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The CX-3 quits itself well round town

Driving Impressions

DRIVEN: Mazda CX-3 2,0 Individual Auto

In a segment where small-displacement turbopetrols are the norm, the CX-3’s hefty naturally aspirated 2,0-litre petrol unit is something of an oddity.
Posted by Gareth Dean - 2 December 2015
Mazda CX-3

Driving Impressions

DRIVEN: Mazda CX-3

We sample the all-new Mazda CX-3 in Japan.
By Sudhir Matai - 3 August 2015
Mazda6 2,5 Individual

Road Tests

Mazda6 2,5 Individual

Mazda is currently on a strong model-release offensive. Following the recent launches of the new Mazda3 (tested in the December 2014 issue) and this Mazda6 […]
By CAR magazine - 31 July 2015
First drive: Mazda2 1,5 dCi

Driving Impressions Blog

DRIVEN: Mazda2 1,5 dCi AT

Based on first impressions, Mazda2 should succeed its popular predecessor with aplomb when it arrives in South Africa in the first quarter of 2015.
By CAR magazine - 15 October 2014
Mazda3 front

Driving Impressions Blog

Driven: Mazda3 2,0 Individual

Mazda Southern Africa is back! Not that the Japanese brand ever left Mzansi, but after the marque’s split from Ford (a local collaboration that had […]
By CAR magazine - 22 September 2014

News Blogs

From the archives: Mazda MX-6

With rotary engined Mazdas no longer available in South Africa, the Japanese manufacturer was short of a halo model. Based on the 626, the sleek […]
By CAR magazine - 17 March 2014

News Blogs

From The Archives: Mazda MX-5

Mazda’s reputation for building proper driver’s cars was enhanced when it introduced the MX-5 roadster in the late 1980s. The lightweight sportster was tested for […]
By CAR magazine - 10 September 2013

News Blogs

From The Archives: Mazda Meteor Turbo 1400

Now and then a dealership, or dealership franschice have a go at improving (reading tuning) some of the products they sell. Usually it is the […]
By CAR magazine - 30 January 2013
Mazda BT-50 front view

Road Tests Blog

Mazda BT-50 DC 2,2 SLE 4×2 High Ride

THE double-cab bakkie segment has been a fixture of the South African market since the mid-1980s, but today a four-door pick-up is hardly regarded as […]
By CAR magazine - 28 January 2013
Mazda enters the fast-growing compact-SUV segment with mixed results

Road Tests Blog

Mazda CX-5 2,0 Active

THE compact-SUV segment has been one of the fastest growing in the local market as families moved away from traditional three-box saloons and MPVs into […]
By CAR magazine - 15 October 2012

Driving Impressions Blog

Mazda BT-50 SLE High Ride DC 4×2 2,2 diesel (110 kW)

Mazda has launched its BT-50 bakkie in the very competitive South African market. Does this vehicle have what it takes to take on the other competitors in this segment and can it dethrone its Ford Ranger cousin? Kelly Lodewyks drives it to find out.

By CAR magazine - 8 August 2012
Narrow headlamps and boot lid spoiler are first generation RX-7 benchmarks.

News Blogs

From The Archives: Mazda RX-7 Special Edition

The RX-7 legend began in the late ’70s when Mazda, at the forefront of rotary engine technology, started work on its first true sportscar – […]
By CAR magazine - 16 July 2012

News Blogs

From the Archives: Mazda 323 2,0 EGI

By the time that this 323 2,0 EGI was launched in the late 1980s, Mazda had made a bit of a name for itself in […]
By CAR magazine - 2 July 2012

Driving Impressions Blog

Mazda CX-5

Mazda South Africa has just launched the CX-5 crossover onto the local market.

By Sudhir Matai - 31 May 2012

Driving Impressions Blog

Mazda5 2,0 Individual

Mazda hit it right on the mark when it launched the second generation Mazda5 locally, as it soon became a popular option in the MPV segment – especially after minor upgrades and a facelift two years ago. With the third generation up against improved alternatives like the Toyota Verso and Renault Grand Scenic, it doesn’t disappoint…
By CAR magazine - 8 December 2010

Driving Impressions Blog

Mazda2 1,5 Individual 4-door

Those in the market for a practical compact family hatch often have to make the choice between fun and practicality. Mazda is confident that its new Mazda2 4-door is capable of covering both bases – I got behind the wheel of its range-topping 1,5 Individual model to see if this is the case.
By Gareth Dean - 6 October 2010

Road Tests Blog

Mazda MX-5 2,0 Roadster Coupé

WHO would have
guessed that the natural
successor of the
1960s British sportscar would
come from the Orient?
By CAR magazine - 14 June 2010

Road Tests Blog

Mazda3 2.0 Individual

Can the latest 3 maintain Mazda’s new model momentum?
By CAR magazine - 13 August 2009

Driving Impressions Blog

Mazda3 Sport 2,5 Individual

I could barely contain my excitement on the launch of the new Mazda3 – not only had I drove a pre-launch 2,0 Individual saloon, which […]
By CAR magazine - 5 August 2009

Road Tests Blog

Mazda3 1.6 Dynamic 4-door

We saw it as an audacious, but unsuccessful, attempt to take the car into executive territory. At the time we also opined that the models […]
By CAR magazine - 2 April 2009

Driving Impressions Blog

Mazda6 2,5 Individual

I’ve always considered the Mazda6 as “pretty good” – a description that sits uncomfortably close to the perennially-middling “not bad”. But I changed my mind […]
By CAR magazine - 21 August 2008

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