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Mazda’s SKYACTIV Technology: The Comprehensible Bits
I am sitting in a parking garage in a throng of torpid auto-journalists, nearly all of whom are wearing the same glazed expression of terminal information overload. On-screen, molecules of fuel and...
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Japan Gets New Mazda3 Mazda Axela. You Get The Pictures
Japanese customers can now buy the facelifted Mazda3 with its fuel-efficient SkyActiv technology. Except that it’s called Axela in Japan and has the steering wheel on the wrong side. Pretty much...
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Mazda Uses Capacitor To Save Gas
Toyota’s Chief Engineer Satoshi Ogiso figures that efficiency improvements of traditional gasoline engines may soon hit a wall. He gives the gasoline engine an improvement potential of “maybe 10 to 20...
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Review: 2012 Mazda3 Sedan SKYACTIV-G
Picture courtesy media.mazda.ca One of the constant dangers for your humble TTAC correspondent is drifting away from gimlet-eyed and ruthless objectivity towards developing a soft spot for a particular...
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2013 Mazda CX-5 Starting At $20,695
The small crossover segment is heating up, with the Honda CR-V, Ford Escape and Mazda CX-5 squaring off as this year’s new entrants in an already crowded field. Starting at $20,695, the CX-5 will get...
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Review: 2013 Mazda CX-5 Grand Touring – Off The Beaten Racetrack
LAGUNA SECA – It’s called the Corkscrew, and for good reason. Perhaps the single most famous piece of racetrack topography in North America, this left-right two-punch combo can unsettle an unsorted...
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Ask The Best And Brightest: When Are Two Pedals Better Than Three?
A scheduling conflict led me to be booked into a 2013 Mazda CX-5 SkyACTIV. With Jack and Brendan having already driven the car, I’ll spare you all yet another review discussing Mazda’s latest...
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Mazda3 SKYACTIV: The Truth Behind The EPA Fuel Economy Numbers
Mazda makes fun cars. Too few car buyers care. Mazda has been losing buckets of money. What to do? Mazda is betting that a focus on fuel economy without going hybrid will reverse their fortunes...
View ArticleMazda Says “Deuces” To V6 Engines, Welcomes Rotaries Back Into The Fold
Click here to view the embedded video. Mazda is saying “peace out” to their V6 engines. The party line is that they don’t really fit with the companies new philosophy, and the SkyACTIV portfolio....
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Mazda Skyactiv-D Engines Coming In 2013, As Long As You Race Grand-Am
The newly announced GX class for Grand-Am racing will allow alternative fuel engines to race in one of North America’s premier sports car series, and Mazda plans on jumping into things with their own...
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Mazda Doubles Skyactiv Engine Capacity
Mazda’s Skyactiv engines are hitting on all cylinders. The company will double production capacity at its engine plant in Hiroshima from 400,000 units to 800,000 units per year in October 2012. The...
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QOTD: What Is Up With Efficient Engine Nomenclature?
Starting with the redesigned 2013 Accord, Honda will introduce its new, ultra-efficient/more powerful Earth Dreams engine lineup. And it’s far from the most silly moniker attached to automotive...
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Oh Look, It’s The 2014 Mazda6 Yet Again
Now that we’ve finally got real pictures of the 2014 Mazda6, powertrain details have emerged as well. For anyone who thought the 2.0L Skyactiv 4-cylinder was underpowered, there’s good news. The base...
View ArticleWill An Equity Stake Give Fiat And Alfa Romeo Access To Mazda Skyactiv...
Click here to view the embedded video. The Mazda/Alfa Romeo sports car collaboration was best described by one industry reporter as “the first slow dance, where they leave room for Jesus”. Now it looks...
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2014 Mazda6 Gets Skyactiv Diesel: 2012 Los Angeles Auto Show
Despite embargoes keeping things under wraps, journalists found another way to break this bit of information early; by going to the display stand and looking at the information. And that’s how we...
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Mazda CX-5 Gets Power Boost: 2012 Los Angeles Auto Show
Mazda is remedying the biggest complain regarding its wonderful CX-5 crossover; the lack of power. Starting next year, the 2014 CX-5 can be ordered with the new 2.5L Skyactiv engine offered in the new...
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Mazda Diesels Facing Oil Issues In Australia
A reader tip pointed us to an issue with Mazda’s recent Skyactiv-D diesel engines in Australia. Apparently, the vehicle’s particulate filter may be the source of some engine oiling issues. Our reader...
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Analysis: Mazda And The Perils Of Being Premium
If you were to read certain outlets, you may have the mistaken impression that Mazda is making a move upmarket. More than one industry gadfly took Mazda CEO Takashi Yamanouchi’s assertion that he...
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First Drive Review: 2014 Mazda6
TTAC readers, this is the one you’ve been waiting for; a fun-to-drive, lightweight, stick-shift sports sedan that doesn’t require a home equity loan to purchase. Now, the question is, will anyone buy...
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Weak Yen, New Models, Has Mazda In Reach Of Profitability
A weak yen and a slew of new models has Mazda within sight of profitability. With Mazda heavily dependent on exports, the yen’s 16 percent decrease in value relative to the U.S. dollar could not have...
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