Mazda Road Tests
Is it a Fiesta? Is it a Fusion? Confusion, it's a Mazda 2.
Instead of offering two variations of the new Valencia Ford Fiesta, Ford offers...
Thu, 03 Jul 2003
All too often a small automatic either comes as an automated manual or as a CVT with all the fun of driving it extracted like an unpleasant encounter with a dentist. So what I wanted to find out here was if a small automatic can deliver the two pedal job and still provide some enjoyment.
Sun, 17 Oct 2010
You've been able to buy the new Mazda 2 in the UK since 8th September. The launch was brought forward for 57 reg and because there was plenty...
Fri, 28 Sep 2007
Mazda is good at good looking cars:
MX5, MX6, Xedos 6, RX7, 323 F-Type, Xedos 9, Mazda 6, RX8. They get it right, instead of the weird, lumpy...
Tue, 23 Sep 2003
With its smooth 4-speed torque converter engine and bulletproof chain cam engine, the Mazda 3 1.6 auto is worth seeking out, despite the high VED.
Sat, 02 Apr 2011
Thursday 6th July 2006
The Mazda 3 has been given a discreet facelift and a general tweaking.
Nothing hugely significant. Merely a good...
Fri, 07 Jul 2006
Thursday 26th March 2009
Development of the Mazda 3 and the Ford Focus has always gone hand in glove.
They share engines, suspension and...
Sat, 28 Mar 2009
Click on ( www.honestjohn.co.uk/road_tests/index.htm?id=381 ) and you'll find a range test of the 2009 Mazda 3. Here we're going to concentrate...
Sat, 05 Sep 2009
Mazda has made a number of mid-life improvements to its Mazda 3 model for the 2012 model year.
Wed, 02 Nov 2011
Thursday 12th October 2006, updated 4th December 2006, updated again 12th April 2007.
Over the last three years Mazda has made a million Mazda...
Sun, 15 Apr 2007
In about three week's time, after I've actually driven the car, this is going to turn into a road test of the new Mazda 3. Meanwhile, here's...
Thu, 28 Aug 2003
Mazda is good at good looking cars:
MX5, MX6, Xedos 6, RX7, Xedos 9, Mazda 6, RX8. They get it right, instead of the weird, lumpy cobbled-together...
Sat, 17 Jan 2004
Now includes 1.4, 1.6, 1.6 automatic, 2.0 and 1.6 16v diesel.
Mazda is good at good looking cars:
MX5, MX6, Xedos 6, RX7, Xedos 9, Mazda...
Mon, 09 Feb 2004
Originally 1-6-05. Updated 6-9-05. Update child booster seats 18-10-2006.
The Mazda 6 seats five. The Mazda 5 seats seven. Once you've got...
Tue, 06 Sep 2005
Much lighter, much more efficient 115PS 1.6 diesel transforms handling of 2nd generation Mazda 5, while electric sliding side doors put it one up on the Ford Grand C-Max.
Thu, 20 Jan 2011
There wasn't much wrong with the original 2005 Mazda 5:
Sliding side doors, decent diesels, six-and-a-half seats with a sliding centre row...
Thu, 07 Feb 2008
The latest incarnation of the Mazda 6 has always been an impressive car. Very handsome, and easily confused in the mind, with the Honda Accord....
Tue, 11 Nov 2008
(Figures updated 28-2-2008)
This is a tale of two cars.
On the one hand we have the entry level Mazda 6 1.8S, coming in at a very reasonable...
Wed, 14 Nov 2007
"On the wagon" aptly sums up this review. Because that's what Mazda calls what other manufacturers variously describe as an estate car or a station...
Mon, 10 Mar 2008
Mazda 6 facelifted, improved and refined for 2010 with lower CO2, more tax friendly engines
Thu, 06 May 2010
Well just look at it, will you? Walk round it and let your eyes linger on its form, and especially on its lights. When did you ever see a more...
Mon, 18 Nov 2002
There are 785 engineering changes to the facelifted Mazda 6. But most of them are hidden from sight. Thankfully Mazda hasn't messed around with...
Sat, 30 Jul 2005
The Mazda BT-50 pick up, originally launched in 2006, has just had an upgrade, with the new option of a 3.0 litre engine and 5-speed automatic...
Mon, 20 Oct 2008
The facelift Mazda BT-50 pick-up is about to be replaced. So is a run-out model at the right price worth buying?
Tue, 26 Jul 2011
Did you know that half of the new cars sold in the USA are 'Sports Utility Vehicles' (what Ken Livingstone calls "4x4s", and brands the owners...
Fri, 20 Jul 2007
The Mazda 5 has had a facelift.
It's a bit like meeting an old girlfriend, thinking she looks a lot better than you remember, and not being...
Sun, 15 Feb 2009
Lots of people claim to be father of the Mazda MX5. The story I like most came from Shigharu Hiraiwa, original project leader. The task fell...
Wed, 02 Nov 2005
Saturday 9th December 2006
Obviously the Mk MX5 was designed to be a folding hard-top coupe as well as a folding soft-top coupe right from...
Sat, 09 Dec 2006
The Zoom Zoom people call it "a sports car like no other". They aren't kidding.
No other sports car has a rotary engine. And no other sports...
Fri, 20 Jun 2003
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