Tag: Mazda

Face/Off! The Toyota, Suzuki, Mazda, Mitsubishi, Ford and other new cars hiding their true identities, why they exist and will we see them in Australia? – Car News

Badge-engineered cars. It’s been happening almost as long as the industry itself. Some pull off the disguise so convincingly you’d never know their true identities, like John Travolta’s face-switcheroo with Nicolas Cage in

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Safety ratings revoked for popular new cars

When the clock struck midnight on December 31, 2023, there was an air of celebration… except for car-brands like Toyota, Volkswagen and Mazda. That’s because when January 1, 2024 rolled around, vehicles like

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Every new car stripped of its safety rating from today

Independent safety ratings for some of Australia’s top-selling new models – from the Mazda CX-5 to the single-cab Toyota LandCruiser 70 Series – have run out of road. View 9 images Another batch of

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Australia’s most popular cars stripped of five-star rating

The number of cars with five-star safety ratings will be stripped in the New Year as the independent authority adopts a more hard-line approach. See the full list. Vehicles that will lose their

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Affordable Athletic Luxury for the Whole Family

Like most others who have spent time behind their artfully crafted steering wheels, I like a good Mazda. The CX-5 is a marvelous everyday driver, the CX-50 is a similar albeit more butch-looking

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Rust in pieces: From an unloved Mazda electric car to one of Kia’s cheapest vehicles, these are the cars scrapped in 2023 – but should the LandCruiser 70 Series V8 be on the list? – Car News

Another year means another fleet of vehicles sent to the big scrapyard in the sky, with flagging sales, a change in company direction or, in one potential case, too much popularity, all contributing

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Tipping point for electric vehicles as sales boom

Tax discounts can make a Tesla Model 3, retailing for around $62,000, cheaper to lease per month than petrol vehicles like the Mazda 3 Astina, which sells for up to $42,000. With the

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6 Luxury Cars Mechanics Recommend

©Mazda If you’re in the market for a luxury car, there are certain brands that are more well-known and established than others. If you’re new to the market, you may be unsure of

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1992 Comparison Test of Luxury/Sport Sedans

From the September 1992 issue of Car and Driver. Life in the car-testing business does not get any easier. Par­ticularly when the staff of this magazine sets out to compare no fewer than

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Mazda refuses to be a leader in electric vehicles – report

While many car companies are going all-in on electric vehicles, Mazda says being slow to switch is all part of its strategy. Electric Cars View 4 images Mazda’s slow roll-out of electric cars is

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