrive in showrooms as the Mazda CX-5. And [...]

Mazda MX-5 GT: A rather warm MX-5

Mazda MX-5 GT

Mazda has revealed the track only Mazda MX-5 GT, with 275bhp, 0-60mph in 3 seconds and weighing just 850kg. Back at Frankfurt in 2009, Mazda revealed an MX-5 which had been put on a serious diet – the Mazda MX-5 Superlight – but which was sadly just a concept. And now we get a super-light MX5 that isn’t a concept but [...]

Mazda Takuya: Mazda2 Takuya, Mazda3 Takuya & Mazda6 Takuya for 2011

Mazda Takuya 2011

Mazda reveals Takuya models for 2011 – the Mazda2 Takuya, Mazda3 Takuya & Mazda6 Takuya – with extra kit and limited build numbers As we’ve mentioned – more than once – the start of the year is prime time for the ‘Limited Edition’ and ‘Special Edition’ and any other sort of ‘Edition’ car makers can [...]

Mazda Minagi Concept – Mazda CX-5 – leaks ahead of Geneva

The Mazda Minagi Concept

We have the first image of the Mazda Minagi concept planned for the Geneva Motor Show. A compact SUV/Crossover the Minagi will hit the market as the Mazda CX-5. The Mazda Minagi Concept is a compact SUV concept Mazda are planning on taking to Geneva in March. Fortunately, the name won’t stick when the Minagi goes in to [...]

2011 Mazda2 gets Activematic & Mazda2 Tamura

Mazda2 Activematic

Mazda has announced a couple of additions to the Mazda2 range – the Mazda2 Activematic and the Mazda2 Tamura It took Mazda an awfully long time to introduce the 2011 Mazda2 Facelift. In fact the very same Mazda2 nose was already running off the production lines in Thailand in October 2009, so it seems most [...]

Top Gear in the Middle East: Israel & Jordan &…

Top Gear Christmas Special 2010

Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May are out filming for Top Gear in the Middle East in a trio of beaten-up Roadsters – MX-5, Z3 and Fiat Barchetta As we said back at the end of September when we reported that Top Gear were busy filming for the next series in New York, this [...]

Mazda MX-5 Miyako launches

The Mazda MX-5 Miyako

Mazda have launched a ‘Summer Special’ MX-5 – the Mazda MX-5 Miyako. Mainly cosmetic but with a suspension brace fitted. Starts at £18,385. The Mazda MX-5 – or Mazda Miata – has been around for 20 years and continues to demonstrate how appealing simplicity and lightness are in a Roadster. You don’t need to keep adding power [...]

Mazda RX-8 finished in Europe

Euro V emissions regulations look set to end production of the Mazda RX-8 – certainly for Europe – but we expect to see the RX-7 and RX-9 launched in the next two years. Mazda has persevered with the Wankel engine even when all around realised a long time ago that despite huge promise there were [...]

Mazda6 (2010) – on sale early

Mazda has brought forward the release date of the 2010 Mazda6 in the UK. Petrol cars will; be in dealers this month and diesel engines cars in May. Prices start at £16,990. Last month the 2010 Mazda6 was launched in Japan and – quite surprisingly - the following day we got news that the facelifted 2010 Mazda6 [...]

Mazda MX-5 20th Anniversary Edition at Geneva

The Mazda MX-5 20th Anniversary Edition

Mazda has announced that it is bringing the MX-5 20th Anniversary Edition to the Geneva Motor Show in March. The Mazda MX-5 20th Anniversary Edition is launching at the Geneva Motor Show in March. But if you come to Cars UK regularly you will now be asking yourself “Didn’t that get launched last year?” And [...]

Mazda6 (2010 / 2011) Facelift

The Mazda6 Facelift 2010

Mazda has revealed a facelift version of the Mazda6 for 2010 which will debut at the Geneva Motor Show in March. Yesterday Mazda revealed the 2010 version of the Mazda6 in Japan, and we were just about to report on that when we had an email drop in to our inbox with details of the European version of [...]

Mazda5 (2010) revealed

The Mazda5 2010

Mazda are due to debut the new Mazda5 at the Geneva Motor Show in March, but ahead of that they’ve released some details and photos. Mazdas are really underrated in the UK. They’re almost a hidden secret. The Mazda3 in particular is an exceptionally good car and deserves to have much higher sales than it [...]

Mazda3 Tamura launched

The Mazda3 Tamura

Mazda has launched a limited edition Mazda3 model – the Mazda3 Tamura – on sale from February 2010 at £14,995. Good car, the Mazda3, and if you’re looking for a Mazda3 with extra spec you could do a lot worse than the newly announced Mazda3 Tamura. Mazda already has Tamura versions of the Mazda2 and Mazda6 on offer [...]

Mazda RX-7 launch in 2011 – RX-8 dropped, RX-9 to come?

It’s being reported that Mazda are to launch a new RX-7 in 2011 and drop the slow-selling RX-8 altogether. Mazda have persisted with the rotary engine despite the path being a lone furrow. And it would appear they’re not about to give up on the Wankel lump, but they may be about to give up [...]

2011 Mazda MX-5 to get SKY-G engine

The next generation Mazda MX-5 (2011) is likely to be the first to use Mazda’s new range of SKY-G engines. Back at the Toyota Motor Show Mazda revealed their next generation of engines – SKY-G – which offer more power for less fuel and lower emissions. Which is very hard to argue against. And where [...]

2010 Mazda CX-7 2.2 D Press Release

New Mazda CX-7 ‘Sports Crossover’ on sale 1 November * New Mazda CX-7 ‘Sports Crossover’ on sale 1 November priced at £25,785 (OTR) * New turbocharged 2.2-litre diesel generates 173ps and 400Nm of torque * Active Torque 4-wheel drive system and Zoom-Zoom sportscar handling * Available in one highly equipped model – the Mazda CX-7 [...]

New Mazda CX-7 – UK details and price

MAzda CX-7 2.2 D arrives in the UK in November

The Mazda CX-7 has been updated for 2010. Mazda has now released UK details and price. It’s a decent car – the Mazda CX-7 – it just doesn’t sell all that wonderfully well. A bit like the Mazda3, which should really be up there with the Focus and Golf  in sales terms but isn’t. With [...]

Mazda2 2010 Update?

The Mazda2 from Thailand - featuring a Mazda3 style nose

Mazda appears to have updated the Mazda2 for 2010 if pictures from their new factory in Thailand are anything to go by. We’re back on the same tack as the Evo X upgrades for 2010. This time it’s the Mazda2, which Mazda has been telling us has started production in Thailand. Not earth-shattering news, I’m [...]