Mazda is considering another crossover that will slot in beneath the CX-7, according to U.K.’s Auto Express. The new compact crossover, likely to be called the CX-5, will be inspired by the Hakaze that debuted at the Geneva Motor Show.
Featuring a distinctive grille and sporty profile inspired by Hakaze, the CX-5 will include RX-8 like […]

Mazda unveiled its Hakaze Concept at last week’s Geneva Motor Show. The Hakaze (pronounced ‘hah-kah-zay’) is the brand’s third concept in its “Nagare” design study, which was inspired by flow and movement of nature’s elements. The Hakaze Concept is a compact crossover coupe sporting styling cues pulled from three different segments — roadsters, hatchbacks and […]

Mazda has officially unveiled its all-new Mazda2 subcompact at the 2007 Geneva Motor Show. We’ve shown plenty of photos of the new Mazda2, but now we have the details on Mazda’s new B-car. The Mazda2 has been redesigned from the ground up and is the first of Mazda’s next-generation line up.
While cars continue to grow […]

Official images of the Mazda2 have found there way on line just ahead of its debut at the 2007 Geneva Motor Show. The platform of the Mazda2 will also underpin the European Ford Fiesta and Ford’s new U.S. B-segment car.
The styling of the Mazda2 is sportier than the outgoing version and borrows much from the […]

Ford Motor Company revealed to its employees that its long-awaited subcompact car for the U.S. and other markets will be based on the new Mazda2. Ford’s President of the Americas, Mark Fields, revealed the news during his weekly Webcast. Unlike its GM, Toyota and Honda (to a lessor extent Nissan), Ford does not offer a […]

Mazda has released more images of the Hakaze Concept that it will unveil at the 2007 Geneva Motor Show next week. Hakaze (pronounced hah-kah-zay), from the Japanese words “ha” for “leaf” and “kaze” meaning “wind,” is the brand’s third concept in its “Nagare” design language. The Hakaze Concept is a compact crossover coupe sporting cues […]

It’s been a long time since we’ve posted spy shots of a test mule of the next-generation Mazda6, now we have the first shots of a prototype of Mazda6 cold weather testing in northern Scandinavia. The new Mazda6 will be based on the CD3-2 platform that also underpins the forthcoming Ford Mondeo.
Despite the heavy camouflage, […]

Mazda has revealed its newest Japanese kei car, the AZ-Wagon. The new AZ follows in the footsteps of its predecessors, and is a rebadged Suzuki Wagon R. Based on the Wagon R Stingray, the AZ-Wagon features a unique hood and bumper, which gives it a Scion xB-like look.
The AZ-Wagon comes in two versions with a […]

AutoWeek thinks Mazda has a marketing problem on it hands, with a lineup that includes five different people movers that it says are “all about the same size and all within a relatively narrow price band.” Mazda’s lineup includes the Mazda5, a six-seat compact minivan; the Mazda6 five-seat sport wagon; the Tribute, a five-seat car-based […]

Mazda vehicles claimed the top spot in a new study on vehicle reliability. Nearly 92 percent of the Mazda cars studied, including the MX-5 Miata, aged between three and nine years old, suffered no mechanical failure of any type.
The report, which was issued by independent automotive extended-warranty specialists, Warranty Direct, looked at more than 450,000 […]