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Since this model’s world premiere launch at the 2007 Geneva International Auto Show, journalists and Mazda dealers alike were asking the manufacturer why this lovely subcompact wasn’t offered on the American and Canadian markets. Mazda repeatedly used a lack of production capacity and even a potentially limited market as excuses …

Since its spectacular debut in 1989, this Mazda has been very popular. What’s more, after all the improvements, makeovers and modifications, the engineers have always been faithful to the original version, refusing to make it too big, too powerful or too expensive. They were true to the basic concept of …

Mazda has never been afraid to innovate. Take the rotary engine, for example, or even the MX-5, a one-of-a-kind roadster. Other manufacturers usually try to copy rivals’ successes, but the MX-5 roadster remains exclusively Mazda’s since the departure of the Pontiac Solstice and Saturn Sky. To mark the 20 year …

After the release of the new Mazda3 earlier this year, we were left anticipating a more performance-enhanced model: the Mazdaspeed3. Based on the Mazda3 Sport, it offers many of the same features as its predecessor, including the same engine and front-wheel drive system. This of course indicates that there were …

A few years ago, I extolled the virtues of the Mazdaspeed3 to virtually anyone that would listen. Shoehorning the best engine in its segment into one of the most attractive and practical cars available was a surefire way to earn my praises, and the Mazdaspeed3’s excellent performance and superb practicality …

When you manufacture one of the top three small cars in North America, it takes some serious cajones to revamp the design as completely as Mazda has. Any revision at all bears serious consequences, but to take a universally accepted design and remanufacture it entirely is downright gutsy. But that’s …

February 1989: It cruises in to the Chicago Auto Show like some kind of UFO. No one was expecting it. No rumours about it had been leaked, and no auto paparazzi had released photos of it. It was a small, simple roadster, vaguely reminiscent of the first Lotus Elan from …

They say that technology is advancing at an exponential rate. For every new technological discovery the human race makes pushes the boundaries even further, allowing scientists and other men and women in white coats to push the boundary even further. As such, many of the entertaining myths and mysteries of …

The era of the wagon and the minivan came upon us despite the fact that many vehicles aren’t particularly practical for families. However, for numerous reasons, many people can’t really picture themselves in a minivan anymore – and they’re precisely who the Mazda5 is targeting. In fact, the Mazda5 is …

Defying all logic, Mazda has always believed in the rotary engine. Today, the RX-8 is the only car in America, maybe even in the world, to feature this type of engine. Last year, Mazda made subtle but effective aesthetic modifications to rejuvenate the car somewhat, and it seems to have …