Although small and medium SUV sales are surging in Australia, having both eclipsed small and medium cars, large SUVs are still very much hot property meaning the 2016 Mazda CX-9 has to be just right. Its predecessor bowed in 2008, on a Ford platform, using a Ford V6 engine. Heavy […]
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Mazda MX-5 RF production commences, in Australia Q1 2017
Production of the Mazda MX-5 RF hardtop has commenced at the company’s production facility in Hiroshima, just ahead of its market entry. Production has started at the ‘Ujina Plant No.1’ in Japan, with the first models set to be shipped off to North America and Europe. These will launch in […]
Australian vehicle sales for September 2016 – Mazda forges ahead
Australian VFACTS figures for new vehicle registrations have been released for September 2016, and it looks like Mazda is on a charge backed up by Hyundai to take over the market. In terms of the best-selling vehicle brands, Toyota sold the most vehicles out of any other carmaker in Australia […]
2016 Mazda CX-5 update on sale in Australia from $27,890
Mazda Australia has announced a range of updates for the 2016 CX-5. It packs more standard features across the board, all in the name of boosting safety. Chief among the added features is the inclusion of Mazda’s i-ACTIVESENSE safety technologies. Entry level Maxx and Maxx Sport are now fitted with […]
Mazda tops J.D. Power 2016 Australia Sales Satisfaction Index
The J.D. Power Sales Satisfaction survey has run in Australia for the first time, with Mazda coming out on top of the rankings. The survey analysed data from 2477 new vehicle owners between September 2015 through to June this year, ranking on a scale out of 1000 through six main […]
2017 Mazda6 on sale, adds G-Vectoring & updated i-ACTIVSENSE
Following on from the facelifted Mazda3, it’s now the mid-size Mazda6‘s turn for a series of revisions as we head toward 2017. Adding to its i-ACTIVSENSE active safety arsenal is autonomous city braking aiming to prevent rear end collisions in dense traffic. Now between 15 and 160km/h, the Smart Brake […]
Mazda RX-9 apparently on track for 2019 – report
The on-again off-again rotary Mazda sports car has finally been given the go ahead, according to Japanese publication Holiday Auto. Even before the RX-VISION (pictured) was revealed at the 2015 Tokyo Motor Show, speculation was rife about a successor to the RX-7 and RX-8 rotary coupes. Apparently it will feature […]
2016 Mazda MX-5 gets LS3 V8 conversion – the perfect car?
For as long as the Mazda MX-5 has been a motoring icon, the debate has been raging in regards to its, well… modest powertrain. We’re not here to pick sides in this battle, only report the fact that “Flyin’ Miata”, a Colarado-based auto house, has fitted one of the latest […]