Mazda MX-5 News
New MX-5 targets sub-tonne weight
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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.
Manual Mazda MX-5’s days are numbered
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By Tung Nguyen · 30 Oct 2023
Mazda’s current ND-series MX-5 will be the last to offer a three-pedal option as the brand looks to electrify its roadster range for the future.
An MX-5 with a rotary is possible
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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.
Mazda refreshes MX-5 for 2024
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By Tung Nguyen · 05 Oct 2023
Mazda has updated its MX-5 sports car, culling three variants from the convertible line-up, increasing prices across the range and adding more equipment.
Mazda models move up in price
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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.
Mazda MX-5 going hybrid to keep ICE - report
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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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List of the last manuals!
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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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It might be fast, but is it fun?
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By James Cleary · 06 Jan 2023
A one dimensional focus on straight line acceleration, with relatively modest attention paid to the broader sensory experience, can make driving a shatteringly fast performance or outright sports car a let down. And electric cars are particularly vulnerable.
Will Aussies accept an electric Mazda MX-5?
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By Tim Nicholson · 26 Dec 2022
In great news for car enthusiasts, it looks as though Mazda is committed to future generations of its iconic MX-5 sports car.
The Mazda MX-5 is going electric!
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By Andrew Chesterton · 15 Dec 2022
The Mazda MX-5 will live on in the EV era, with the brand's global CEO vows to electrify every model in its lineup by 2030.