When it comes to aesthetics, small B-segment sedans are the automotive equivalent of those deformed fish creatures you might find in the Mariana Trench. Usually designed from the outset as a hatchback, a boot is generally tacked on to a cab-forward design, with the resulting afterthought looking unbalanced, under-tyred and […]
Mazda reviews
2015 Mazda CX-5 Maxx Sport 2.5L review (video)
How do you decipher the overwhelming and overflowing quantity of SUVs on the market at the moment? A quick and easy way to cut down your shortlist is to first check out the best-sellers. And in the sub-$60,000 mid-size SUV segment, the 2015 Mazda CX-5 runs so far ahead of […]
2015 Mazda CX-3 sTouring petrol review (video)
Mazda is now the second most popular car brand behind Toyota (year-to-date, through July), offering Australian buyers a number of well-equipped, superbly-designed, dependable, and great value options. How does the CX-3 sTouring fit into the range? And should you go for the petrol model or the more economical diesel? In […]
2015 Mazda3 Neo review (video)
The Mazda3 is a car that really needs no introduction. In a market segment more hotly contested than the State of Origin, it locks horns with the Toyota Corolla and Hyundai i30 for the title of Australia’s favourite small car and Australia’s best-selling vehicle overall. As a result, the 3 […]
2015 Mazda CX-3 Maxx 1.5 diesel review (video)
The small SUV segment is fiercer than ever at the moment, and to stir some chilli into the mixture of multipurpose runabouts, Mazda has launched this. It’s called the Mazda CX-3. Its mission is to follow in the footsteps of its bigger brother (CX-5), and become the most popular SUV […]
Toyota & Mazda sign long-term partnership agreement
In one of the biggest automotive events in recent memory, manufacturing giants Toyota and Mazda have signed a “mutually beneficial long term partnership”. The two manufacturers have agreed to leverage research and development knowledge, as well as new technologies in the hope to compliment and enhance future vehicles from both […]
Next Mazda MPS could be based on Mazda2 – report
Japanese manufacturer Mazda has confirmed it will leave its performance brand, MPS, on hold while it determines which models to release in MPS guise. In an interview with Autocar, the Mazda2’s chief engineer, Ayumu Doi, confirmed that Mazda is “always investigating” a revival of the MPS brand. It’s simply a […]
Mazda tops Australian J.D. Power customer satisfaction study
US global marketing and data collecting firm J.D. Power has released its Australian Customer Service Index study for 2014. Mazda has been rated the best automobile manufacturer in the country for aftersales and service experience for the second consecutive year, while Volkswagen comes in last for the third year in […]