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If you came across a Mazda Miata en route to the crusher, what would you do with it? While any variety of answers immediately come to mind—track day beater, stripped street car, V8 swap—we bet you didn't think about stretching it and adding two Chevy 350ci V8s. More »
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Whatever skepticism we may have about the Tesla Model X, no one here believes the goals of environmental improvement and driving fun are necessarily contradictory. This ad for Mazda's new SKYACTIV-G technology basically sums that up better than anything I've seen. More »
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The connection between sports cars and allegedly huge—or tiny—male genitals has never been as clear as with this black Miata, decked out with a titanic glans and a pair of galactic balls. If they're that big, shouldn't they be blue? More »
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In the ballsiest racing pass in a long time, a Lotus Exige GT3 sliced between a Miata and a Boxster in Australia's Island Magic Enduro 2011 race, overtaking both cars at 152 miles an hour with barely inches to spare. Was this a safe pass? More »
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The man was visibly drunk as he stumbled into the car lot more than three hours past midnight. He took a call on his cell phone, then became enraged. The dealership's security cameras caught every idiotic minute of what happened next. More »
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Mazda's 323 was the replacement for a small runabout the company dubbed the GLC, or Great Little Car. Today's Nice Price or Crack Pipe 323 is not just a real GLC, its turbo'd 4WD makes it a GTX, but will its price make it a POS? More »
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The owner of this pedobear-garnished Mazda Miata earned the online Miata community's deep scorn after driving it under an eighteen-wheeler's trailer. Now, after months of being shunned, he's looking to be let back into the fold. More »
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The Scion FR-S / Toyota FT-86 gets talked about as a Mustang Killer and competition for the Hyundai Genesis and other muscle cars. It really isn't, although maybe the Subaru BRZ will be. But new specs from FT86club make it clear this car will actually compete directly with the Mazda Miata/MX-5, even if it's never marketed that way. More »
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Compared to the sprawling efforts of Chevrolet and Ford, Mazda is taking a fairly laid-back approach to this year's SEMA show with five cars: two MX-5 Miatas, two Mazda2s, and a Mazda5 sure to inspire lust in suburban dads. More »
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Now listen, people. Distracted driving is a very serious issue. I want all of you to think about that the next time you're driving past a cute news reporter doing a roadside stand-up. Eyes forward, junk in the trunk, as it were. More »
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Mazda's vision for the next-generation 2013 Mazda 6 sedan will be first shown at next month's Tokyo Motor Show in the form of this — the new Takeri concept. It looks like it's laughing at us. That's good. That's very good. More »
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Torque steer is a bitch. I once almost planted a Mazdaspeed3 in Lake Michigan after I enthusiastically laid my Onitsuka Tigers on the go pedal up a Lakeshore Drive onramp. I don't know how this teenager managed to plant his Mazdaspeed3 in the ground, but I've got a good guess. More »
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Greetings, proud German owner of this first generation Mazda Miata. The sentiment is appreciated, but please note that the Miata is one of those rare Japanese cars based not on a German car but a British one. More »
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We received some bad news this week. Mazda's rotary engine died again, while the Toyota Camry just keeps on living. Here's why we should care about the rotary engine, and why no one reads magazines about toasters. More »
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Note to the anonymous London rioter who set fire to this first generation Mazda Miata in the Borough of Hackney: Don’t. Just don’t. More »
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Well, YOU don't get the goat, but a needy family for whom a goat can mean years of nutrition and economic stability, will. (Yes, all that from something that eats milk cartons.) More »
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People usually build replicas of cars because the originals are so rare or so expensive they are out of reach for the average person. Taking this into consideration makes giving your Miata the face of a Z3 seem like an even worse decision. Even though this creation is currently on Ebay, we are afraid the decision to sell the Miata and buy something else (a Z3 perhaps?) came a little too late. More »
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A driver smashed full-speed into a man working on his disabled car on the side of a Houston road this morning. And that is the least disturbing part of this story. More »
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The film Borat allegedly unfairly portrayed Kazakhs as a bunch of trashy Central Asian simpletons. So wrong. This photo proves that Kazakhs are actually trashy Central Asian geniuses. But how — and why — did they do it? Let's find out. More »
