Posts Tagged ‘mazda’
"There are 20 million people in Moscow," my driver carefully enunciates in broken English, "and there are 50 million cars." Both figures are highly exaggerated, but considering the trek from the airport to the hotel should take around 45 minutes, and we're deep into our second hour of gridlock, his ......
Rumormill: Mazda testing Chevy Volt competitor
Thursday, August 28th, 2008
The Chevy Volt is unique in that its engine is really just a generator that produces electricity for the batteries, which then power an electric motor that turns the front wheels for propulsion. While the Volt powertrain is pretty spectacular, it may not be unique for long. British car site AutoCar ......
Moscow 2008: Kesselman Mazda CX-7
Tuesday, August 26th, 2008
Click above for a high-res gallery of the Kesselman Mazda CX-7.From afar, our first reaction was: what's a Matrix doing at the Mazda booth? Upon closer inspection, the dumped wagon you see above revealed itself as a tuned Mazda CX-7. Unfortunately, our Russian is about as good as our Swahili, so we ......
Moscow 2008: Mazda Kazamai concept officially unveiled
Tuesday, August 26th, 2008
Click above for a high-res gallery of the Mazda Kazamai concept.Mazda pulled out all the awkwardly executed stops for the reveal of the Kazamai concept, including four sets of dancers, guys in neon-pink shorts on roller skates and a 40-man Russian singing troop in Soviet-style dress. We couldn't mak......
Spy Shots: 2010 Mazda3
Thursday, August 21st, 2008
New spy shots of the refreshed Mazda3 have surfaced, lending credence to the future-Mazda images we've seen oozing out of places like an EU harmonization office, and a Japanese toymaker. It looks like the doors remain largely unchanged, with the nose and tail receiving the bulk of the work. The fron......
Automakers using more plastic to reduce weight and emissions
Wednesday, August 20th, 2008
Plastics make things possible, or so say the major plastic manufacturing companies in their ads. It turns out that there's some truth to the tagline, as automakers are increasing the amount of plastic parts in vehicles in an attempt to reduce weight and emissions. While many consider steel to be the......
EU patent office leaks 2009 Mazda MX-5 facelift
Wednesday, August 13th, 2008
Click to view more renderings of the 2009 Mazda MX-5Automakers go to great lengths to keep their upcoming products secret, but sometimes leaks are out of their control. Case in point, the recent leak of the upcoming redesign of the Mazda3 and now a facelift for the Mazda MX-5/Miata. With the roadste......
Mazda adding ‘premium’ touches to all models
Tuesday, August 12th, 2008
Since the Mazda3 hit the streets in 2004, it's proven to be a very strong contender in the small car segment. The compact sedan and hatch has been winning customers over with great styling, athletic ride characteristics, and equipment that typically isn't found in small cars. Its rich mix of standar......
2010 Mazda3 revealed by a toy? Not really, but kind of
Monday, August 11th, 2008
Click above for more renderings of the 2010 Mazda3Sure, it has happened where a toy manufacturer accidentally reveals a new car, but we don't believe this is one of those times. These renderings of the redesigned 2010 Mazda3 were posted in a thread over on carspyshots.net under the auspice of being ......
Coming to a console near you: Midnight Club: Los Angeles
Sunday, August 10th, 2008
Way back in nineties, this particular blogger had to get rid of his PlayStation because he was spending far too many nights on GranTurismo. Something about knocking a tenth of a second off our best time in the Mazda Demio was as addictive as air. Last Friday we spent an hour in front of the pre-prod......