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Mazda 6 2.2D Sport (2008) CAR review

Ben Pulman, 11 November 2008 10:01

The new Mazda 6 diesel is bucking the current trend for downsizing. When every other manufacturer seems intent on reducing engine displacement through turbocharging, Mazda has replaced its 2.0-litre diesel with a 2.2-litre oil burner. The old 138bhp engine is dropped from the UK line-up completely (though it will still be available in certain foreign markets) and in comes the ...

Mazda RX-8 R3 (2008) CAR review

Jesse Crosse, 16 July 2008 14:21

Mazda has been producing rotary engines since the year dot and they’ve become the company’s trademark long after others have given up on the idea. Yet rotary engines – like the new Mazda RX-8’s – are hard to justify. Compared to a piston engine, they were always known for gobbling fuel, using oil and suffering from premature wear. The upside ...

Mazda 6 2.0 D TS2 Estate CAR review

Jesse Crosse, 23 April 2008 11:12

The last Mazda 6 launch held in Rome back in 2002 wasn’t just so much the launch of a new car but the relaunch of a brand. Did a pretty good job too, and left a bunch of bemused motoring journos wandering around muttering how good it was when actually they were secretly expecting something rather naff. Then, the emphasis ...

Mazda 2 1.3 TS2 CAR review

Anonymous, 06 November 2007 10:37

Hmm, a new Mazda 2. The old car was pretty dull, wasn’t it? Yes, but the new 2 is different. Out goes the frumpy, MPV-like styling of the previous model to be replaced by something altogether more attractive. Even in Kermit-the-Frog green. The old 2 wasn’t just boring to look at. It was hardly a pulse-quickening experience behind the wheel, ...

Mazda 6 2.0 CAR review

Anonymous, 10 October 2007 10:28

The old Mazda 6 was the acceptable face of repmobility. Will we get more of the same? When the first 6 came out in 2002, it was a genuinely surprising and enjoyable product in the stale upper-medium market. But they grow up so fast these days, and only five years later the 6 is being replaced. This car is almost ...

Mazda 2 1.5 Sport CAR review

Anonymous, 18 June 2007 08:25

This looks a bit more interesting than the outgoing Mazda 2 You’re not wrong. When it arrives here in September, Mazda’s new 2 supermini will sit on spanking new chassis architecture – the same basic platform structure that will underpin Ford’s new Fiesta – and will trade the boxy profile of its predecessor for these sleek and wedgy lines that ...

Mazda RX-8 Hydrogen RE CAR review

Anonymous, 03 June 2007 02:36

How does a hydrogen-powered RX-8 work – and no technobabble please... It's simple. The RX-8's rotary engine can run on either petrol or hydrogen, which is stored in liquid form in a second fuel tank. The engine is fitted with a second set of hydrogen injectors that are situated above the intake chamber, and the driver has a switch in ...

Mazda 3 2.0D CAR review

Anonymous, 08 May 2007 05:09

This Mazda looks vaguely familiar – the 3 is hardly new is it? True, but the new turbo diesel engine under its bonnet is. Mazda has finally got around to boosting its 3 line-up with the big 2.0-litre turbo diesel already used in the 5 and 6. It joins the existing 90bhp and 109bhp versions of the 1.6-litre turbo diesel, ...

Mazda Hakaze concept CAR review

Anonymous, 12 February 2007 02:28

Another week, another new Mazda concept car… I know what you mean. This is the Hakaze – that’s Japanese for leaf being blown in the wind – and it follows on from the Nagare shown at Los Angeles and the Ryuga at Detroit in Mazda’s line-up of ‘flow’ inspired concept cars. It makes its public debut as next month’s Geneva ...

Mazda 3 MPS CAR review

Anonymous, 12 October 2006 09:15

So this is the most powerful hot hatch on the market? Doesn’t look like it. Maybe not, but the Millennium Falcon didn’t look like much either and look how that went. Deep beneath the exterior of what looks a fairly standard cardigan-wearing 3 lurks a 255bhp blown four which endows the Mazda with a 155mph top speed and the ability ...