Nikesh Kooverjee has been contributing to the automotive sphere for 11 years. His previous roles include Digital Editor at CAR South Africa and associate editor at CarBuzz. He has always had a strong ...

Mazda’s implementation of the Miller-cycle engine in their production vehicles, starting with the 1995 Xedos 9, marked a significant shift in automotive powertrain design. The unique 2.25-litre V6 ...

From Ford's EcoBoost to Audi's Quattro, the car world is filled with trademarked terms intended to put the unique selling point of an automaker's vehicles front and center. Mazda's Skyactiv is no ...

As we face the end of the internal-combustion era, the straight-six has made an unlikely comeback. Well, unlikely might not be the right word for an engine configuration of such fundamental rightness.

Mazda has been building reliable automobiles for almost a century. Founded in 1920 as a cork manufacturer (originally Toyo Cork Kogyo) by Jujuro Matsuda, the business completed its transition into the ...

Because diesel vehicles do not use spark plugs, they must rely on higher compression ratios to ignite the diesel fuel without ...

Mazda's Miller-cycle engine was a notable entry in the annals of automotive history, combining variable valve timing with a screw-type supercharger to maximize the brief compression cycle. The most ...

Mazda has officially announced the Skyactiv-Z, an all-new gasoline engine set to debut in the next-generation Mazda CX-5, expected in late 2027. The engine will be paired with a hybrid system, and ...

Mazda's novel compression-ignition engine once looked like a savior for internal combustion. Years later, it hasn’t caught on. More than six years ago, Mazda debuted a technology that promised to ...

I don’t think anyone can dispute that Mazda is for the people. That it keeps the Miata humble and therefore objectively great is all I need to defend my case, but there’s also the fact that the ...