Mazda

Based on the survey conducted in UK, Honda cars are found to be the best-equipped to deal with potholes on “UK roads” (Please note: Not Malaysian road. Anyway, we expect the rate will be higher if the survey is conducted in Malaysia).   In the details of the survey, only 1.4% of Honda owners emerged to have to make a ...

At the upcoming Tokyo Auto Salon 2012, Mazda will showcase a line-up of 10 vehicles including its new crossover SUV Mazda CX-5. This crossover SUV is scheduled to be launched into the Japanese market in the 2012 spring. The 2012 Tokyo Auto Salon will be held at the Makuhari Messe Convention Center in Chiba prefecture from January 13 to 15, ...

The facelifted Mazda Demio  (known overseas as the Mazda2) with the SKYACTIV-G 1.3 gasoline engine, together with its development team, has received the 2011-2012 Car Technology of the Year award from the Japan Automotive Hall of Fame (JAHFA). The Mazda Demio 13-SKYACTIV was launched in Japan in June 2011. The result was announced today by JAHFA, a registered nonprofit organization ...

Mazda Motor Corporation today launched the special edition Mazda Premacy ’20S Prestige Style’ at all Mazda dealers throughout Japan. The Premacy is a 7-seat minivan that is known as the Mazda5 outside Japan. This 7-seat minivan is powered by 2.0-litre DOHC DISI engine mated with 5-speed automatic transmission to the front wheel.   The special edition 20S Prestige Style is ...

Mazda Motor Corporation will display the Biante GRANZ, a specially designed version of the mid-sized tall ‘high-roof’ Mazda Biante minivan, at the 2011 Tokyo Motor Show. The show will open to public from December 3, 2011 at the Tokyo Big Sight (Tokyo International Exhibition Center).   The Mazda Biante GRANZ exhibits strength and quality levels that are a class above, ...

In recent announcement by Mazda Motor Corporation, the Hiroshima-based automaker has developed the world’s first passenger vehicle regenerative braking system that uses a capacitor. The groundbreaking system, which Mazda calls ‘i-ELOOP’, will begin to appear in Mazda’s vehicles in 2012. In real-world driving conditions with frequent acceleration and braking, ‘i-ELOOP’ improves fuel economy by approximately 10 percent.    [singlepic id=9090 ...

Today, Mazda Motor Corporation announced that the new SKYACTIV-G 1.3 direct-injection engine has been named the 2012 Automotive Researchers’ and Journalists’ Conference of Japan (RJC) Technology of the Year. The SKYACTIV-G 1.3 engine is available in the new Mazda Demio (also known as Mazda2) in the Japanese market. RJC chairman, Hiroshi Fukunaga, announced the award after the final round of ...

Today, Mazda Motor Corporation announced the last revision plus special edition version of its four-door, four-seat rotary engine sports car for Japanese Domestic Market (JDM). The RX-8 SPIRIT R will go on sale from November 24, 2011 in Japan. Since, the Mazda RX-8 production will extended to June 2012 and SPIRIT R will be the final special edition model. Mazda ...