A sporty new G15 Pure SP variant has been introduced to the Mazda2 range. It builds on the G15 Pure grade and has black 16-inch alloy wheels, black exterior mirrors, a black grille and chrome exhaust extension. Inside there’s black cloth upholstery with red trim. Platinum Quartz Metallic is new More
While SUVs and pickup trucks reign supreme on the world’s automobile markets, the humble sedan can only stand by, looking on in envy. One such observer, the Mazda6, has paid the price for this fickle sales atmosphere. Despite this, the company has persisted with its mid-range passenger car in sedan More
Released here in January 2021, the MX-30 is the latest model in the continually expanding Mazda SUV range. The name is a bit confusing given that previous cars with the MX prefix have been sporty coupes or convertibles, most notably the iconic MX-5. In this case it stands for Mazda’s More
Mazda must be doing something right, because among a plethora of small sports utility vehicles its CX-30 carried off the title as Car of the Year 2021 from a prestigious Australian motoring magazine. As if COTY were not enough, the whole CX-30 range walked away with the 2021 RACV crown More
Want to own a car that’s exciting to drive, great to look at and pretty modestly priced? Then the Mazda RX-8 is well worth a place on your short list. It’s a sleek four-door coupe powered by a silky-smooth rotary engine with outstanding performance. The RX-8 is powered by a More
Mazda2, is quite spacious for a car in its class as its relatively tall body making for decent space in the cabin. It can used as a small family car and the kids are in their preteen years. Though in Australia it mostly sells to singles and couples. Build quality More
It’s an open-and-shut case: either you love the horizontally opposed doors on the new Mazda MX-30 G20e, or you don’t. I lean towards the former having just spent a week living with its quirks. The doors combine to open up a huge entry and exit, or do they? In a More
The first ever Mazda MX-30 M Hybrid range has arrived in Australia. We have just picked up a vehicle to road test for a week. In the meantime, here are the specs of these fascinating variants. We will detail our driving impressions in next week’s column. A compact SUV, it More
Mazda Australia is about to launch a special model, the BT-50 Thunder. Developed by Mazda Australia’s in-house engineering team it will be sold only on the Australian market. It is based on the Mazda BT-50 GT dual-cab 4×4 and has a bold front-end treatment that includes a single hoop steel More
The CX-5 was the first model to get Mazda’s Kodo styling as a toe in the water exercise. The public really liked Kodo so it has been used on every new Mazda since then. In our eyes the CX-5 is the best iteration of Kodo, but of course beauty is More
