PIGEONHOLE: Japanese four-door hatchback. PHILOSOPHY: Conservative quality. WHO'S BUYING IT: Mazda loyalists. WHY YOU'D BUY IT: Thorough engineering, good construction. WHY YOU WOULDN'T: This is not a ...

Known also as the Mazda Familia, the Mazda Astina was a model in the Mazda 323 line. A five-door fastback version known as the Familia Astina was introduced in Japan as part of the sixth generation ...

Mazda installs a grunty twin-turbocharged diesel into its small hatchback. Dan DeGasperi finds sizeable appeal, but also a big pricetag. It’s all about red lip gloss on the front grille and a ...

Earlier this week, Wheels24's contributor Robin Classen wrote about the older-generation Mazda Astina, in his opinion, being one of the most unattractive cars, but the automaker has kept the nameplate ...

The Mazda3 is a familiar face, so much so that it was the best-selling passenger car in Australia not all that long ago, but times have changed, and it doesn’t have that coveted title anymore. Yep, ...

No doubt many of us have had pleasant flashbacks to 1995 in the past few weeks, while witnessing Springboks’ resilient rise to stardom once again. But I also had another unexpected revisit to that ...

Mazda has developed a new engine that could revolutionise petrol-powered cars. We find out if it lives up to its potential. The Japanese brand made the decision to take the new Mazda3 upmarket when it ...

WITHIN the Eurokars Group, there seems to be a palpable sense of excitement about the new Mazda 3. That's saying something, because this is a company that also deals with McLarens, Minis, Porsches and ...

When Mazda launched the seventh-generation Mazda3 in SA a few months ago, the prices were an eye-opener. The Japanese car has improved refinement with additional safety and technology, but with the ...

It's unusual to find a diesel-engined car that's the best of its breed. Customarily, they come from Europe. More often, they come from somewhere in the Volkswagen family. But here is a diesel champion ...