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  • A Grand Monday: Lada Samara 10 Oct 2016 (News)
    the old-fashioned Fiat 124-based Riva models. It came with Lada’s own range of OHC engines (an adventure itself in terms of parts availability today), but UK buyers were sadly denied the opportunity to buy the Mazda RX-7-style twin rotary Wankel engine variant. We dread to think what the oil
  • Paris Motor Show 2016: Top 10 stars of the show 30 Sep 2016 (News)
    Paris Motor Show wasn’t quite as big or as spectacular in 2016 as it has been in the past. There were some notable absences, including Ford, Mazda, Bentley and Rolls-Royce, while some manufacturers had much lower key stands than is typical
  • A Grand Monday: Mazda 626 8 Aug 2016 (News)
    . This Mazda 626 is the perfect case in point . Doing battle with the likes of fleet favourites such as the Ford Sierra and Vauxhall Cavalier was never going to be an easy sell for a niche brand like Mazda, but filling the cars full of equipment, including standard kit that buyers of European brands would
  • A Grand Monday: Ford Probe 4 Jul 2016 (News)
    less cool (at the time) pop-up headlights. Built as a joint project with Mazda, it was subject to dodgy build quality. And while the V6 was a good engine, the four-pot was a little bit lacklustre. Now there are just 1630 Probes left - so pickings are slim. On a positive note, the ones
  • Limited edition Mazda MX-5 Icon gets Goodwood debut 16 Jun 2016 (News)
    Mazda has announced that a special edition of the MX-5, called Icon, will launch at the 2016 Goodwood Festival of Speed. Based on the 1.5-litre 131PS SE-L Nav version of the MX-5, it’s the first special edition roadster
  • Mazda MX-5 RF to get UK debut at Goodwood Festival of Speed 23 May 2016 (News)
    Mazda will debut the RF version of the MX-5 at the 2016 Goodwood Festival of Speed. The new model has an electrically foldable hard top and will be available with the same choice of 1.5- or 2.0-litre petrol engines, but with the option
  • Honest John's Deals of the Week 29 Apr 2016 (News)
    .   Click here for more details Thursday 21 April  Save £2500 on a new Mazda 6 Tourer when you buy with PCP. The 2.2 diesel in SE-L Nav trim is being offered with zero per cent finance and a £2500 deposit contribution
  • Welsh Hydrogen Cell Car to Star at London Motor Show 26 Apr 2016 (News)
    long history to this type of vehicle. Mitsuoka displays its limited edition “Brooklands” Roadster at The London Motor Show. Based on the Mazda MX-5 and featuring a British look the Brooklands Roadster combines retro lines with advanced levels of modern technology and a retractable
  • Special edition Mazda3 Sport Black available from £20,995 29 Mar 2016 (News)
    Mazda has launched a new special edition variant of the Mazda3, called the Sport Black. Available from April 1 at £20,995. It’s available with the 120PS 2.0-litre petrol engine and six-speed manual transmission only, and is painted in either Soul Red or Snowflake White
  • Mazda announces MX-5 with retractable hard top 23 Mar 2016 (News)
    Mazda has announced a new version of the MX-5 with a retractable metal roof. Called the RF, for Retractable Fastback, the new model will arrive in the UK in 2017. There is no official word on pricing, but we expect a starting price of more than £20,000
  • Comment: Has the recession wiped out some future classics? 21 Mar 2016 (News)
    following, such as the MGF, Mazda MX-5, Toyota MR2 and other affordable two-seaters, when was the last time you saw a Mk1 Ford Mondeo, a Peugeot 405 or a Rover 600? Yet these cars have their following. Good ones never fail to sell for less than four figures if properly advertised, and that’s because
  • Low-mileage Mazda RX-7 heads to auction 16 Mar 2016 (News)
    A low-mileage 1979 Mazda RX-7 is going under the hammer at Classic Car Auctions’ first sale of the year on Saturday. The UK right-hand drive car, which could fetch up to £12,000, has 35k on the clock and will be just one of the cars for sale at the Warwickshire Exhibition
  • Auction results: Barons Winter Warmer, 23 Feburary 4 Mar 2016 (News)
        £2,695 2000     Mercedes          SLK 200 Kompressor    £2,640 1997     Mazda  MX5 Convertible            £2,090
  • Geneva Motor Show 2016: Mazda previews rotary-engined RX-Vision 2 Mar 2016 (News)
    Mazda has wowed Geneva with the RX-Vision. The two-door, two seater sports car previews the technology that will be used in the next-gen RX-8. Sadly there are no plans to launch the RX-Vision as a standalone model.  Mazda calls
  • Geneva Motor Show 2016: Abarth tunes up 124 Spider 2 Mar 2016 (News)
    It was only a matter of time before Fiat tuning house Abarth turned its attention to the Mazda MX-5-based Fiat 124 Spider, so here it is. It’s on sale imminently priced at a shade under £30,000. Rather than a massive power hike
  • Mazda MX-5 crowned UK Car of the Year 2016 1 Mar 2016 (News)
    The Mazda MX-5 has been named UK Car of the Year 2016 by a panel of 27 British motoring jounalists, including HonestJohn.co.uk’s own David Ross. Mazda also took the prize for best supermini, with the Mazda2. In total there are 13
  • Geneva Motor Show 2016: A-Z of Cars 11 Feb 2016 (News)
    LC 500h This fantastic-looking rotary-engined concept car nods at a potential successor to the RX-7 and RX-8.  Mazda
  • Happy Birthday: Hyundai Pony 22 Dec 2015 (News)
    and people carriers, as the company grew to become what it is today. With sister firm, Kia (which wowed the world in 1989 with the whitewall-tyred Pride, a Mazda 121 copy), it’s the world’s fourth-biggest producer - and exporter - of new cars.  Korea, then, has become one
  • Five Grand Friday: Mazda MX-5 27 Nov 2015 (News)
    of driving an open-top little sports car. On a cold, wet and grey day. Well, we tried... So it may not turn dismal Northamptonshire into the Cote D'Azur at the height of summer, but this week's Five Grand Friday - the Mazda MX-5 - is a car that's guaranteed to at least cheer you up a little
  • Record visitors for NEC classic motor show 23 Nov 2015 (News)
    and the team from Walsh Vehicle Management transformed a 1998 Mazda MX-5 Eunos over the three days. The car was then driven away by Christine Fenlon, from Wolverhampton, who won the car out of all the visitors who had booked advanced tickets before the end of October. Daniel Nwaokolo, Event Director
 

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