Mazda News
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Everyone knows the story of the Mazda 787B. It's a glorious multi-rotor machine that remains the only Japanese car to win at Le Mans. It's a major figure in the world of motorsports, and it's glorious both to see and to hear. Less well known perhaps, is the car that came before it. It's called the Mazda 767B.. and it's as amazing to listen to, and possibly more beautiful to look at. MUST SEE: 2015 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat Runs The Quarter Mile In 11.2 Seconds: Video Guy-with-amazing-life Maximillian Werner recently ran a Mazda 767B around the wonderful Belgian circuit of Spa. This was...
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2016 Mazda MX-5 Miata To Debut On September 3, 2014: VideoThe next MX-5 will go back to its roots.
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2015 Mazda MX-5 Miata 25th Anniversary Edition Sells Out In 10 MinutesMazda’s 'NC' MX-5 Miata is set to be replaced by an all-new model next year, but the current one is still proving popular. A special anniversary model celebrating the nameplate’s 25 years on the market went on sale recently and all 100 cars earmarked for the U.S. were claimed in just 10...
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Mazda MX-5 To Enter Nürburgring 24 Hours As Part Of 25th Anniversary CelebrationsMazda will be taking its MX-5 Miata to the Nürburgring next month for the annual 24-hour race that takes place on the arduous German race track. The move is part of Mazda’s 25th anniversary celebrations this year for the MX-5, and to mark the current-generation NC model’s departure...
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Huet Brothers Readying New Sports Car Based On 2016 Mazda MX-5A couple of years ago we brought you details on a Dutch firm by the name of Huet Brothers that was working on new sports car that combined retro styling with modern mechanicals. Simply labeled the Huet Brothers Coupe, the new sports car was due to go on sale this year but now that release date has...
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2015 Mazda MX-5 Priced From $24,765, 25th Anniversary Edition From $33,000Mazda has launched a pre-order program for its 2015 MX-5 Miata 25th Anniversary Edition, which made its debut last month at the 2014 New York Auto Show. As its name suggests, the new special edition celebrates the 25 years since the launch of the original ‘NA’ MX-5 back in 1989 but it...
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It was only at last month’s 2014 Geneva Motor Show that Mazda rolled out its next-gen Mazda 2-previewing Hazumi concept car, and now we have the first spy shots of a prototype for the new subcompact. The prototype was spotted in central Europe and is in the final stages of development, as evidenced by its production-spec grille, lights and interior. As the spy shots confirm, the new Mazda 2 will be almost identical to the rather striking Hazumi concept, save for a few details such as the conventional side mirrors, exhaust tips and bumpers. Smaller, 16-inch alloys will also be fitted to...
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2015 Mazda MX-5 Miata 25th Anniversary Edition Debuts In New York: Live PhotosMazda will launch a new generation of its MX-5 Miata next year but to see off the current version, as well as celebrate the nameplate’s 25th anniversary this year, the Japanese automaker has launched a new special edition. The car is based on the current, third-generation MX-5 and is called...
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2016 Mazda MX-5's SkyActiv Chassis Previewed In New YorkIt's been 25 years since the Mazda MX-5 Miata sports car was unveiled at the 1989 Chicago Auto Show, but Mazda has chosen to celebrate the model at this year's New York Auto Show. It has done so by bringing at least part of the next-generation vehicle along to tease enthusiasts. That part is...
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Next-Gen Mazda MX-5 To Sport Radical New Look: ReportThis year marks the 25th year of Mazda's evergreen MX-5 sports car. It's been a huge success story for the Japanese automaker--over 900,000 units have been produced over the past 25 years, across three generations of car--a much longer shelf life than most vehicles in the industry. The car's 26th...
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Mazda May Show Next-Gen MX-5 Chassis At New York Auto ShowYesterday we told you that Mazda would be celebrating the past 25 years of its MX-5 Miata sports car at the 2014 New York Auto Show next month, and that there would be 15 significant models on display spanning concepts, race cars and production cars. Now we’ve learned that we may just get a...
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Mazda MX-5 Driver Takes Porsches, BMWs, Hondas To Task: 15 Passes On First LapThere are many things that make oval-track racing more conducive to huge audiences than road racing, not least of which is that the track is always visible to people in the stands, and so, too, are the passes. Fortunately the Internet exists, to let us see acts of greatness like this first lap from...
