Mazda MX-5 2023 News

Mazda confident it can deliver sub-1000kg new-generation MX-5 despite electrification plans
By Tung Nguyen · 01 Nov 2023
Mazda believes it can build the new-generation electrified MX-5 with a weight of less than 1000kg to keep the ethos of the sporty model alive in the EV era.
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Mazda undecided on MX-5 powertrain future, but it will be electrified
By Tung Nguyen · 26 Oct 2023
Mazda’s next-generation MX-5 will be electrified, but what isn’t clear is exactly what that powertrain technology will look like.
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From CX-5, CX-30 and CX-8 to Mazda 6 and MX-5, Mazda's most popular models have become more expensive
By Tung Nguyen · 08 Aug 2023
Mazda Australia has increased pricing on some of its most popular models, including its best-selling CX-5 mid-size SUV, by as much as $600.
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Is the petrol-powered MX-5 as we know it being saved by Mazda's electrification hesitancy?
By Chris Thompson · 24 Jul 2023
One of the world’s most popular sports cars is approaching a turning point - and we don’t mean a sharp bend in the road. The Mazda MX-5 has followed a pretty simple and proven formula for its whole life, over four generations: a front-mounted engine, rear-wheel drive, natural aspiration, and a bit of wind in your hair. But as efficiency and emissions come into the spotlight, something might need
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Subaru WRX, Porsche 911, Ford Mustang... the shrinking list of cars with manuals left in Australia | Opinion
By Laura Berry · 26 Mar 2023
Manual gearboxes are being killed off by the soulless, unromantic savages who want a car with an automatic transmission. Which is nearly everybody. So, the car manufacturers are making hardly any manual cars now. But for the few beacons of hope trying to save this rare animal from extinction we’ve made a list of new cars still with manuals that are for sale in Australia. But for how much longer?
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The extraordinary lengths Nissan went to to keep the Z manual! Plus the other sports cars keeping the manual gearbox alive
By Stephen Ottley · 10 Sep 2022
Hiroshi Tamura took an unconventional approach to ensuring the manual transmission remained a part of the new Nissan Z - tricking his bosses.
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Manual sports car heroes! 2023 Toyota Supra FINALLY joins Nissan Z, Ford Mustang and others in offering affordable three-pedal fun
By Tung Nguyen · 08 Sep 2022
Toyota has finally let loose pricing for the much-anticipated manual Supra, but buyers hoping to save a few dollars on the three-pedal sports car will be disappointed.And that's because the manual Supra isn't any cheaper than its automatic counterpart.Ava
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