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Mazda 6 launched at 2012 Moscow motor show

Mazda 6 launched at 2012 Moscow motor show

Rated 3.5 out of 53.5

Ben Whitworth, 28 August 2012 18:00

Mazda has unveiled its new 6 saloon at the 2012 Moscow motor show – a nod to the significance of the Eastern European markets for the Japanese car maker. This third-generation Mazda 6 will be the second model in Mazda’s line-up to feature both its suite of innovative SkyActiv drivetrain and chassis technologies and the company’s ‘Kodo – Soul of ...

Mazda CX-5 2.2D (2012) UK CAR review

Mazda CX-5 2.2D (2012) UK CAR review

Rated 3.5 out of 53.5

Ben Whitworth, 06 June 2012 11:20

Mazda’s new CX-5 is the company’s first sixth generation vehicle and its importance in the UK cannot be overestimated. Not only does the compact crossover usher in the Japanese firm’s new Kodo design language - Soul of Motion is its snappy catchphrase – but it's also the first in-the-metal iteration of Mazda’s groundbreaking suite of fuel-saving Skyactiv technologies. It’s available ...

Honda CR-Z (2011) long-term test review

Honda CR-Z (2011) long-term test review

Rated 3 out of 53

Ben Whitworth, 31 January 2012 10:20

Goodbye to our Honda CR-Z – 31 January 2012 The departure of a long-term car is an odd experience. I rarely grow attached to the car as a true owner would, but tend to view them with a rather detached eye as something to be constantly evaluated and judged. The Honda was different. I really gelled with this car during the ...

Mazda Demio EV (2011) CAR review

Mazda Demio EV (2011) CAR review

Rated 3.5 out of 53.5

Ben Whitworth, 06 December 2011 12:20

So this is the electric version of Mazda’s Demio (that’s the Madza 2, to you and I), the company’s first modern all-electric car. It’s a development tool, and not aimed at production yet. If you’re reading this with a fair amount of confusion and thinking ‘Hang about, I thought Mazda was doing that SkyActiv malarkey,’ you’re right. Mazda is vigorously and ...

CAR readers interview F1 champ Sebastian Vettel

CAR readers interview F1 champ Sebastian Vettel

Rated 3 out of 53

Ben Whitworth, 23 September 2011 13:06

CAR grabbed seven-and-a-half minutes with Red Bull Racing driver and reigning F1 world champion Sebastian Vettel at the recent 2011 Frankfurt motor show. As promised, we put your questions to Vettel, who was on the Infiniti stand to unveil his own personal FX50. He's an ambassador for Infiniti, see. We didn't quite secure the full quarter of an hour we were ...

Teewave AR1 (2011) - Gordon Murray's roadster unveiled

Teewave AR1 (2011) - Gordon Murray's roadster unveiled

Rated 3 out of 53

Ben Whitworth, 21 September 2011 13:01

It may have a daft name - let's face it, driving a car called a Teewave does sound terrifically uncool - but Gordon Murray Design's latest creation is a very important vehicle. The Teewave AR1 not only showcases the Surrey-based company's design and engineering capabilities that elevate it to full design studio status, but also illustrates the very sweet spot ...

CAR Online readers’ chance to quiz Sebastian Vettel

CAR Online readers’ chance to quiz Sebastian Vettel

Rated 3 out of 53

Ben Whitworth, 09 September 2011 09:42

We’ve been granted a quarter of an hour audience one-to-one with reigning F1 world champion Sebastian Vettel at the 2011 Frankfurt motor show. Knowing CAR’s legendarily way-off F1 predictions each year, some wag suggested letting you lot take over. So here’s your chance to quiz Vettel. Post your best question in the comments section below and we’ll pick the 10 best ...

Rolls-Royce 102EX electric – wafting up the Goodwood hill

Rolls-Royce 102EX electric – wafting up the Goodwood hill

Rated 3.5 out of 53.5

Ben Whitworth, 07 July 2011 09:14

I had the privilege this last weekend of wafting Up The Hill in Rolls-Royce’s remarkable 102EX Phantom Experimental Electric at the Goodwood Festival of Speed. If you’ve read Ben Oliver’s excellent first drive you’ll know that despite having the biggest battery ever fitted to a passenger vehicle – there are 96 lithium-nickel-cobalt-manganese-oxide cells  beneath that imperious bonnet generating 71kWh, with ...

Ben Whitworth on supercar gearboxes

Ben Whitworth on supercar gearboxes

Rated 3.5 out of 53.5

Ben Whitworth, 28 June 2011 09:28

The 458 Italia’s gearbox is superb. Irrespective of throttle opening, its twin-clutch set up whips through its seven gears incredibly quickly and smoothly. There’s no jolt through the chassis and drivetrain even at red-line change-ups, and you can drop through the cogs with machine-gun speed. Its technical brilliance perfectly matches the character of the car. I hated it. The iconic ...

Why Audi motorsport bosses think F1 is irrelevant

Why Audi motorsport bosses think F1 is irrelevant

Rated 3.5 out of 53.5

Ben Whitworth, 17 May 2011 15:30

Despite being invited to advise the FIA on developing the new rules that will govern F1 from 2014 onwards, Audi is simply not interested in the sport, Ingolstadt top brass have told CAR.  'There’s a very good reason why we are not in F1,' says Wolfgang Ullrich, Audi’s motorsport boss. 'There’s no relevance to the road. Audi has always been ...

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