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The GT Academy, a partnership between Nissan and Gran Turismo, has yielded some impressive virtual-to-reality racers over its tenure. Now it looks like Mazda is getting in on the action through a new partnership with iRacing. Like the GT Academy, Mazda Motorsports' new iRacing partnership will select the best of the virtual world's racers face them off for a fight for a shot at a scholarship in a real racing seat the following season--in this case, a run at the Mazda MX-5 Cup. Racers interested in making the progression to the MX-5 Cup will have to compete in the 2014 iRacing MX-5 Cup season...
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Next-Gen Mazda 2 Previewing Hazumi Concept Live From GenevaA new Mazda 2 subcompact can't come along soon enough, and today at the Geneva Motor Show we got our best look yet at its replacement. DON'T MISS: 2016 Jaguar XE Is A BMW 3-Series Fighter From Britain: Video Called the Hazumi, Mazda's new concept is to the 2 as the Minagi was to the production CX-5...
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Alfa Romeo May Miss Out On Mazda MX-5-Based Roadster: ReportDespite plans for a new Alfa Romeo convertible to be built by Mazda on the bones of its next-generation MX-5 Miata being finalized last year, Sergio Marchionne, the head of Alfa Romeo parent company Fiat Chrysler, reportedly wants a major rethink of the project. Automotive News (subscription...
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New Mazda Hazumi Concept Previews Next-Gen Mazda 2Mazda will provide us with a first look at the design of its next-generation 2 subcompact with a striking concept version at the 2014 Geneva Motor Show next month. Called the Hazumi, the Japanese word for “bound” or “spring up,” the concept’s lines are said to convey a...
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Jay Leno Looks Back At 25 Years Of The Mazda MX-5 Miata: VideoThe Mazda MX-5 Miata sports car has just turned 25, and Mazda is gearing up for a whole year of celebrations that will culminate with the unveiling of a fourth-generation model, the ND, sometime in the near future. Car aficionado and an MX-5 owner himself Jay Leno decided to host his own...
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Mazda Celebrates 25 Years Of The MX-5 Miata: VideoOn February 9, 1989, the world was introduced to the very first generation of Mazda’s MX-5 Miata convertible sports car at the Chicago Auto Show. That first MX-5, the NA, then went on to win rave reviews from many of the top magazines and would eventually spawn two successors. Now, a fourth...
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As a Miata owner myself, I am biased, I admit. But that doesn't change the reality of the matter. The Miata is always the answer, no matter the question. Here, you can see Matt Farah on a Drive visit with an NC CJ Wilson race car and a Lexus V-8-powered NA street Miata built and owned by team manager Andris Laivins. This alone answers two questions: You want to race a car relatively affordably? Miata. You want to stick a Lexus V-8 in something? Miata. Seeing the epicenter of a massive Miata racing effort across the Playboy MX-5 Cup and Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge series is a nice...
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Mazda Shows Next-Gen Mazda Connect Interface At 2014 CESMazda has been a bit slow in the car connectivity department and is in catch-up mode. This week it turned up to the Consumer Electronics Show for the first time in order to showcase its next-generation Mazda Connect interface. Unfortunately, there's not much to report on but Mazda promises the new...
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Mazda Delays U.S. Launch Of SkyActiv-D Diesel Because It Lacks Zoom ZoomMazda is pushing back the launch of its diesel engine to find a better balance between fuel economy and performance.
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Mazda Reveals Diesel Prototype For 2014 TUDOR United SportsCar ChampionshipHaving teased us with an initial photo late last year, Mazda has now released full details on its diesel-powered prototype that’s set to compete in the new TUDOR United SportsCar Championship, which gets underway with the Rolex 24 at Daytona running from January 25 to 26. Mazda plans to field...
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Mazda Previews 2014 Tokyo Auto Salon LineupMazda will present a handful of customized rides at the 2014 Tokyo Auto Salon next month, but just like the lineup it presented at the recent SEMA show, the latest range of modded Mazdas is more about show than go. The cars include the latest 3 and 6 as well as the CX-5 crossover, which have all...
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Mazda's Rotary Engine Could Live On... In Electric Cars?Fans of Mazda's rotary engines are among the most vociferous advocates you'll find in the automotive world. While some will never understand the appeal of rotary engines, others love their smoothness, stratospheric rev limits, unique noise and the kudos of a Le Mans win, among other things. It's...
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