The Mazda 3 missed out on being a TSP+ because of only having “acceptable” headlights. I’d hardly call that a B+, it’s more like an A. Also consider that perennial favourites such as the Civic and Golf (all variants) did not even get TSP awards.

Now that you’ve pointed out that terrible body line behind the rear door I can’t unsee it. Why did that crease need to be there? It just looks stupid!

My sister-in-law just leased a new leftover 2018 Stinger GT Limited through her boyfriend that works at a local Kia dealership, so she got a wicked deal. But something her boyfriend shared with me that really surprised me was that the 3 year residual value at the end of the lease was about $17,000 CDN on a car…

I have NEVER washed chicken, nor any other cut of meat, due to fear of contamination. I am also ridiculously anal about making sure kitchen tools used during the preparation of food do not get used to serve cooked food and I also bag butchered meats from the grocery store for the same reason. However, I’m also of…

Don’t forget Mr Chesbrough is probably making a pretty handsome salary to flesh out why the market is slowing down. Us working stiffs would never be able to come to the realization that expensive stuff costs lots of money.

It has come to my attention that my shareholders are displeased that I haven’t also made an announcement about electric pickups to inflate our stock price since they’re the hot topic right now, so I just wanted to make it known that I am indeed working on an electric pickup. I don’t have any specifics to share at this…

Congrats on the RF, they’re gorgeous. I had no idea there were issues with water accumulating in the foot wells, so I did some digging. It appears the drain filters are serviceable to prevent future water ingress, but it’s not as easy as checking the oil or topping off the washer fluid. You may already be aware of the…

2nd Gear:

I have, and I happen to really like it. The Mazda 3 hatchback also happens to land about midpack for trunk volume at 20 cubic feet. It’s competitors offer: Golf (16), Corolla hatch (18), Cooper Clubman (18), Cruze hatch(19), Veloster (20), Impreza hatch (21), Forte5 (23), Focus hatch (23), Elantra GT (25) and Civic…

I’d say CUVs are just lifted hatchbacks, they don’t have the capacity a real wagon or van offers. But why do you feel Mazda sacrifices practicality for the sake of style?

I have a 2014 Mazda 3 hatch, and due to a collision and it being in the body shop, I was given a brand new 2017 Corolla as a rental car, and that rental car actually caused me to feel depressed for the two weeks I had it. I could not believe that not only did the Corolla cost as much as my Mazda 3 when it was new, but…

I’d say the minority of automakers are pursuing hydrogen as the fuel of the future. Toyota even admitted it spent too much time and money on hydrogen and is now lagging behind in BEVs.

While there may not be cars in driveways yet, Mazda has had working prototypes for a couple years now and should be selling cars equipped with Skyactiv-X by the end of the year, at least in some parts of the world.

I’ve drank Mazda’s Kool-aid, but once you read into the brand and their ethos and discover the dedication they put into the smallest details, you realize they really are doing something special. The fact that they can also do that while only selling 2% of the global automobile fleet each year and without any major…

From what I’ve read, the Mazda was always the most enjoyable to drive (new generation even more so), the Golf was a class-less vehicle with the broadest engine portfolio and the nicest interior (though the new Mazda 3 has the interior beat), and the Civic was the best all-around package with the most room and the most…

And with that, Mitsubishi has finally cleansed their showrooms of anything remotely cool or interesting. The purge is complete.

I agree about the weaves not lining up being irritating, butthe the wood splitter is likely Jabroc, which is a special type of plywood used on F1 cars, so it gets a pass “because race car.”

The Mazdaspeed 6, first generation Mazdaspeed 3 and CX-7 all had a similar arrangement. While a hood scoop looks cool, the hidden scoop is more stealthy and likely means Subaru can use the same hood for the NA and Turbo cars.

Did Toyota steal the design team from Subaru? The new Highlander looks largely identical to the old version, just like the Impreza/Crosstrek/Forester/Legacy.

It’s interesting that the press photos show the bed loaded up with Yamaha, Kawasaki, Suzuki, KTM and Harley motorcycles...but not Hondas. Are they really worried that showing Honda bikes would cause people to cross shop the Ridgeline?