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2008 Mazda 5 Touring
It's no sports car, but the Mazda5 has enough 'zoom-zoom' mixed with practicality to keep us entertained. more
2008 Mazda RX-8 R3
The RX-8 is an inviting car-small, sporty, fun to drive. It's not overly endowed with power (238 hp with a manual transmission), but with only about 3000 pounds to motivate, that's plenty. It's somewhat lacking in low-end grunt (only 159 lb-ft of torque), but more
2008 Mazda RX-8 R3
The RX-8 is an inviting car-small, sporty, fun to drive. more
2009 Mazda RX-8 R3
The RX-8 is an inviting car-small, sporty, fun to drive. more
2009 Mazda RX-8
If you're looking for an inexpensive sports car, but need room for child seats or extra passengers, the RX-8 is worth a look. more
2009 Mazda 6
Mazda does some soul searching. The second-generation gets more power, room, and style. more
2007 Mazda3 Diesel
I recently rented a Mazda 3 5-door hatchback while on vacation in Spain. I arrived at the rental company's parking garage late at night, started the car, and retrieved from my briefcase the Mapquest directions I had printed before I left Ann Arbor. more
2007 Mazda MX-5 Retractable Hard Top
The e-mail popped into my inbox one morning, buried among the intraoffice notes and the poorly worded Nigerian ads for male enhancement. There wasn't much to it--no real introduction and no greeting, just a simple question. Is there anywhere in the United Stat more
2007 Mazdaspeed 3
The Mazdaspeed 3 is the hottest sport compact to roll this year. Check the facts: 263 hp, a fortified chassis, and a racy cabin for a base price of $22,835. Radar guns see a demure econobox. The reality is that affordability, practicality, and stealthy velocit more
DRIVEN PREVIEW: 2007 Mazda CX-9
The CX-9 shares the same gaggle of parts as the Ford Edge, but it's been engineered as a seven-passenger vehicle, so the Mazda's wheelbase has been stretched 2.0 inches and the vehicle is 13.9 inches longer overall. more
2007 Mazda CX-7
Do you have the patience to hear about one more SUV? How about one of those annoyingly nebulous SUV/crossover/whatever vehicles? At the risk of having you turn the page right now, we'll tell you that the new Mazda CX-7 is an SUV-like thing that tries to be spo more
2007 Mazda MX-5 Cup
The Mazda Miata is currently the most popular road-racing car in America, so it's no surprise that Mazda quickly turned its new model into a racer to compete in the professional MX-5 Cup, which pits identical MX-5s against each other and offers enough prize mo more
2006 Mazda Mazdaspeed 6
You're speeding up a mountain pass in a fast car, racing uphill, exploring an unfamiliar route as you cross a great natural barrier. You're not just driving, you're traveling, and it fills you with a sense of solitude and purpose. Such fine thoughts are in sho more
2006 Mazda 5
In XXL America, bigger might not always be better, but it's certainly more popular. Can Mazda's mini minivan survive here? more
2006 Mazda MX-5 Miata
Lapping Hawaii's Big Island in the invigorating, redesigned roadster--no speeding allowed. more
Review: 2006 Mazda 5
New for 2006, the Mazda5 is a multi-faceted people mover based on a stretched Mazda3 platform. The innovative six-passenger design of this scaled-down minivan is geared towards young, active-lifestyle buyers who demand exceptional features and flexibility in a single, high-value vehicle. more
Review: 2006 Mazda 6
The Mazda 6 stands out in the faceless sea of midsize sedans, with its dramatic styling hinting at the car's involving, fun-to-drive character. Mazda offers more body styles for the "6" than are available from any other midsize car, each engineered for the driving enthusiast. more
2004 Mazda RX-8 Four Seasons Test
Our year with the Mazda RX-8 was like spending time with young children: deeply rewarding most of the time but occasionally very frustrating and annoying. more
2005 Mazda MPV
Keeping the mini in minivan. more
Chevrolet Cobalt and Mazda 3
Is the Chevy Cobalt finally a small GM product that needs no excuses? We pit it against our favorite competitor, the Mazda 3, to find out. more
Promises to Keep: 2006 Mazda Miata MX-5
Mazda says the third-generation Miata will be the best yet. But what would you expect them to say? more
Ikigai Man:  Bob Hall and the Original Mazda Miata
The cute and sporty Mazda Miata has been the quintessential budget roadster for fifteen years. With the third generation debuting in Geneva this month, Don Sherman looks back on the man who started it all. more
2005 Mazda Mazdaspeed 6
With a hotter turbo and all-wheel drive, the Mazdaspeed 6 is more potent but not perfect. more
2005 Mazdaspeed Mazda RX-8
Mazda dives head first into the aftermarket with an arsenal of hot rx-8 performance parts. Can they compete with seasoned aftermarket veterans? more
1999-2005 Mazdaspeed MX-5 Miata
Getting in touch with its masculine side. more
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