Mazda 3, 2010

Mazda 3, 2010   The Exterior design - expressive and emotional stylingA distinctive new front fascia is formed by the 5-point grille and openings at the front corners. These design cues combine with the sculpted shape of the hood and the bold, expressive lines that connect the hood to the front pillars. All the lines seem to flow into the center just below the 5-point grille, which creates a

Mazda 3 - Fontainbleau

Built in 1954 by architect Morris Lapidus, Miami Beach’s Fontainebleau was once the most luxurious and modern hotels in the country. Its curvy façade and bright blue pools were the perfect backdrops for Frank Sinatra welcoming Elvis Presley home from the Army in 1960 during an ABC television special. You’ve also seen the hotel in Goldfinger, Police Academy 5, and The Bodyguard. It welcomed both

Mazda3 - Grand Touring 5-door

Wipe off that grin off your grill – we like you just the way you are.Yes, the 2010 Mazda MAZDA3S Grand Touring sure is one happy-lookin' compact sedan, mostly due to its unique grill design. But there’s more to this second-generation MAZDA3 (first gen came in 2004) than just that snarky grin – there’s a bit of MAZDASPEED pace as well as space in this 5-door, part sports sedan and part compact

Mazda6 - A sporty, quiet, quick sports sedan

There are a lot of mid-size sedans to choose from these days, from Camrys and Accords to Legacys and Maximas, with some new Buick Regals and well-regarded Malibus as well.Some, like the Regal, with its Opel platform and Nurburgring suspension tuning underneath, appear to be downright sporty, while others tend more toward solid, even a bit vanilla.One automaker, though, has tried to inject some

Mazda MX-5 Miata - the thrill of motoring lives on

Mazda refused to tinker with the Mazda MX-5 Miata coming into 2011. Miata returns the same as it was in 2010. That is, it returns the same fun-to-drive and reasonably priced two-seater that has wowed drivers since 1989. Sure there have been styling and mechanical changes in the ensuing two decades, but Miata's spirit and mission have not wavered. Designed to channel post-World War II British

Maza 3 - Standing out

Standing out among the plethora of economy cars, the 2011 Mazda 3, even in its most base form, offers plenty of style, content and comfort. As close as the Mazda 3 comes to a bare-bones version is the SV and it provides full power accessories, tilt-telescoping steering wheel and a four-speaker audio system with auxiliary input jack. By the time you move up to the top-of-the-line Grand Touring

Mazda CX-9 - It Zooms with Room

Smile, and the whole world smiles with you.Drive a 2011 Mazda CX-9 Grand Touring crossover SUV, and you might smile yourself as its grill grins back.This tall station wagon was born in 2007, its aim to offer a sportier seven seat option to those looking at Chevrolet Traverses and Ford Flexes. And when a company known for its Zoom-Zoom, makes a bigger crossover, you have to hope sporty is part of

Mazda 2 – Following the smaller-is-better trend

Caption – Following the Smaller-is-Better trendMazda is actually very good at making small cars. They’ve had decades of experience. My brother has had several and even after they'd been passed down to the teenages, they ran for 250-350,000 miles with little attention!Small cars have prevailed as the vehicle of choice throughout the rest of the world for a long time. In our country, we are just

Honda, Nissan and Toyota Donate $3.75 Million Each for Japan

The massive earthquake followed by the even more devastating tsunami that struck the north-east coasts of Japan last week has brought together the country’s biggest automakers including Honda, Nissan and Toyota, which announced today that they will donate $3.75 million each for relief and recovery efforts in communities affected by the disaster. In addition to the contribution in money,

2012 Mazda 3

var addthis_config = {"data_track_clickback":true}; Mazda has dropped the first photos and details on its 2012 model year Mazda3 sedan and five-door hatchback models that are making their world premiere at this week's 2011 Canadian International AutoShow in Toronto. In addition to receiving a cosmetic pick-me-up, the refreshed Mazda3 gains the Japanese firm's new Skyactiv-G gasoline engine

New Mazda MX-5 Special Edition with Bilstein-tuned Suspension

var addthis_config = {"data_track_clickback":true}; A new special edition version of the MX-5 with some very minor styling and suspension upgrades has been added to Mazda's vehicle range in Australia. A total of 200 MX-5 Special Editions are being brought into the country with Mazda announcing that the upgrades are being added at no additional cost.However, this should not comfort Australian

Abu Dhabi Car Hire – The Easy Way For Your Conveyance

var addthis_config = {"data_track_clickback":true}; Driving a car is an enjoyable activity and comfortable means of conveyance for the ones who have to travel during the day to commute to work and visit different places on daily basis. There are a lot of brands in cars and everybody has different opinions about the style and comfort which should be present in a car. Having a vehicle is a

Mazda2 - eager to work and play

Good things can come in small packages.Sub-compacts like the Fiat 500, MINI and Honda Fit prove that sporty doesn’t need 300-hp and 19-inch wheels.Now you can add the 2011 Mazda MAZDA2, originally launched overseas in 2007, as another “small package/big fun” commuter car. Selected as the "World Car of the Year" (WCOTY) at the 2008 New York International Auto Show, more than 400,000 of them have

Mazda2 – Modern minimalist fun

Looming government mileage standards that have the industry scurrying to adjust their fleet numbers skyward and a stubbornly sluggish economy have combined to fuel the reemergence of the small car in America.  While we watch helplessly as the economy inches to some sort of recovery and as we wonder whether the government is moving too far too fast in its aggressive gas consumption mandates, we

Nissan will sell Rebadged Mazda 5 MPV in Japan

var addthis_config = {"data_track_clickback":true}; Nissan and Mazda said Friday that they are expanding their original equipment manufacturing (OEM) projects to include the Mazda Premacy, otherwise known as the Mazda5 MPV in markets such as North America and Europe. Under the agreement, Mazda will supply a "clearly differentiated version" of the Premacy to Nissan for sale in Japan, starting

Nissan to Sell Rebadged Mazda5 MPV in Japan

Nissan and Mazda said Friday that they are expanding their original equipment manufacturing (OEM) projects to include the Mazda Premacy, otherwise known as the Mazda5 MPV in markets such as North America and Europe. Under the agreement, Mazda will supply a "clearly differentiated version" of the Premacy to Nissan for sale in Japan, starting from May this year, the two companies said in a joint

Nissan to Sell Rebadged Mazda5 MPV in Japan

Nissan and Mazda said Friday that they are expanding their original equipment manufacturing (OEM) projects to include the Mazda Premacy, otherwise known as the Mazda5 MPV in markets such as North America and Europe. Under the agreement, Mazda will supply a "clearly differentiated version" of the Premacy to Nissan for sale in Japan, starting from May this year, the two companies said in a joint

Mazda MX-5 Superlight Speedster

S4 / 1.798 cc / 126 PS / 123 ft/lb (167 Nm) @ 4.500 / 0 - 62 mph (100 km/h): 9,9 s / Vmax: 121 mph (194 km/h)(click images for a larger view)

Mazda MX-5 Superlight Speedster

S4 / 1.798 cc / 126 PS / 123 ft/lb (167 Nm) @ 4.500 / 0 - 62 mph (100 km/h): 9,9 s / Vmax: 121 mph (194 km/h)(click images for a larger view)

Mazda R360 Coupe

V2 / 356 cc / 16 PS / 16 ft/lb (22 Nm) @ 4.000 / Vmax: 55 mph (89 km/h)/ Mazda's first passanger car(click images for a larger view)