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Mazda'sSKYACTIV-G direct-inject/high-compression 2.0-liter fourbanger already puts the new Mazda3 in the 40 mpg club. The same tech in the smaller 1.3-liter SKYACTIV-G engine now produces 70 mpg in the Mazda2/Demio. Ye olde internal combustion engine. Can you believe it? More »
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To join the growing club of compact cars that can touch 40 mpg in the U.S. government's highway driving tests, Mazda tweaked the 2012 Mazda3 with aero changes and a new 2-liter engine. The LOLs are still intact. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5794434&view=rss&microfeed=true The SKYACTIV-G engine/tranny combo in the 2012 Mazda3 will bring Mazda into the 40 mpg club with its 2.0-liter DOHC fourbanger and five-speed manual. It'll put out 155 horsepower and 148 lb-ft of torque. Zoom-Save. More details when it debuts. More »
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Mazda doesn't take as much crap from us as other automakers because they tend to make cars you can enjoy driving without the need for a lobotomy. And this commercial is another reminder of that. Even if they've swapped "Zoom-Zoom" for the slightly vaguer "what do you drive?" motto and seem to have removed almost all references to the CX-9. More »
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When you park your car in a garage, you generally assume it's safe from head-on accidents. Here's how one man found out that wasn't the case and found out what happens when your Mazda gets a Nissan hat. More »
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You're a future drifting champ of the Philippines, so it's likely your first pro-prepped vehicle will be a Mazda diesel pickup, as you're taken under the tutelage of JP Tuason of Mandaluyong City. First lesson: drifting. Second? The three-model stripdown. More »
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While it's billed as a uniquely Russian solution to double-parking, this video actually shows a uniquely Russian solution to hauling transit-damaged cars that have to be crushed for insurance. It also shows that claw game operators really shortchange their patrons. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5785249&view=rss&microfeed=true After yellow-sac spiders building webs in fuel systems forced a Mazda recall, Honda has now told mechanics to watch for the same problem on late-model Accord. John Goodman, your services are needed. More »
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The Legend Boucles de Spa brings historic rally cars out of the garage and into the fields, where they belong. No trailer queens here. Just dirt-slinging Porches, Escorts, RX-7's, and other rally classics. More »
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The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, an Internet marketing group with a sideline in preventing animal cruelty, says Mazda6 owners suffering from spider infestations can donate their vehicles to the group, and the spiders will be humanely removed. More »
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We told you this week Mazda has to recall 52,000 Mazda6 sedans because spiders like to nest in its fuel system, but that's not the worst thing a spider can do in your car. According to the Detroit News, although animals are involved in a very minor percentage of fatal crashes, Spiders, Bees and other insects are very high on the list of dangerous in car distractions that can lead to accidents. More »
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The 2012 Mazda3 will sport the company's new more efficient SKYACTIV-G engine/transmission combo, which includes direct-injection and other vaguely referenced fuel-saving technology. They've also revised the goofy fascia into a more reserved scowl. More »
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Always wanted the reliability and fun of a Miata but didn't care for the styling or naturally aspirated of one in stock form? If so, this 2000 Mazda MX-5 Miata fitted with an aftermarket body and supercharged engine could be the small roadster of your dreams. More »
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Mazda will only build 750 of these MX-5 Special Editions, essentially loaded models with some special paint colors. Outside of an auto show, this may be about as close as you can get to the $30,000 version of l'il Smiley. More »
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To mark the sale of 900,000 Mazda MX-5s and Miatas, as well as disguise the aging parts underneath, Mazda will offer a 750-vehicle special edition MX-5, with all the available suspension goodies and a limited-slip differential standard. More »
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A Japanese photoblogger stumbled across this field of ten first-generation Mazda Cosmo sports cars in the countryside, slowly dissolving into the earth. It's obvious someone doesn't realize what's in their backyard. More »
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The Mazda RX-8 of Dempsey Racing has a moment during the 24 Hours of Daytona. While team namesake Patrick Dempsey (SPOILER) scored a third-place GT finish, the #41 car finished 10th in the class. Photo:AP More »
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