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Riley November 24, 2020

Rotary puts Holden into a spin

Riley November 24, 2020

More than just a Mazda badge, this Holden also hides a Mazda engine. And not just any engine — but an honest to goodness free-revving rotary. The Mazda Roadpacer AP is the ill-conceived…

Monk July 8, 2020

NSU first, but Mazda nailed it with the Cosmo

Monk July 8, 2020

History shows NSU might have been first but it was Mazda that nailed the rotary engine concept with the Cosmo Sport, reports MIKE MONK.

Riley July 6, 2020

Sky the limit for hybrid Mazda

Riley July 6, 2020

Those masters of petrol engine finesse Mazda have finally added a hybrid to the mix, with the addition of Skyactiv-X, reports CHRIS RILEY.

Riley June 17, 2020

Mazda CX-8: Fuel for thought

Riley June 17, 2020

Mazda's top of the line CX-8 might be expensive to some, or an absolute bargain for others -- depending on where you live, reports CHRIS RILEY.

Riley June 15, 2020

Back to the future for reborn rotary

Riley June 15, 2020

Mazda is not the only car manufacturer to use a rotary engine, but it has become a defining feature of the brand, spanning not only cars but generations of workers, reports CHRIS…

Riley May 27, 2020

Mazda CX-30: Allure of the Pure

Riley May 27, 2020

Pure by name and pure by nature Mazda's entry model to the CX-30 range packs it in for the price, and it even comes with alloys, reports CHRIS RILEY.

Riley May 20, 2020

Mazda3: The long (and the short of it)

Riley May 20, 2020

The Mazda3 sedan has certainly come of age -- and size . What started life as a small car is now almost a family-sized sedan, reports CHRIS RILEY.

Riley May 13, 2020

Mazda CX-30: A cannibal that waits to pounce?

Riley May 13, 2020

Mazda's CX-30 is the Goldilocks of its SUV range, larger than the CX-3 but smaller than CX-5, and could cannibalise sales of both, reports CHRIS RILEY.

Riley May 6, 2020