— -- Mazda's banking a lot on a new technology template it developed, marketed as Skyactiv. The technology mainly involves a revised way to design and tune an engine and transmission, but also ...

Mazda has officially released pricing on the 2012 Mazda3. The Japanese automaker has dropped the price on the Mazda3 i SV sedan, which now carries a price tag of $15,200 (*plus a $795 destination fee) ...

Mazda launched its all-new 2014 Mazda 3 compact hatchback today at coordinated events in New York, Melbourne, Istanbul, St. Petersburg, and London. The new Mazda 3 lineup, which will include a ...

Mazda has received a tremendous amount of public and industry praise in the last few years, following up the successful introduction of its Skyactiv technology (powertrain and otherwise), with strong ...

Forget acceleration times or base prices: new small cars are now measured against the benchmark of 40 mpg. There are now at least 16 new cars on sale with EPA ratings of 40 mpg highway or better.

For years Mazda has kept its dirty little secret, hiding it away in a clever marketing campaign. You know the one… “zoom zoom”. 1. SkyActiv Equipped Mazda3 models are rated at a best of 28/40-mpg for ...

Even though the Mazda3 was redesigned for the 2010 model year, a refreshed 2012 model includes a major improvement that couldn't wait for the next redesign. It's the all-new high-efficiency ...

Mazda will pull the curtains on the next-generation Mazda 3 small car at this month's Los Angeles Auto Show, kicking off a new era of performance-oriented vehicle platforms and Skyactiv-X drivetrains, ...

Next year's Mazda3 models will deliver fuel efficiency gains over their 2011 counterparts, the company said today, as it unveiled refreshed versions of its popular compact hatchback and sedan, to go ...

Full disclosure: before we jump in I have to let you know that over the last 3-4 years I have developed a couple of pre-conceptions about diesel cars in general and about the latest Mazda cars in ...

Forty is the new 30, or so the automotive fuel economy cliché goes. But the dark side of the penny-pinching trend is the slew of well-intentioned cars that strike the magic 40 mpg figure at the ...