found about 14 hours ago by Sam Abuelsamid on
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The American Le Mans Series (ALMS) and its technical operations affiliate, International Motorsports Association (IMSA), has formally approved a butanol blend as the fifth energy source for race cars in the series. ALMS entrants are already running...
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Contrary to what you might think from looking at it, this Miata is not a Cadillac. Actually, it's the most successful car ever to race in the 24 Hours of Lemons series. You also might think that its success is a result of the...
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As Erin mentioned our 2010 Mazdaspeed 3 recently came due for its first service. We anticipated the 7,500-mile interval to set us back about 65 bucks. This visit includes an oil and filter change, tire rotation and various visual...
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It seems that the Toyota brake issues aren’t just scaring drivers, they’re also scaring other car manufacturers out there. According to new rumors, Mazda will be adding brake-override systems to all future cars. With a system like that, when...
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While Mazda hasn’t suffered from the devestating recall issues that Toyota has, it is still taking heed. The automaker plans to begin installing brake override systems on all of its new models. While the entire Mazda fleet will eventually benefit,...
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Most Japanese car manufacturers have all found a way to differentiate themselves, Toyota has the reputation for producing bullet-proof cars (although that...
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Mazda announced today that will install brake override systems in its new models. This comes after Toyota recalled more than 8 million vehicles amid complaints of unwanted acceleration. According to Mazda, the new technology will give the brakes...
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found 6 days ago by Jonathon Ramsey on
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According to a recent report, Mazda will be installing brake override systems on all of its models in the near future. Whenever that happens, the brake will automatically get priority over the accelerator in a situation where both of them are...
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Ikuo Maeda is the new design chief of Mazda Motor Corp and has a very interesting nickname – “Speedy.” Apparently he earned the nickname for his lead-footed driving on the race course and off that has gotten his license revoked twice. Maeda...
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found 7 days ago by Murilee Martin on
Jalopnik
They won at Reno-Fernley last summer. They won in Phoenix in January. Today, Eyesore Racing took their third overall win and became the New York Yankees of LeMons racing.How do they do accomplish this feat when no other team has ever won more than...
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Mazda doesn’t want to get caught in a “what did you know and when did you know it” and has decided to put brake override systems into all models to be launched anywhere in the world from now on, reports The Nikkei [sub]. Mazda also plans to...
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found 7 days ago by Jonathon Ramsey on
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Ikuo Maeda, Mazda's design overlord, designed the soon-to-be-Stateside Mazda2. He also penned the Mazda RX-8, following quite literally the path his father laid before him: Maeda's father created the original Mazda RX-7. Now Maeda wants to bring the...
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Today’s pic comes from German’s Mazda RX-8 ride page. Keep those photo of the day PMs and e-mails...
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Mazda Mazdaspeed3 Consumer Reviews Mazda Mazdaspeed3 Expert Reviews 2010 Mazdaspeed3 Photo Gallery 2010 Mazdaspeed3 Specs by Gary Chan Pros: Fun! Fun! Fun! to drive Rev-happy engine Cockpit ergonomics Cons: Less rear leg room than flying...
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Mazda is celebrating the 20 anniversary of its highly successful and downright fun sports car the same way the world celebrates New Year's Eve, with each region getting its own party and count-down. Special editions for the UK and Japan have...
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By Chris Haak 02.25.2010 In almost every car that we review here at Autosavant, a common theme is often that the car would be even better with more power. A Dodge Challenger R/T with a 5.7 liter Hemi is good. A Dodge Challenger SRT8 with a 6.1...
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As Mazda replaces its range with the polarizing “smiley face” look model by model, a day will come when one will have to not consider the brand at all if he/she doesn’t “get” the design language (me for instance). The latest model to...
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The new generation Mazda5 and the refreshed Mazda6 family will appear alongside each other at the Geneva auto show. The Mazda6 will be available in three variants: sedan, hatchback and wagon will all have updated exterior and interior styling...
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For a reviewer, getting handed a car with delivery miles on the odometer is an instant promotion to tribal shaman. You’re given a quick pat on the back before being shoved into a hut with the village’s prettiest virgin. Needless to say, this...
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Own a 2010 Mazda CX-9? Does it have heated seats? Unless you’re wearing three layers of Nomex, you may want to hold off using the heaters until you can have your dealer inspect the system. On certain vehicles, a faulty ground can cause the...
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found 12 days ago by Jeremy Korzeniewski on
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As expected, Mazda rolled out a (very) slightly freshened version of its midsize Mazda6 sedan this week at the Geneva Motor Show. Of course, we pointed our camera lenses in its general direction to snap off this series of live images for your...
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Mazda has recalled the 2010 CX-9 due to the seat heaters which may actually overheat the passengers — not something you’d wanna experience stuck in a car. The NHTSA reports that the front seat heaters in the CX-9 can overheat in extremely cold...
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found 12 days ago by Drew Phillips on
Autoblog
It's hard to imagine that the MX-5 (Miata) has been around for 20 years, but time flies when you're carving up canyon roads in a nimble two-door sports car. Mazda has made quite a hoopla about the car's 20th anniversary, bringing out some of the...
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The Mazda5 has long been an under-considered little MPV, competing in a niche that only the aging Kia Rondo dare set foot in. Mazda’s solution to weak sales: overwrought, tacked-on styling flair. But let’s face it: until a major brand brings...
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Mazda is in the hot seat of recalls today after recalling 12,300 CX-9 crossovers due to a potential problem with the heated seats. In some CX-9 models, the seat heater control circuit can overheated and fail due to a glitch in the electrical...
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found 12 days ago by Steven J. Ewing on
Autoblog
We here at Autoblog love seat warmers, and we're glad to see that more and more automakers are fitting this lovely amenity as either standard or optional equipment across their full range of vehicles. However, like all electrical gadgets, occasional...
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We're not sure that the 20,000 Americans that buy a Mazda 5 mini-minivan were looking for any crazy in the styling of their vehicles. But they're going to get some when the 2011 model arrives next January. Like all other Mazdas...
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We're not sure that the 20,000 Americans that buy a Mazda 5 mini-minivan were looking for any crazy in the styling of their vehicles. But they're going to get some when the 2011 model arrives next January. Like all other Mazdas...
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Mazda has debuted a redesigned version of its Mazda 5 van at the Geneva Motor Show. The van is the first production Mazda to get a full injection of Nagare Flow design language, which provides a fluidity to the vehicle whether in motion or at rest....
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found 13 days ago by Damon Lavrinc on
Autoblog
Mazda's Nagare design theme has infiltrated nearly every model in its lineup, with only a few lone hold-outs. Here in Geneva, one of the last unmolested models has finally gone under the knife and the result is the 2011 Mazda 5. In addition to the...
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