The compact SUV market is very popular and the Tribute has all the ingredients to stand out. Its only liability is a limited supply, which gives the impression that the vehicle isn’t popular. Its size is just right, its engine is well adapted, and it handles like a car. These appeals to those wanting to balance city driving and versatility, while taking advantage of an optional all-wheel drive that has become more and more refined over the years.
The number of makes and models offering manual transmissions keeps shrinking due to poor sales, new emission regulations, incompatibilities with various driver assistance features and the increasing array of electric and hybrid vehicles, among other things. The 2025 model year will see the Jeep Gladiator, Volkswagen Golf GTI and Golf …
The SUV craze has given Mazda the opportunity to introduce several all-new models lately and also create some confusion among customers in the process. The sleek and technologically advanced CX-50 is a compact SUV just like the venerable CX-5 that’s been around since 2013 and has proven to be a …
Reliability is at the top of many used-car shoppers’ list, and that’s pretty easy to understand. Who wants to make regular visits at the repair shop and pay huge maintenance bills, right? U.S. magazine Consumer Reports , which knows a thing or two about reliability, has just released its first-ever …
Unlike the CX-90 that replaces the CX-9, the Mazda CX-50 serves as an upscale, more adventurous companion to the CX-5 , which soldiers on as the brand’s best-selling product and will return for a third generation. Granted, the latter is getting fairly old and the former is more in tune …
Modern Mazda vehicles are renowned for their striking exterior styling, upscale assembly quality and superior driving dynamics. And the CX-90 received much praise at its unveiling for the virtues outlined above. The CX-70 is virtually identical to the CX-90, the major difference being that it has swapped its third row …
Despite being just one year old, the all-new Mazda CX-90 has experienced a number of problems so far and currently faces as many as nine separate recalls. Four of them were announced in the past week alone, all affecting the 2024 model. For starters, software bugs with the powertrain control …
Mazda ’s new three-row midsize SUV, the CX-90 , returns for its sophomore year with slight equipment and pricing changes, mostly due to the arrival of the similarly sized, two-row-only CX-70 . It will be available in dealerships later this summer. Looking at models featuring the 3.3-litre turbocharged inline six-cylinder …
Mazda keeps saying that a new, third-generation CX-5 is on the way, complete with an optional hybrid powertrain, but if you thought we’d see it for the 2025 model year, guess again. The wait is not over yet. The current CX-5 dates back to 2017, meaning it’s about to turn …
As promised, Mazda is electrifying the CX-50 for the 2025 model year with a new hybrid powertrain. Fuel economy is not this sleek-looking compact SUV’s forte, whether with the naturally aspirated 2.5-litre engine (187 hp, 185 lb-ft, 8.9 L/100 km) or with the turbocharged variant (up to 256 hp, 320 …
The fourth-generation Mazda3 is not bowing out just yet. Instead, it’s back for a seventh year. The 2025 Mazda3 (sedan) and Mazda3 Sport (hatchback) models will arrive in dealerships by late July. The same two engines return, including a naturally aspirated 2.5-litre four-cylinder that produces 191 horsepower and a turbocharged …
With rising prices and interest rates over the past couple of years, getting more bang for your buck has become more important than ever for a lot of people, especially when it comes to large expenses such as a new car. Automotive data research firm Vincentric today announced the winners …
Toyota said Monday it had suspended domestic shipments of three car models after falling foul of government certification rules along with its Japanese rivals Honda , Mazda , Suzuki and Yamaha. The transport ministry told the companies to stop delivering certain models within Japan after they reported failures to follow …
Japanese automakers Toyota , Subaru and Mazda are once again joining forces to save the internal combustion engine. In November 2021, they announced a collaboration to develop and use carbon-neutral fuels for race cars . Now, the trio is back with plans for a new generation of clean and efficient …
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