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2020 Mazda3 – Reviewed
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Mazda sold 50,741 Mazda3’s in calendar 2019. How many were manuals, I can not say as Mazda doesn’t break that out. There were less than 250,000 manual transmission vehicles sold in the U.S. in calendar 2019. So, let’s just say that this one was delivered in “enthusiast spec”. Exterior The 2020 Mazda3 is flat out…
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2020 Mazda3 – the best small sedan you can buy
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The fourth generation of the Mazda3 went on sale as a 2019 model. It looked a little like a smaller Mazda6, which is a good thing as the 6 is a handsome vehicle. Unlike the 6, the 3 came in two variants: a sleek sedan and a sporty hatchback. Unfortunately for Mazda, the compact car…
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2019 Mazda CX-5 Signature: Almost Famous
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Last year when I drove and reviewed this latest generation of CX-5 I gave it a favorable review as one of the best in its segment. That is, as long as you could deal with the engine, which was grossly underpowered. Of course, up sprung the apologists who claimed that the normally aspirated motor provided…
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The new SKYACTIV engine transforms the Mazda MX-5
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The Setup One of the great things about Mazda is that it’s willing to put proper winter tires on the cars in its press fleet. This sounds simple, yet not every automaker goes this route. Given December in Michigan is as likely to see 50 degrees or five inches of snow, Mazda is doing a good…
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Mazda’s 2019 MX-5 delivers a greater driving experience
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The Mazda MX-5 Miata is a great car. Mazda remains focused on delivering a truly wonderful driving experience that’s packaged in a stylish compact machine. The ND generation of the Miata delivers this in spades, but Mazda’s found a way to make it truly aces; more power. Engineers at Mazda have focused on fine tuning…
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Can the 2018 Mazda MX-5 Miata make a good family vehicle?
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I am in my early forties. I am married and I have two kids. I have a nice home and a decent family vehicle. I have something resembling a career and a sweet side gig writing about cars. You’d think I’m living the dream, but I’m not. I have a secret deep down inside me…
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Review: 2018 Mazda CX-9 Grand Touring
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It seems that almost every week someone asks me about three-row SUVs. People want them because they appreciate the extra space as well as the functionality of the third row seats for when they have to transport their kids and their kids’ friends. The questions are pretty much the same. As are my answers. But…
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California road-trip review: 6 days and 656 miles with a 2017.5 Mazda6 Grand Touring
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From Los Angeles to Angeles National Forest, my fiancé and I learn what Mazda’s midsize sedan is like to live with, road trip, and hoon. The weather forecast for New York’s JFK airport was ominous to say the least. Heavy snow, high winds, the usual of what we’d come to expect from a particularly brutal…
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Perfecting Perfection: 2017 Mazda MX-5 RF
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The answer is always Miata (MX-5). At least that’s the stock answer when you ask an automotive enthusiast what car you should buy. You have St Bernard you need to haul around? The answer is Miata and pull out the passenger seat. You need to go to Home Depot or Lowes for lumber? The answer…
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Review: 2017 Mazda CX-5 Grand Touring AWD
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Two years ago my sister-in-law decided that it was time to replace her 4-cylinder 5-speed Honda Accord coupe with something new. Like everyone else in the world these days, she wanted a small cross-over. She wanted one for the same reasons that everyone else wants one for – higher ride, bigger trunk, ease of egress…
