Mazda News

Hyundai builds rugged Tucson
By Tung Nguyen · 02 Feb 2022
Hyundai has built a bespoke off-road-focused Tucson called the Beast concept as the South Korean's take on a rugged mid-size SUV like the Mazda CX-50.But don't expect to see this butch Tucson out in the wild, as Hyundai has produced the Beast concept to f
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2022 Mazda CX-8 tweaks powertrain line-up
By Tim Nicholson · 28 Jan 2022
Mazda has switched up its CX-8 line-up to reflect the consumer shift away from diesel engines in passenger cars and car-based SUVs.The Japanese carmaker has dropped the two remaining front-wheel drive diesel grades and replaced them with petrol versions o
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Mazda CX-5 coming for RAV4’s crown in 2022
By Justin Hilliard · 27 Jan 2022
It’s a tale as old as time: the Mazda CX-5 duking it out with the Toyota RAV4 for the title of Australia’s best-selling SUV. So, is 2022 the year the former reclaims its crown?
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Australia's diesel car and SUV sales decline
By Tim Nicholson · 26 Jan 2022
There are more diesel vehicles on Australian roads today than ever before, but diesel-powered passenger cars and SUVs are becoming a rarity.An increasing number of manufacturers have dropped diesel variants of SUVs and traditional passenger cars like seda
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Mazda's secret RX-9 project!
By Andrew Chesterton · 24 Jan 2022
The long-awaited Mazda RX-9 could finally be taking shape, with reports out of Japan that the lusted-for rotary model could be produced alongside the just-revealed Toyota GR GT3 Concept.Toyota just stole the show at the Tokyo Auto Salon, with thew stunnin
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Does Mazda’s SkyActiv-X engine save money?
By Neil Dowling · 16 Jan 2022
Car buyers are being hit by a wave of new technology, with a lot designed to reduce emissions and lower fuel use. Everything from electric vehicles to hybrids and hydrogen.
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Australia’s top 100 new cars revealed
By Justin Hilliard · 15 Jan 2022
2021 was a year to remember – or forget – for all of us, but it was also an important 12-month period that saw the Australian new-vehicle market start to bounce back from some serious challenges, of which a few well-documented ones continue to linger
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New 2022 cars that have us excited
By Stephen Ottley · 09 Jan 2022
Each year, car brands promise us exciting new metal that has the potential the change the game, but seldom do they actually deliver the goods.In 2022 however, there are some genuine mould breakers coming from some of the biggest names in the industry that
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Why losing the Mazda MX-5 1.5L model matters
By Byron Mathioudakis · 09 Jan 2022
Mazda, why did you have to go and drop the MX-5 with the sweet little 1.5-litre engine for Australia?
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CX-50? Nah, Mazda Oz should do a rugged CX-5
By Tung Nguyen · 08 Jan 2022
Mazda's new CX-50 rugged SUV might be relegated to the US market, but Mazda Australia has a way to get in on the action by building its own accessorised CX-5 to fill the gap.Much like the Australian-specific BT-50 Thunder, which takes a number of off-road
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