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  • 2016 Mazda CX-3: Tiny CUV Packs Plenty Of Fun

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    [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xExoItTewo[/youtube] Crossovers suck! …said the average enthusiast, who might be looking to eat their own words in the near future. Crossovers have gotten a lot better, and a whole lot more engaging to drive. Exhibit M: The Mazda CX-3. It’s a sub-compact CUV packing in a whole lot of driving enjoyment. Do we wish there…

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  • Quick Spin: 2015 Mazda3

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    I try to write a review of every car I drive, but this is not always possible. In 2015 I missed a few, so here are my abbreviated impressions of these cars. Something funny has been happening lately. Every time someone asks me for a basic vehicle recommendation, I find myself suggesting a Mazda of…

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  • 2016 Mazda MX-5 MiataRebirth Of The King?

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    [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=syIaA_YcaGg[/youtube] It’s the common answer to most questions asked of the average automotive enthusiast. If you want affordable and fun, rear-wheel-drive, front-engine, sports car goodness, you go with the Miata. That’s what folks have been saying for years now. For 2016, we have a reborn new version of the slow car-fast poster child; the ND-generation…

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  • Quick Spin: 2013 Mazda MX-5 Club EditionThe password into driving Heaven is "Club Edition"

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    Engine in the front, manual transmission shift lever in my hand, and the drive wheels out back are a recipe to make me a happy man. Still, even when these automotive stars align it doesn’t necessarily signal a success story. Maybe the car won’t have enough power, or perhaps part of the car will feel…

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  • Video Review: 2014 Mazda 6 First Drive

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    Style, allow me to introduce you to Substance Happy-happy, joy-joy no more. Say hello to crisp, angular aggression. Say hello to an exterior wrapper finally matching the driving dynamics that lurk beneath. Say hello to the 2014 Mazda 6, and what I hope is the precursor of a whole lot more style injected into a…

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  • 2010 Mazda Mazda5

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    Life has a funny way of sneaking up on you. The night I took this picture, I became an uncle and my brother became a father. Meanwhile, my own first progeny is (hopefully) a few weeks away. An unplanned ten pounds of diaper ruination doesn’t have the Missus and me scrambling to shop for family…

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