As Kurt mentioned yesterday, the first ever European-style RallyCross race to be held in the U.S. took place this past weekend. Well, I decided to check it out for myself, and on Sunday, I trekked out to the New Jersey Motorsports Park in...
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We showed you the first images of the Shinari concept from Mazda, and now we have two more, including an interior image. Mazda - MazdaNagare - Paris Motor Show - Nagare -...
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I have always liked these 18-by-7.5-inch cast alloys on our long-term 2010 Mazdaspeed 3, and maybe the best thing about them is that they still look great after almost 18,000 miles in our test fleet. No curb damage, save for a small...
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It's been just a couple months since Mazda announced the end of its Nagare design theme, and now we get the first example of its newest design direction. Mazda - MazdaNagare - Paris Motor Show - Nagare -...
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found 4 days ago by Damon Lavrinc on
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With the departure of Laurens van den Acker to Renault, Mazda's loved or loathed Nagare design language has been dispatched, and in its place is a new designer (Ikuo Maeda) a new theme, a new concept and a new name: Kodo. Set to debut at the Paris...
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found 3 days ago by Jonathon Ramsey on
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File this in the drawer labeled "Only Remotely," but Mazda U.S. VP of product development Robert Davis allowed that the company is considering a diesel engine for the next Mazdaspeed3. Based on the report in Car & Driver, it looks like that's as...
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2010 Mazdaspeed3 During a recent technology forum, Robert Davis, Mazda USA senior VP of product development, mentioned that the next-generation Mazdaspeed3 may be powered by a diesel engine. Click here to get prices on the 2010 Mazdaspeed3. Davis...
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Continuing their long-standing partnership for compact pickups, Ford and Mazda will invest $350 million into their AutoAlliance Thailand facility in Rayong, Thailand. Mazda - AutoAlliance Thailand - Ford Motor Company - Thailand -...
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2010 Ford Ranger - Euro Spec FoMoCo and Mazda Motor Corporations announced today that they will invest $350 million in their AutoAlliance Thailand joint venture to support the production of next-generation pickups. The investment will support the...
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2011 Mazda2 The 2011 Mazda2 just went on sale in the United States but the European model is already getting a facelift later next month at the 2010 Paris Motor Show. Click here for prices on the 2011 Mazda2. The new facelifted Mazda2 gets a new...
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If you are a carmaker, you need to have a hybrid and maybe even a plugin in the program, or at least on the schedule – whether your heart is in it or not. Even avowed petrol (and diesel) heads such as BMW and Volkswagen are dabbling with...
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Mazda announced today that the facelifted Mazda2 will make its debut in October, at the Paris Motor Show. Also, the Japanese manufacturer released the first photo with the new car and as you can see from the photos, the small hatchback received the...
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found 11 days ago by Rob Krider on
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The National Auto Sport Association (NASA) Western Endurance Racing Championship (WERC) held Round 4 at Thunderhill Raceway. The 2-hour enduro pushed the limits of man, machine and… hood....
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The Mazdaspeed3 sure looks happy - but are our smiles as big after a week in the automaker's latest hot hatch? Mazda - Mazdaspeed3 - Hot hatch - Makes and Models -...
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Following a less-than-successful technical service bulletin repair campaign, Mazda has decided to notify NHTSA of a full recall for 2007-09 Mazda3 and Mazda5 vehicles. Mazda - Mazda3 - Mazda Premacy - Makes and Models -...
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found 18 days ago by Chris Shunk on
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2007 Mazda3 (above) and 2009 Mazda5 (below, right) - Click on either image for high-res gallery Automotive News is reporting that Mazda has notified the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration that it will recall over 200,000 2007 to 2009...
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Following a less-than-successful technical service bulletin repair campaign, Mazda has decided to notify NHTSA of a full recall for 2007-09 Mazda3 and Mazda5 vehicles. Mazda - Mazda3 - Mazda Premacy - Makes and Models -...
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The Chinese government has approved a proposal from Ford Motor Co. and its China venture partners, Mazda Motor Corp. and Chongqing Changan Automobile Co., to terminate their three-way agreement, according to the 21st Century Business Herald...
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2006 Honda Civic Kelley Blue Book (kbb.com) has picked the Top 10 Back-to-School Cars for 2010 as students head back to high-school and college. “In choosing the 2010 Top 10 Back-to-School Cars, the kbb.com editors kept key financial criteria in...
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We had been reporting for quite a while that estranged Ford and Mazda had filed for divorce that would annul their three-way ménage with China’s Changan. If you’ve ever been through a divorce (don’t remind me) you know that that can take a...
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