Mazda Perfects the Fun-to-Footprint Ratio Bigger used to mean better, but in the modern era, that old chestnut no longer applies. Mobile phones aren't the size of a brick, we can fit 2,000 songs in our pocket and this review was written on a computer that fits neatly on an airplane's tray table. Sometimes smaller is better, and here's a vehicle that proves it. While the 2011 Mazda2 might not be out to redefine the subcompact segment, it does offer something largely lacking from the rest of the pack: fun. But are Mazda's Zoom-Zoom driving dynamics enough to overlook its shortcomings ... Read More

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Review: 2013 Mazda2 Road Test Review 1358615640

A pleasure to drive at any pace Perspective is everything when comparing cars, value for dollar and performance. During a week of driving the Mazda2, this author's involvement with volunteer organizations led to several rides in older cars like the Toyota Echo, early Honda Fit and pint sized Kia Rio. The older wheels featured seats with the ...
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Official: Mazda's new Mexican plant capacity rises to 230,000 1358607660

After the turmoil of last year, 2013 is getting off to a much better start for Mazda. The company has issued a release indicating that the forthcoming plant in Salamanca, Mexico has had its production capacity raised even though it isn't scheduled to go online until March 2014. The original plans called for a 140,000-unit capacity, 90,000 of that ...
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Report: Mazda1 under study 1350657000

Small seems to be the big new trend among automakers, and Mazda is trying to decide if it wants a piece of the potentially huge tiny-car pie. The Mazda1 would slot beneath the company's B-segment Mazda2, says Mazda's GM of global sales and marketing, Yasuhiro Aoyama, and could might be ready for sale toward the end of this decade. Aoyama was interviewed ...
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Report: Slow-selling Mazda2 may not be renewed next year 1346246040

As with its platform-mate, the Ford Fiesta, the Mazda2 hasn't exactly made hay with the monthly sales numbers. Unlike it's Ford relative, however, Mazda isn't committed to sticking it out with the Mazda2. Ford has gone on record as saying it will remain committed to the Fiesta in North America, while a report in Automotive News claims the next-generation ...
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Watch a Mazda2 tackle the Wall of Death, live to tell the tale 1333472220

We love crazy promotional videos with hair-raising stunts that seem to defy gravity, and this particular spot certainly checks all those boxes. Mazda has teamed up with The Demon Drome crew to determine if its Mazda2 can successfully whirl around a motor drome. The motor drome is essentially a cylinder about 10 metres in diameter with wooden planks that ...

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Featured: Mazda trots out CX-5 and Shinari Concept at Toronto Auto Show 1329413400

Hot on the heels of the announcement that Mazda Canada will be providing support for Canadian racers, they have brought a B-Spec Mazda2 to the Toronto Auto Show stage along with a couple of more main stream machines. The all new 2013 Mazda CX-5 crossover is the first application of Mazda's new Skyactiv technology to come to market in Canada. With ...
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SEMA: Mazda Turbo2 Concept promises forced-induction frolicking 1320269400

%Gallery-138246% If the Mazda2 needs anything, it's a little more pep in its step. Mazda has moved to address that ail with the SEMA 2011 Turbo2 Concept. Boasting a direct-injection 2.3-litre turbocharged four-cylinder engine, the small hatch is crammed with 263 horsepower and 280 pound-feet of torque. Those are the kinds of figures that are sure to ...
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Official: Mazda previews hot MX-5 Miata Spyder and Turbo2 concepts for SEMA 1319824800

%Gallery-137839% Truth be told, we find most SEMA concepts to simply be gaudy aftermarket overkill. These two Mazda models, however – now these are something we'd like to sink our teeth into. Let's start with the MX-5 Miata Spyder concept. The most obvious alteration here is the removal of the stock MX-5's folding soft top (or hard top) for the ...
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Mazda's Black Edition MX-5 & Mazda2 can be had in any colour... as long as it's not black? 1311701460

You'd expect a car labeled Black Edition to actually be, you know...black. Whether it's a Porsche, a Hummer or a Unimog. But then again Mercedes-AMG's top line of performance models are called the Black Series, and you can get those in any color you want. So maybe it's a page out of that playbook that Mazda UK has taken with its latest special ...
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Official: Official: Facelifted Mazda2 with SkyActiv 1.3L revealed in Japan 1307719740

Mazda has taken the knife to the company's Demio compact, known as the Mazda2 in this neck of the woods. Along with a minor facelift, the five-door now rocks the first production application of the automaker's direct-injection, 1.3-litre SkyActiv gasoline engine. With an astronomical compression ratio of 14.0:1 and an intelligent start/stop system that ...