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Both the UK and Europe got 20th anniversary edition Mazda MX-5s earlier this year, and we now have our own version… in concept form. Speaking to the same color and materials designer who gave us the skinny on the hip and evil Mazda2s, we were told that the brief with this one was to make the Miata... 

5-11-2010

Quite a few automakers have had success with certified pre-owned used car programs, and now Mazda is jumping on board by offering a CPO plan of its own. After all, used vehicles that have passed a rigorous inspection are more attractive to potential buyers, even though certified cars commonly carry... 

19-07-2010

It’s hard to imagine that the MX-5 (Miata) has been around for 20 years, but time flies when you’re carving up canyon roads in a nimble two-door sports car. Mazda has made quite a hoopla about the car’s 20th anniversary, bringing out some of the best concept and specialty versions... 

7-03-2010

Twenty years. Can you believe it’s been two decades since we first heard the Japanese phrase Jinba ittai (meaning “rider and the horse are one”)? To catch you up, way back in 1976, some Mazda engineers asked American auto journalist Bob Hall what they should build next. Mr Hall, who... 

15-02-2010

If you get the impression things are all high gloss and dubs in Vegas, you wouldn’t be far off. But walk around the SEMA compound long enough and you come across something cool that that speaks to the gearhead, track rat in each of us. Unfortunately, we don’t have a lot of details about... 

7-11-2009

Remember back when you were a diapered enthusiast-to-be and you weren’t allowed to venture beyond the end of your family’s tree lawn? The sum total of your ‘driving’ experience was probably a Little Tikes Cozy Coupe. If you were like us, your toddler self was all big dreams,... 

8-10-2009

If you’re one of the many enthusiasts out there oohing and ahhing over the pair of pre-production Mini concepts that debuted in Frankfurt today, know that the BMW division isn’t the only one here with a tempting speedster on display. Amidst all the exciting and pivotal new vehicle debuts... 

20-09-2009

With an endless string of concepts cars peppered across these pages, we often find ourselves saying, “Yeah, I’d drive that.” But with the Frankfurt-bound Mazda Superlight concept, we’re saying “Hey – I wanna build that!” Conceived and created as a way to celebrate... 

16-09-2009

The world’s most successful open-top sports car with more than 860,000 sales spread over three generation models, the MX-5, also known in other markets as the Miata or simply Roadster, is celebrating its 20th birthday this year and to commemorate the event, Mazda has introduced a special edition... 

5-08-2009