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 […]
New Mazda CX-60 3.3-litre DIESEL costs from £42,990
The new Mazda CX-60 e-Skyactiv D MHEV with 3.3-litre diesel goes on sale in the UK with prices from £42,990. New diesel-engined cars are becoming as rare as hen’s teeth as the received wisdom is they’re dirty and climate-change-driving and now taxed harshly rather than leniently as they were pre-dieselgate. But that’s a lot of […]
New Mazda CX-60 gets 3.3-litre diesel engine option – because diesel still matters
The recently revealed Mazda CX-60 – aimed at cars like the BMW X3 – gets a new 3.3-litre in-line six diesel option. Diesel-engined cars – post-Dieselgate – have gone from the favoured choice of the majority to the stuff of the devil, and from being incentivised by taxation to being penalised. Neither argument is sound, […]
New Mazda CX-60 ARRIVES – takes aim at premium SUVs like Lexus NX, BMW X3 and Volvo XC60
The new Mazda CX-60 is revealed as an SUV to take on ‘Premium’ completion with a 323bhp plug-in hybrid powertrain. Costs from £43,950. Mazda may be rather late to the plug-in hybrid party – and the electric party too – but it aims to make up ground with this, the new Mazda CX-60 SUV complete […]
New Mazda CX-60 Plug-in Hybrid SUV debuts 8 March – interior previewed
The new Mazda CX-60 Plug-in Hybrid SUV – Mazda’s first PHEV – will debut on 8 March 2022, ahead of which its interior is previewed. Mazda has finally rolled out a hybrid car with the arrival of the new Mazda2 Hybrid, although it’s really a Toyota Yaris Hybrid with Mazda clothes. But they’re now soon […]
Mazda2 Hybrid – a Toyota Yaris in Mazda clothes – goes on sale
The new Mazda2 Hybrid, effectively a Toyota Yaris Hybrid, goes on sale in the UK with three trim options and prices from £20,300. At the end of last year, Mazda revealed it was finally biting the bullet on electrification by adding a hybrid option to the Mazda2 range. But instead of adding a hybrid powertrain […]
Mazda2 Hybrid is Mazda’s FIRST Full Hybrid – although it’s actually a Toyota Yaris
The Mazda2 ‘self-charging’ Hybrid arrives to add to the Mazda2 range, although it’s actually a Toyota Yaris in Mazda clothes. Mazda is adding to the Mazda2 range with a new ‘self-charging’ full hybrid Mazda2, but instead of dropping a proper hybrid powertrain in the current Mazda2, Mazda has taken the Toyota Yaris Hybrid and added […]
Mazda CX-50 revealed as a new Mazda SUV – but only for North America
The Mazda CX-50 is revealed as a new rugged SUV for the North American market as Mazda starts to roll out a new range of SUVs. Mazda has a plan to go ‘big’ on SVs in Europe in the next year or two, with the launch of the Mazda CX-60 and the bigger, three-row, Mazda […]
Updated Mazda CX-5 goes on sale with a bewildering range of configurations
The Mazda CX-5 has been updated for 2022 and is now on sale in the UK, with a choice of five trim and four engine options. The Mazda CX-5 is a big deal for Mazda in the UK, accounting for a quarter of all its sales. So, to keep it competitive, Mazda has updated it […]