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Wednesday, Aug 5
Frankfurt Preview: Mazda MX-5 Superlight
Mazda will display a concept version of the MX-5 Superlight at the IAA Frankfurt Motor Show that combines eco-consciousness with enhanced performance. Mazda isn't pretending we'll get to see the MX-5 Superlight on the road any time soon - they say this is "a pure show car" and you probably...
Saturday, Aug 1
Cash for Clunkers "Back on the Road," but is it for real?
Meanwhile, Mazda released a statement saying that CARS has been great for showroom traffic and that 57 percent of new Mazdas sold using CARS have been the company's most fuel-efficient model, the Mazda3. This is in line with announcements from other automakers that say customers have be...
Friday, Jul 24
Does Ford's 2.0L EcoBoost four = MazdaSpeed3 four? Nope
We checked with Ford and, while they have not released many details of the engine, they did provide some explanation. The EcoBoost, like other recent DuraTec-badged Ford fours, shares a block design with Mazda's similar displacement units. In fact, the EcoBoost block is the same as the Ma...
Monday, Jul 20
Are Europeans buying green for the planet or just trying to save money? [w/POLL]
L'Automobile asked the car companies their opinion, too, and found that Hyundai, Opel, Suzuki and Honda think that consumers are just saving money and don't care about a new car's green credentials. Saab, Volkswagen, Chevrolet, Seat, Renault, Mercedes and Skoda, on the other hand, bel...
Sunday, Jul 19
Corsa Motorsports hybrid finishes 3rd overall at Lime Rock ALMS race
It seems to have been a good decision, as the Ginetta-Zytek finished third overall trailing only the Acura ARX-02a cars of the de Ferran and Highcroft teams. The Corsa car was seven laps down on the Acuras but it was five laps ahead of the next car, the Dyson racing Lola-Mazda.
Thursday, Jul 16
REPORT: Toyota in talks to provide Mazda with hybrid tech
Mazda already has one of the first non-Toyota hybrids to hit the market with its Tribute SUV (above), but that model is only on sale in California, with hybrid tech from Ford Motor Company. Now that Ford has a much smaller percentage stake in the automaker, Mazda cannot rely on the Blue Oval t...
Friday, Jul 3
Stop? Pause? A distinction without a difference with Mazda iStop
Mazda's system takes advantage of direct injection and a crank position sensor to re-start the engine without a stronger starter. The engine is stopped/paused with one of the pistons in the middle of its power stroke. During re-start, fuel is sprayed directly into the cylinder and then ig...
Wednesday, Jun 17
New automaker V-Vehicle Co. sets up shop in idled GM plant in Louisiana
About all we know of the vehicles is the teaser image above and that the company says it will be a "fuel-efficient car for the U.S. market," but we can guess at the style because former Mazda design chief Tom Matano, the man behind the MX-5 Miata, has been hired as VVC's design director. Matano sa...
Friday, Jun 12
Mazda goes big for hybrids in next decade
Mazda's next hybrids will be developed in-house and will be adapted to existing nameplates, not standalone models such as the Toyota Prius, Lexus HS 250h and Honda Insight. We can expect to see these new Mazda hybrids sometime within the next five years or so, though the automaker is tryin...
Thursday, Jun 11
New Mazda Axela (Mazda3) with start/stop now on sale in Japan
The all new Mazda Axela (aka the Mazda3) went on sale in Japan today, and the automaker hopes to sell 2,000 of the "eco-sports" car a month. As expected, all new 2.0-liter front-wheel-drive 3s get stop-start technology (which Mazda calls i-stop) and Mazda says that the new i-stop Axela gets...
Friday, Feb 13
Mazda to further refine Wankel rotary engine for more efficiency?
Mazda's Wankel rotary engine has always been unique in the automotive landscape as a mass-produced internal combustion engine that eschews such unsightly items as pistons, valves and camshafts. The Wankel packs lots of power into a very small package, but one thing it's never been is fu...
