2010 Mazda 5
The 2010 Mazda 5 gains some new safety features. Mazda 5 shares elements of its basic design with the Mazda 3 compact car, but has a longer, taller body with seating for six, minivan-style sliding rear-side doors, and a one-piece liftgate. Sport, Touring, and Grand Touring versions are available. All have a 153-hp 2.3-liter 4-cylinder [...]
2010 Mazda 3
The 2010 Mazda 3 is redesigned, gaining freshened styling and more available power. These compact cars come in 4-door sedan and 4-door hatchback body styles, all with front-wheel drive. The 3 is available in “i” and “s” versions. Mazda 3s with the “i” prefix are sedans only and are available in SV, Sport, and Touring [...]
2011 Mazda 2
The 2011 Mazda 2 debuts as this Japanese automaker’s smallest car sold in North America. Available in several worldwide markets as the Demio, the 2 offered in the United States is a 4-door hatchback. Its sole powertrain teams a 1.5-liter 4-cylinder engine with a 5-speed manual or 4-speed automatic transmission. Available safety features should include [...]
2009 Mazda 3
The 2009 Mazda 3 sees few changes, pending a redesign due in calendar-year 2009 as a 2010 model. These compact cars come in 4-door sedan and 4-door hatchback body styles, all with front-wheel drive. The 3 continues to be available in Sport, Touring, and Grand Touring trims. The high-performance MazdaSpeed hatchback, which is available in [...]
2009 Mazda 5
The 2009 Mazda 5 is largely unchanged. Mazda 5 is based on the front-wheel-drive Mazda 3 compact car, but has a longer, taller body with seating for six, minivan-style sliding rear-side doors, and a one-piece liftgate. Sport, Touring, and Grand Touring versions are available. All have a 153-hp 2.3-liter 4-cylinder engine. A 5-speed manual transmission [...]
2010 Mazda 6
The 2010 Mazda 6 lineup gains a new trim level. This midsize sedan comes in SV, Sport, Touring, new-for-2010 Touring Plus, and Grand Touring. SV, Sport, Touring, and Touring Plus are available with a 170-horsepower 2.5-liter 4-cylinder engine. Versions so equipped have the “i” designation. Touring Plus and Grand Touring are available with a 272-horsepower [...]
2009 Mazda 6
The 2009 Mazda 6 is redesigned, gaining size, freshened styling, and more power. This midsize car now comes exclusively as a 4-door sedan; the previous hatchback and wagon body styles are discontinued. The 2009 6 is about 4 inches longer in wheelbase and 7 inches longer overall than the 2003-2008 generation. Four trim levels are [...]
