Category: Mazda

Mazda has announced updates to the Mazda6 sedan and wagon ranges that will go on sale in March 2021. Both GT SP and Atenza models now feature ‘Turbo’ exterior badging. A Polymetal Grey Metallic finish has been added to the Mazda6’s exterior colour palette and is now available across the range. Both GT SP and Atenza variants have a turbo-petrol 2.5-litre four-cylinder engine with 170kW at 5,000rpm. There’s strong 420Nm torque figure from 2,000rpm. A specific six-speed automatic transmission is used for this application, featuring sportier gear and final drive… Read more

Mazda Australia has announced significant updates to the CX-3 range. A new seat design has internal structure created to reduce driver and passenger fatigue. Apple CarPlay and Android Auto have both been integrated into the Mazda Connect infotainment system. There are new-design key fobs and badging. Active safety remains a focus point with the range-wide Smart City Brake Support (SCBS) adding night time pedestrian detection, while the automatic head lights are now more sensitive to changing light conditions, further assisting the SCBS function in low light conditions. The refreshed Mazda… Read more

Mazda’s CX-9 SUV promises new levels of luxury and connectivity when it goes on sale in early 2021. Fascinatingly, the updated Azami LE range-topper, can be optioned with a second-row ‘Captain’s Seat’. The two second-row seats are separated by a central console. Each has individual electric adjustment, as well as heating and ventilation functions. Walk-in access to the third seat row uses a one-touch system, with the second-row seat automatically returning to position once occupants have moved in or out. Mazda Azami and Azami LE grades have quilted Nappa leather… Read more

Mazda Australia has announced updates to its MX-5 sportscar. The best news is that a new, enthusiast-focused variant, the Mazda MX-5 GT RS will headline the new range when it arrives in January. Available in Roadster and RF forms, the MX-5 GT RS is an Australian market model that further sharpens the MX-5’s already-legendary handling response. Mazda MX-5 GT RS Roadster and RF models are powered by the 135 kW SKYACTIV-G 2.0-litre, four-cylinder engine which drives the rear wheels though a six-speed manual gearbox. It has a Brembo brake package… Read more

A brand new Mazda BT-50 has been released in Australia. The term ‘brand new’ is used willy-nilly by sales and marketing people – but in this case the BT-50 really is brand new. For many years the Mazda BT-50 was been designed and manufactured in partnership with Ford, which calls its model the Ranger. That’s now changed and new BT-50 is a collaboration with Isuzu, which makes the D-MAX pickup. That’s important because these days Isuzu is purely a truck maker, not a car company. So the emphasis is on… Read more

The revolutionary Skyactiv-X M Hybrid engine has gone on sale in Australia, at this time it’s only in the Mazda3. It will be available with Mazda CX-30 from September. The world’s first production petrol unit to exploit the benefits of diesel-like compression ignition, new 2.0-litre Skyactiv-X M Hybrid is the next step in Mazda’s multi-solution approach to reducing emissions. Skyactiv-X is characterised by Mazda’s revolutionary Spark Controlled Compression Ignition (SPCCI). This new engineering concept allows the engine to switch seamlessly between conventional spark ignition and compression ignition combustion by using… Read more

Mazda Australia has provided details for its latest Mazda BT-50 ute. In a major change of direction the new BT-50 has been developed in partnership with Isuzu – the outgoing model was done in partnership with Ford. Using the Mazda Kodo design BT-50 has sweeping crease lines running from the front grille to the mirrors then onto an unbroken centre line that flows from front to rear. Inside, Mazda BT-50 has supportive seats in a wide cabin with a large touchscreen infotainment system with functionality including wireless Apple CarPlay and… Read more