My 2014 Mazda 3 2.0L 6MT hatchback will dip to around 6.5 L/100KM if I drive it gently to and from the cottage (average speed ~80 km/h, very light traffic), but my commute average has it burning almost 2L more per 100 km. Part of the reason is I swapped on 18" wheels and summer tires and have also done a few bolt-on…

There is apparently a faction of employees in North America pushing through a new Mazdaspeed 3, and they just gave the ND Miata a proper engine, so I don’t think sportiness is being sacrificed. I think they’re being true to the brand while moving it closer to the entry luxury segment.

I think it’s the same conversion rate as Stanley Nickels to Schrute Bucks.

Sky-X 6MT AWD hatchback was listed in the included WLTP ratings in the article. Interesting that AWD was not listed on the sedan, but the Sky-G 2.5L is available with AWD in the sedan currently.

Sky-X 6MT FWD hatchback burns 5.5 L/100km in the combined cycle?!?! Damn, that’s a lot better than the 8.5 L/100km I’ve averaged over the life of my 2014 Sky-G 6MT FWD hatchback, plus the Sky-X has another 22 hp.

3rd Gear: Nissan doesn’t want to share autonomy/BEV expertise unless there are tangible benefits for themselves? Don’t worry Nissan, FCA will give you full access to the Hellcat engine which you can shoehorn into every conceivable ancient/stale platform you have to try to milk some more precious sales out of them.

Cangoroo must be either run by trolls or a very elaborate hoax. Aside from all the other reasons for why this is a terrible idea that will never get off the ground (uh...pun intended?), is that they want to charge $1 to unlock and $30/hr? For the cost of 1 hour of pogoing you could rent a whole car for an entire day!

Rumour has is the models will be called the CT4-VHS and CT5-VHS, VHS standing for Very High Speed. I’ve found spy photos of the CT4-VHS, CT5-VHS and upcoming CT6-VHS.

The 2016 and newer CX-9 is a big step up from the original CX-9, especially when you look at the GT and Signature trims. The new turbocharged CX-9 should burn about 3 litres less gas every 100 km while still running on regular gasoline, plus it can still tow the same 3500 lbs.

Mazda was never been a luxury brand contender in the past, despite attempts with the 929/Millenia/Cosmo/Amati and Eunos sub-brands. However, since breaking ties with Ford, they’ve blazed a trail towards becoming entry luxury rivals to Acura/Audi/Lexus/Volvo/Cadillac etc., and if you look at fully loaded versions of…

Wow, actually took him a while. Article was posted at 11:06 AM and he waited until 12:17 PM. Such restraint!

How long until Margin Of Error chimes in to shit on Mazda because ‘it’s not actually a luxurious vehicle’?

Wheel size isn’t the only thing that can cause problems and add cost, limited offerings in the factory tire sizes can cause headaches too.

No one spends THEIR hard-earned money on a Journey, they are almost exclusively financed for “just $70 weekly at 4.29% over the next 96 months, OAC.” And that “OAC” stipulation deserves a pretty big asterisk because I bet almost no one looking at a Journey gets the 4.29% rate.

Electra Meccanica has a fuel savings calculator, which requires you to enter the type of car you drive, how far your commute is and how much gas costs. Problem is their “estimate annual savings” assumes cars with TERRIBLE fuel economy if you work their math backwards:

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.