— -- Mazda's banking a lot on a new technology template it developed, marketed as Skyactiv. The technology mainly involves a revised way to design and tune an engine and transmission, but also ...

Mazda has officially released pricing on the 2012 Mazda3. The Japanese automaker has dropped the price on the Mazda3 i SV sedan, which now carries a price tag of $15,200 (*plus a $795 destination fee) ...

Mazda launched its all-new 2014 Mazda 3 compact hatchback today at coordinated events in New York, Melbourne, Istanbul, St. Petersburg, and London. The new Mazda 3 lineup, which will include a ...

Called SkyActiv, the car’s new 155-horsepower drivetrain — a direct-injection 2.0-liter four-cylinder with a six-speed manual or automatic — builds on aerodynamic tweaks to eke out competitive mileage ...

Even though the Mazda3 was redesigned for the 2010 model year, a refreshed 2012 model includes a major improvement that couldn't wait for the next redesign. It's the all-new high-efficiency ...

For years Mazda has kept its dirty little secret, hiding it away in a clever marketing campaign. You know the one… “zoom zoom”. 1. SkyActiv Equipped Mazda3 models are rated at a best of 28/40-mpg for ...

Three months ago, we got to drive some riveted-together Mazda 6 mules with Skyactiv gasoline and diesel technologies beneath the hood. Those showed promise even in the larger, heavier Mazda 6 bodies.

Full disclosure: before we jump in I have to let you know that over the last 3-4 years I have developed a couple of pre-conceptions about diesel cars in general and about the latest Mazda cars in ...

Next year's Mazda3 models will deliver fuel efficiency gains over their 2011 counterparts, the company said today, as it unveiled refreshed versions of its popular compact hatchback and sedan, to go ...

While Mazda USA has yet to release powertrain specs for its upcoming Skyactiv-X-powered Mazda3, we now have a ballpark figure to work off of thanks to one of its European equivalents. Spotted by ...

Mazda’s latest technological advancement is the SkyActiv-X, a petrol engine that works like a diesel, providing the extra torque at lower revs and being friendlier to the environment. The Euro-spec ...

Forty is the new 30, or so the automotive fuel economy cliché goes. But the dark side of the penny-pinching trend is the slew of well-intentioned cars that strike the magic 40 mpg figure at the ...