Photo Source/Copyright: Mazda USA If you’re searching for a four-wheel-drive (4WD) Mazda3, here’s the short answer: there is no 4-wheel-drive Mazda3, and Mazda doesn’t build one. You won’t find a traditional 4WD setup with a low-range transfer case or a lever to crawl over rocks and through deep mud. What you can get is…
Photo Source/Copyright: Mazda USA Type “electric Mazda” into a search bar and you’ll get a messy pile of answers, mostly years out of date. Here’s the straight version from people who sell these cars daily: Mazda’s U.S. electric strategy runs through plug-in hybrids (PHEVs) and a self-charging hybrid today, with a dedicated battery-electric…
Photo Source/Copyright: Mazda USA Let’s be honest for a second. There are plenty of compact cars out there that get completely decent gas mileage. However, almost all of them feel like an appliance, a toaster on wheels designed by an engineering department that clearly hates driving. The Mazda3 is one of those rare…
Photo Source/Copyright: Mazda USA Walk into a Mazda showroom looking for a bed and a tailgate, and you’ll walk out disappointed. Sort of. No, there’s not a dedicated Mazda pickup truck sitting on sales lots in the United States right now. That’s the straightforward answer. The messier, far more interesting reality involves a capable…
Photo Source/Copyright: Mazda USA Fuel economy is usually the first spec a compact-SUV shopper looks up, and the Mazda CX-5 answers that question in an unusually tidy way. One engine, one drivetrain, and one set of numbers; no decoder ring required and no complex trim chart to cross-reference before calculating what your weekly gas…
Photo Source/Copyright: Mazda USA Picking Mazda is usually the easy part; the driving dynamics and upscale interior touches practically sell themselves. The hard part comes when you stare at the badges on the tailgate. Five distinct nameplates share the showroom floor, and the numbers don’t line up in the neat, linear progression you…
Photo Source/Copyright: Mazda USA Buying a new vehicle raises an obvious question: what happens if something goes wrong? The Mazda factory warranty answers it with a set of overlapping limited warranties rather than a single policy. Each one covers a different part of the vehicle for a different length of time. The table below…
Photo Source/Copyright: Car and Driver (left) & Mazda USA (right) If you spend your commute in stop-and-go traffic, you’ve probably wondered whether the Mazda CX-50 shuts its engine off at red lights. The answer is yes: the CX-50 is equipped with i-stop, Mazda’s auto start/stop system. When you come to a complete stop,…
Photo Source/Copyright: Mazda USA Can a compact SUV really feel like a luxury vehicle without the luxury price? The 2026 Mazda CX-5 answers yes. Mazda redesigned the CX-5 from the ground up this year, stretching the body and reworking the cabin to deliver more space, sharper technology, and richer materials than ever before. The…
