Loving the 80s: Mazda CX-80 SP Hybrid Review
Mazda certainly seem to have all their bases covered these days for those in the market for a premium feeling SUV. The current CX range have been instrumental in this and what started with the CX-30 and grew to include the CX-60 and flagship CX-90, now includes the CX-80. The new CX-80 presents itself as […]
Electric Mazda – the Mazda6e is revealed
Mazda has unveiled its all-new Mazda6e, a sleek and stylish five-door hatchback electric vehicle (BEV), at the Brussels Motor Show, signifying a bold new direction for the brand’s European EV lineup. The Mazda6e is designed as an evolution of the well-regarded internal combustion engine-powered Mazda6, which remained a customer favorite in Europe and the UK […]
Prefect but not perfect – Mazda CX-30 SP25 review
In some of the more posher schools, although it may be across all levels of academia, there are certain students that act as role models to other students, aka prefects. Prefects are not perfect, but are expected to do the right thing, look the part (often with badges), and stand out amongst their peers, and […]
Majestic Monster – Mazda CX-90 review
Evidently Mazda are making the most of the new large modular platform, not only has the premium car brand launched their all-new CX-60 on it, but they’ve also added another brand-new nameplate to it, the 7-seater CX-90. It’s a majestic monster and we got to test it out. First of all, let’s talk specifications. There […]
High-grade Hybrid – Mazda CX-60 review
Having attended the local launch of the first-ever Mazda CX-60 recently, needless to say I was as keen as mustard to spend more time with their new 5-seater nameplate. Not only were Mazda happy to oblige but they gave me both powertrain options too, the peach sounding inline-6 MHEV and the more frugal PHEV – […]
Last of the Breed – Mazda RX-7 FD Spirit R Type A Review
Confession time. Up until recently, I never really “got” the obsession some have with a Mazda-built Rotary engine. Sure, the promise of big turbo power from an engine a fraction of the size of something with conventional cylinders has always piqued my interest, but its never really been my favourite sort of internal combustion. This […]
The B’s knees – Mazda MX-5 GT review
Oddly, Idioms hold a huge amount of charm for me, not just the idiom themselves but their backstory too. Take ‘The bee’s knees’ for example. Meaning something is outstandingly good, the origins of this idiom has been traced back to the 1920s when the flappers (the hip people of the time) compared almost anything they […]
Wild Thing: Mazda MX-30 AWD Wild Hybrid Review
The Mazda MX-30 is a fine car which ever way you look at it. However, what you could never accuse the standard MX-30 of being is a bit wild. That was until Blackwells Mazda in Christchurch had an idea. Take a regular MX-30 Mild-Hybrid and turn it into something crazy different. “The idea came about […]
Getting Activ – 2022 Mazda CX-5 Activ Review
This year the Mazda CX-5 celebrated its 10th anniversary. Having been with us for a decade, it has managed to carve out its own niche within the vastly competitive mid-sized SUV market. A mix of premium cabin surroundings, refined power units and a price tag not completely out of reach for most has made the […]
Truckami – Mazda BT-50 gets Takami treatment
The last time we got behind the wheel of Mazda’s new BT-50 ute we headed out to the forest for a bit of rough and tumble (after all, they do plant 5 trees for every vehicle sold). However, since rugged utes are increasingly being used as family wagons, Mazda has handed the BT-50 over to […]