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2008 Motor Trend Sport/Utility of the Year Winner: Mazda CX-9
As the saying goes, it's all in the details, and that's where the 2008 Mazda CX-9's sporty personality shines. Slide behind the leather-wrapped steering wheel and into the nicely bolstered bucket, and you're treated to one of the most comfortable, driver-focused seating positions available, not just more
First Look: 2008 Mazda5
The 2008 Mazda5 gets some fresh new looks to update the 2006 design and more modern creature comforts more
Long Term Update 4: 2008 Mazda CX-9
10 months and 22,833 miles: People-hauler is no minivan more
Crossover Comparison: 2008 Mazda CX-7 vs 2009 Subaru Forester XT vs 2009 Volkswagen Tiguan
Turbochargers: Three compact crossovers, all with force-fed fours, vie for peak performance. more
Long Term Update 3: 2008 Mazda CX-9
8 months and 19,412 miles - With nearly 20,000 miles in only eight months of service, our long-term CX-9 is racking up the amoun more
Long Term Update 2: 2008 Mazda CX-9
5 months and 13,208 miles - The CX-9 continues to impress our staff and reaffirm our decision to name it Motor Trend's 2008 Spor more
Truck Trend's Best in Class 2008: AWD Crossover
AWD Crossover -- This growing segment should get even bigger in the next few years. For manufacturers, the trick is to make sure these crossovers don't look too much like cars, even though they're typically based off some kind of car platform. more
Quick Drive: 2008 Mazda Tribute Grand Touring Hybrid AWD
Mazda's little Tribute hybrid gives big-mpg benefits with little zoom-zoom more
Long-term Update 1: 2008 Mazda CX-9
3 Months and 9,928 miles - Managing editor Rusty Kurtz took our long-term CX-9 home for the weekend to cart around a gaggle of o more
Long-Term Arrival: 2008 Mazda CX-9
Hot on the heels of winning Motor Trend's 2008 Sport/Utility of the Year title, the Mazda CX-9 has joined our long-term fleet, poised to prove it can remain a staff favorite following a year of grueling service. more
2007 Mazda 6 Sportwagon Photo Gallery
MAZDA 6 is available in three body styles: Sports Sedan, Sport Wagon and 5-Door. more
Newcomer: 2008 Mazda CX-9
The 2008 Mazda CX-9, the CX-7's big brother, is the latest member of the crossover-SUV juggernaut. It has a full three rows of seats and room for seven passengers. more
NewComers: 2007 Mazda CX-9
At the heart of the 2007 Mazda CX-9 crossover is the 3.5-liter V-6 used in the Ford Edge and Lincoln MKX; however, Mazda has tweaked the intake manifold and reduced the backpressure to produce a more responsive feel on the low end. more
Auto News: Mazda's BT-50 Pickup for the Rest of the World
Here in North America, Mazda sells the B-Series pickup, and to anyone with half the sense of a chipmunk it's obviously a disguised version of the Ford Ranger. more
Road Test: 2007 Acura RDX & 2007 Mazda CX-7
Brothers from Different Mothers, 2007 Mazda CX-7 and 2007 Acura RDX Troll the Same Part of the Sea for Success more
Road Test: 2001 Mazda Tribute ES V-6
When we named Lexus' RX 300 as our Sport/Utility of the Year for 1999, we praised it as an acknowledgement that many, indeed most, SUV buyers don't do heavy-duty off-roading-if any off-roading. The RX capitalized on this fact, offering sport/utility attributes and all-wheel drive, along with a more more
One-Year Test Update: 2001 Mazda Tribute ES V-6
One-Year Test Update: Though the new Tribute shares its platform and powertrains with the Ford Escape, most of its body panels are different. more
2003 Toyota Matrix, 2002 Subaru Impreza WRX, 2002 Mazda Protege5
The Next Bandwagons: Three sizeable, sporty, SUV alternatives more
One-Year Test Update: 2000 Mazda MPV
Mazda has put the 'mini' back into minivans with its 7/8-scale MPV. Smaller than the Ford Windstar, it's a good size for families with young children and an easy transition for a lifelong sedan driver. We ordered ours in ES trim, snaring a leather-upholstered ride with numerous luxuries, such as 180 more