19
Oct
The worldwide economic crisis strikes again in the auto world. Ford seems eager to dump Volvo and Mazda. Mazda seems to go out first. Of the 33.4% stake Ford has, the American car maker wants to sell 20%. While Ford will loose it’s majority and keep only 13%, competition will have a hard time getting [...]
14
Oct
The car in the image above is a Mazda6 Coupe designed by a Mazda fan-boy. It’s the 2009 Mazda6 although the car doesn’t actually exists. It looks good on paper but I’m afraid that’s all it’s going to be. The creator is Baji192, a CarSpyShots forum user that knows his way around computers. Maybe Mazda [...]
29
Sep
So when’s the last time you bothered to drive a Miata? Would you get on board of the new 2010 Mazda MX-5 Miata? We don’t really have an official press release just yet for you but the images of the Miata did leak. Sure there are some changes expected everywhere but it does feel like [...]
20
Sep
Mazda has decided to go on a diet with their future models. No less than 200kg will be stripped off the new cars. The methods used will be using lighter materials, new chassis design and new material bonding methods. Please do not try any of these at home in order to loose some weight!
These building [...]
17
Sep
The 2010 Mazda3 sedan has been seen in tests in the U.S. As you can see the front has quite a lot of white tape. It appears it’s a new front which they don’t want to scratch. Maybe they have just that one piece.
The front is a different version of the Mazda6. It has [...]
9
Sep
Mazda isn’t looking into hybrid or electric engines right now. It appears they want to further tweak their current direct injection motors to eat less and less gas. Its new start-stop system promises a fuel economy of up to 10% or more.
The SISS or the Smart Idle Stop System uses direct injection and combustion to [...]
7
Sep
Mazda has a concept car ready for the 2008 Paris Motor Show. The Kiyora is an urban car concept. It’s not an electric car and it’s not a hybrid car since Mazda is still waiting for the cost of batteries to decrease before entering the alternative engine market.
The Kiyora, which means clean and pure [...]
3
Sep
The Chevrolet Volt we’ve seen yesterday might just have a decent competitor from Mazda. Details are scarce as we speak but according to rumors say that engineers have developed a Mazda5-based electric vehicle prototype. The prototype will use rotary engine to charge the batteries which will in turn power the electro motor. I lost myself [...]
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