Every so often, Mazda makes a more sporting concept vehicle of its much beloved MX-5/Miata. It looks like this years Frankfurt Auto Show will see the debut of yet another one of these highly interesting little sportscars that will make me wonder if Mazda will finally let something like this out on the streets.
20 years? Has it really been 20 years since Mazda re-wrote the book about what a small, light and nimble sportscar should be? Damn, I guess it has. It seems like only yesterday that the sportscar was a fading automotive idea. Sure, sure, there were “sporty cars”, but something that was lightweight, with only two [...]
Released in 2004, the Mazda3 is a huge success for Mazda. In fact out of every three Mazdas sold, one of them is a Mazda3. It’s gained incredible praise from automotive media as a great compact driver’s car and even won our 2008 Sport Compact Shootout. Now that competitors are evolving into better cars, Mazda [...]
When a 2009 Mazda MX-5 showed up on our review schedule, I was a bit concerned. See, I’m a little over 6′4″ tall, and shaped somewhat like a pear. I’ve never had much luck getting comfortable in smaller cars, and little compacts like the Honda S2000 and Mercedes SLK are completely hopeless. I figure the [...]
The mid-size family sedan segment is red-hot right now with an overabundance of vehicles to suit any driver’s taste. From America to Asia, consumers can choose from a soft and comfortable four-door to something that gets the blood pumping a bit. For the latter, Mazda says their recently-redesigned 6 sedan is the best choice out [...]
I remember ten years ago when you could buy a car with zero luxury features for very little money, depending on the size of the vehicle. People were content with their choice, although much else in their life was as exciting as their mode of transportation. But as time, and people’s tastes, have changed, so [...]
Sweet Jesus, has it been 20 years already? Yeah, yeah I guess it has. I remember in 1989 I was working for an aircraft manufacturer. There were four car guys in the office, including me. At the time, an ongoing topic of conversation was something along the lines of: “Why doesn’t Honda/some other Japanese car [...]
Well this one seems like a no-brainer to a guy like me. As someone who is a life long, died-in-the-wool sports car guy, and is a particular aficionado of light weight sportscars and Miatas in particular, these rumors of what the next gen Miata will be sounds like music to my ears.
What the next gen [...]
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