SAN DIEGO, California – Lest you think there hasn’t been a sea change in Canadian vehicle preferences, consider this: Mazda’s CX-5, the middle child of the three SUVs it sells, recently eclipsed the Mazda3 as the company’s bestselling vehicle. And it’s likely going to keep that crown, as the company rolls out a next-generation version for 2017.

Vernon, British Columbia –Following a beautiful day of driving the meandering roads around Vernon, BC in an all-new CX-9, a few peers and I stood around with Mazda Canada’s Product Strategy and Development Manager Mark Peyman and scratched our heads over what it’ll take to finally get the masses to notice Mazda. Ultra-popular Mazda3 notwithstanding

Vehicle Type Small SUV History/Description Now replaced in spirit by the Mazda CX-5, the Tribute was a Ford Escape based family-ready SUV model that offered up available V6 power, four-wheel drive, generous amounts of ground clearance, and a focus on capability and versatility. Good outward visibility and a tough and durable feel to the T

History/Description The Mazda CX-7 is gone now – though we miss it, largely because its turbocharged four-cylinder engine was torquey as all snot, the AWD system knew what it was doing, and the cabin, relative to its price, was all fancy. So, this now-retired machine appealed to Canadian shoppers after a sporty and sophisticated crossover ute t

Vehicle Type Style, quality, feature content, and fuel efficiency. Crossover SUV History/Description Time flies! The Mazda CX-5 has been on the Canadian crossover scene for some six years now. Introduced in the winter of 2012 to help refresh Mazda’s crossover lineup, the CX-5 was intended to give competitors from Toyota, Honda, Ford, Ni

For a company that prides itself on delivering emotion, Mazda's ideas about human rationality are almost adorable. Case in point, the power output levels for the new CX-9's 2.5L turbocharged four-cylinder, a new heartbeat for the company's flagship seven-passenger crossover. Using premium fuel, 250 hp is available; switch to regular and you'll get

Review by Jacob Black, photos by Jacob Black and Jonathan Yarkony Odometer at pickup: 25 km Odometer now: 11,398km Costs: $98.57 – first service. First, a confession: I might have blown past the 8,000km first service marker – by a little bit. Maybe by a couple of hundred kilometres, or so. One and one is two, right? What about when th

Odometer at Pickup: 25 km Odometer at Return: 12,157 km Cost: $99.57 (first service) The 2016 Mazda CX-3 GT made an impression from the very beginning, and that lustre never really faded. This is a Goldilocks car, and I just happen to be Goldilocks. Not only did the initial impressions of the high-quality interior and stunning exterior

Mazda has revealed it will launch its first battery electric vehicle in 2020, which will arrive alongside a range-extended version using a rotary engine . According to the UK's Autocar , the first Mazda EVs will not come from a corporate tie-up with Toyota. While the two have signed on to build a U.S. manufacturing facility together and made

Odometer at pick up: 25 km Odometer now: 8,957 km Costs: $99.57 - 8,000 km service and tire rotation. So far in our test of the 2016 Mazda CX-3 we've told you about everything from the x-rated reaction we all had to it on day one, to its off-road performance and its infotainment system . We even took a look at a FWD Mazda CX-3 . Re

One month in and we’ve put some serious kilometres on our cute little Mazda long-term tester. 3,503 in fact. Two big road trips, one with the whole family in tow and one solo only enhanced my adoration for this little rig.  There are a few niggles popping up. For example, the navigation screen crashed on me while I was on the second of those road

Our latest update on our Mazda CX-3 long-term tester sees us heading off road to try out the car’s added ground clearance and AWD system. One of the key questions we’ve been asked is “Why would you buy this over a Mazda3?” and the answer is height and AWD. The CX-3 also has better insulation from wind and road noise and is a more substantial, com

Mazda’s CX-9 might be the midsize crossover choice for drivers, but the automaker isn’t letting that three-row stone gather moss. Continual changes year after year mean that there’s more to picking a particular model year to shop for besides the price. So let’s take a look at what’s new and what’s newer with the Mazda CX-9 . The biggest crossove

Efficiency. Mazda’s Skyactiv technology is fundamentally about improving efficiency, and while everyone wants to save money on their fuel bill, it’s performance that is often the trade-off for reducing that fuel consumption. Mazda, however, has long held a reputation of creating vehicles that are more engaging to drive than many of their competit

In the mid-2000s, Mazda re-established itself as a manufacturer of fun-to-drive small cars with the Mazda3. Unfortunately, that car also reinforced the proficiency with which the brand's vehicles rust. And the latest Mazda recall suggests the company hasn't outrun the rust with its latest batch of designs: Mazda is asking the owners of more tha