Mazda’s new Skyactiv-Z engine is shaping up as its most important combustion bet yet, and the next-gen CX-5 will be first in line to use it. Mazda has made it clear that combustion engines are still ...

It’s no secret that Mazda has always positioned itself a half-step above its mainstream Japanese rivals, and the forgotten 929 represented that. Still, we think it’s a car worth mentioning from time ...

Despite its critics and moves toward electrification, the internal combustion engine is not yet dead. Though its design for passenger vehicles may have begun to reach its apex with Mazda’s Skyactiv ...

Shouldn't Mazda be done with the CX-5? Almost four years ago it introduced the slightly larger CX-50 as the apparent successor product. Built in the Mazda-Toyota assembly plant in Huntsville, Alabama, ...

Mazda is not quite ready to unveil the next generation of the MX-5, with the current ND set to stick around toward the end of the decade. Even so, people involved in the development of its successor ...

You could imagine Mazda leaning into that with a clean-sheet redesign. Instead, it remains almost stubbornly calm about the whole thing. That restraint feels intentional. This new SUV clearly evolves ...

Mazda’s redesigned 2026 CX-5 compact SUV features a fully modern multimedia system, more interior room and standard all-wheel drive — but it didn’t lose its sporty character despite its bigger ...

The 2026 CX-5 gets its first new platform since the original was introduced in 2013, and my, CX-5, how you’ve grown. The new iteration is 4.5 inches longer, 0.6 inch wider, and just over an inch ...

Mazda provided flights from Washington, DC, to San Diego and accommodation so Ars could drive the CX-5. Ars does not accept paid editorial content. ENCINITAS, Calif.—Its sales may have been buoyed of ...

The 2026 Mazda CX-5 is an exercise in not messing too much with a winning formula. This compact crossover accounts for about one-third of global Mazda sales, so it is vital that the company doesn’t ...

ENCINITAS, CA. – Every now and again, a first drive comes along where we’re left thinking, “haven’t we driven this car before?” In the case of the all-new third-generation Mazda CX-5, the answer is ...

Mazda adds 4.5 inches of length to the CX-5 for 2026, and refines the steering and suspension for an even livlier feel. Powertrain is largely carryover, with a few minor refinements. Prices start at ...