The Mazda 6 saloon is set to return as the electric Mazda 6e as Mazda takes the Chinese market EZ-6 and tweaks it for Europe and the UK. Mazda hasn’t exactly made a dent in the EV market with its sole offering of the MX-30, with buyers shying away from an EV with a small […]
Mazda MX-5 Electric joins Electrogenic’s ‘Drop-in’ EV Conversion offerings
Electrogenic – purveyors of EV conversion kits for classic cars – launch a drop-in EV conversion for the early Mazda MX-5. Many of us are on the fence about converting classic cars to EVs. Some see it as the answer to making classics future-proof, but just as many feel it destroys a classic. This includes […]
Mazda CX-60 SUV gets a bit of an UPDATE for 2025
The Mazda CX-60 is getting a bit of an update for 2025 with interior changes and technical revisions. Goes on sale summer 2025. The Mazda CX-60 is often overlooked as an alternative to higher-end mid-size SUVs, but it’s a decent family SUV and a decent seller for Mazda, even if it deserves to sell better […]
New Mazda CX-80 SUV REVEALED – arrives in the UK in the autumn from £48,920
The Mazda CX-80 is revealed ahead of arriving in the UK in the autumn, a seven-seat SUV sitting above the CX-60 and costing from £48,920. The new Mazda CX-80 is revealed as a new range-topping model for the UK, taking aim at cars like the Volvo XC90 and sitting above the CX-60 on which it’s […]
2024 Mazda MX-5 price and spec details announced
Mazda reveals price and spec details for the 2024 Mazda MX-5, available as a Roadster and RF in three trim levels with two engine options. The current Mazda MX-5 has been with us, pretty much unchanged since 2015, despite which it continues to sell well, with 25,000 sold in the UK alone in that time. […]
2024 Mazda2 Hybrid – the Mazda that’s really a Toyota – price and spec announced
The 2024 Mazda2 Hybrid was revealed last year and will go on sale in the UK in March with a choice of four trim levels. Two years ago, Mazda revealed the Mazda2 Hybrid which, you would reasonably expect, would be an ICE Mazda2 with a hybrid powertrain. But it wasn’t. Instead, Mazda announced that the […]
Mazda2 Hybrid gets a facelift to make it a bit less Toyota and a bit more Mazda
The Mazda2 Hybrid – the Mazda2 that’s not really a Mazda – gets a facelift to make it more Mazda and less Toyota. Maybe it’s just us, but when Mazda announced it was adding some electrical help to the Mazda2, we assumed it would mean fitting the ICE Mazda2 with a hybrid powertrain. But it […]
Mazda 2 – the Ford Fiesta-competing, non-Toyota Mazda 2 – gets UPDATED
The Mazda 2 ICE model – the one that’s not a Toyota in Mazda clothes – gets upgraded for 2023 with more equipment and revised looks. We’ve said it before, and we’ll say it again: the Mazda2 is a much better option than its sales figures would suggest; a worthy rival to the Ford Fiesta. […]
Mazda MX-30 R-EV PHEV REVEALED with Rotary Engine Range Extender
The Mazda MX-30 R-EV arrives to join the MX-30 EV as a rotary-engined range-extender PHEV costing from £31,250. Governments across the world are in the process of forcing drivers and car makers to move from ICE cars to EVs, but if you’re not ready to go full BEV – and for most it’s just not […]
Mazda CONFIRMS a Rotary-engined PHEV MX-30 incoming – a decade late
Mazda confirms that the electric Mazda MX-30 is about to get a rotary-engined range-extender plug-in hybrid version. Mazda does like to plough its own furrow, most recently by delivering a big 3.3-litre diesel engine in the Mazda CX-60 when the rest of the car world is eschewing diesel and downsizing capacities, and historically by delivering […]