The Truth About Cars

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

The 2025 Mazda CX-50 Hybrid gets those three things mostly right. Over the course of a weekend and change, I got enough seat time to get a sense of what Mazda got right -- and what it got wrong. This trim drops the black roof rails and exhaust pipes. Unfortunately, some negative qualities intrude on the experience.

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Clean Fleet Report

MARCH 29, 2022

Mazda has added another SUV to their lineup. This past week in Santa Barbara, Mazda invited the automotive media to drive the CX-50 on the highway, twisty mountain roads and then off-road to experience soft sand, steep climbs and descents. Mazda adds another SUV. Beyond Pavement into Nature. Getting There.

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Clean Fleet Report

JANUARY 21, 2023

Road Test: 2023 Mazda CX-50 AWD Mazda Wants You to Live A Little The 2023 CX-50 is part of Mazda’s SUV quiver, smallest to largest, of the CX-30, CX-5, CX-50 and CX-9. Mazda wants the CX-50 to be seen as its first-ever adventure-oriented SUV. while running on 87 octane.

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Clean Fleet Report

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

New Compact Crossover—the Most Efficient Mazda The 2025 Mazda CX-50 Hybrid is the third iteration of this compact crossover utility vehicle (CUV), following turbocharged and non-turbocharged gasoline-only models. Now with three hybrids in its line-up, Mazda is catching-up fast. Expect more soon.

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Clean Fleet Report

JULY 5, 2023

Road Test: 2023 Mazda CX-5 2.5 That’s a good place to start when summing-up the Mazda line-up of crossover/SUVs, its one remaining sedan and, of course, the delightful MX-5 Miata. The silhouette still looks the part Turbo Option The 2023 Mazda CX-5 has a base non-turbocharged Skyactiv-G 2.5-liter

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EV Central

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Now an eight-year veteran on the Australian scene, the Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV was the world’s first plug-in hybrid SUV. The Outlander PHEV’s on the larger end of the mid-size SUV segment, allowing a third row of seats for super-breeders. But it’s had a chunky price rise over the old model. What is it?

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Clean Fleet Report

JUNE 26, 2021

Photos by John Faulkner and Mazda. Mazda never disappoints when it comes to making cars that are fun to drive. But what about the crossovers in the Mazda line-up—the CX-3, CX-30, CX-5, and CX-9? The 2021 Mazda CX-5 has a base Skyactiv-G 2.5-liter Fun Driving Dynamics + Turbo Pizzazz. Story by John Faulkner. Getting There.

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Clean Fleet Report

JULY 22, 2021

Driving Fun in a Three-Row Crossover SUV. 2021 Mazda CX-9 owners say things like “exceeds my expectations,” “I love it,” “it is one of the most beautiful cars on the road” and “super happy with my purchase.” At least that’s what Mazda says. Story and photos by John Faulkner. Compelling Exterior. Kodo calling. Classy Interior.

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Baua Electric

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

There’s now a hybrid in the Alabama-built Mazda CX-50 lineup. The most important piece of context needed here up front may be that Mazda doesn’t, like rival automakers in the Honda CR-V , Toyota RAV4, Ford Escape or, soon, Subaru Forester , see the hybrid system as creating the flagship of the lineup. cubic feet, or 56.3 Here, the 2.5-liter

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EV Central

AUGUST 22, 2024

Posting the first image of the all-new second-generation MG ZS HEV to its social media channels, we get our first glimpse of the electrified top-selling small SUV that looks like it will abandon the current car’s anonymous styling for a sharper design shared with the latest MG HS and smaller MG3 hatch. The post First look!

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The Truth About Cars

JUNE 27, 2023

Later examples were basically softened SUVs and the entire segment fell into this weird place where the perception of ruggedness became more relevant than what the vehicles could actually do. Mazda CX-30 or Hyundai Kona N). As a plug-in hybrid, the SUV boasts a combined 738 horsepower and 738 pound-feet of torque in its top trim.

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The Truth About Cars

MAY 6, 2024

However, you do have a few options via off-road focused SUVs and some mainstream sports cars. The good news is that the& Mercedes-AMG CLE53 Cabriolet should come in somewhere between a Mazda MX-5 and Aston Martin DB11 Volante.

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Clean Fleet Report

DECEMBER 28, 2021

Mazda achieves these numbers through its Skyactiv-G engine and vehicle design philosophy–a slick-shifting automatic transmission and a coefficient of drag (C d ) of 0.285. Enthusiasts will appreciate the cornering ability of the Mazda6, which in large part is due to Mazda’s G-Vectoring Control system. Driving Experience: Interior.

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Carbon Mazda MPG Clean 80

Clean Fleet Report

MARCH 25, 2023

Road Test: 2023 Mazda3 Hatchback AWD Turbo Design + Performance Value The 2023 Mazda3 is the last remaining sedan in the Mazda line-up. Offered in both a sedan and hatchback, if a car company needed to have just one four-door non-SUV, then they couldn’t do much better than the Mazda3. How well does the 3,393-pound Mazda3 AWD handle?

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The Truth About Cars

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Again, here are the rules: The vehicle has to be a car/truck/SUV/crossover at least one of us drove during the calendar year, even if only for a few minutes. With arrest-me acceleration and an exhaust that will wake the neighbors -- even if you live next to a cemetery -- this bad-ass pony is an old-school throwback in the best way.

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Clean Fleet Report

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

Stylish Two-Row SUV. The Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport debuted in 2020 as a smaller version to the Atlas, the largest SUV in the Volkswagen line-up. The subtle but noticeable design differences between the two earns the Cross Sport a nod for being one of the best looking midsize SUVs. Adding extra style to VW SUV functionality.

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Clean Fleet Report

APRIL 15, 2023

Road Test: 2023 Volvo XC60 Recharge Ultimate Surprising Performance in a Compact Plug-In Hybrid SUV Okay, a show of hands if “quick or fast” come to mind when Volvo SUV is mentioned. New for the 2022 model year, the 2023 XC60 Recharge continues to deliver performance and all-electric and hybrid efficiency in a premium compact SUV.

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Clean Fleet Report

DECEMBER 25, 2022

Midsize SUV with Sporty Styling. Putting the sport in SUV. The transmission/engine combination makes for an engaging-to-drive SUV with plenty of power and torque. An impressive time to move a 4,295-pound SUV. Road Test: 2021 Mazda CX-9. Road Test: 2022 Chevrolet Blazer RS AWD. Engine and Drive Choices.

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Chevrolet MPG SUV Fuel Economy 91

Clean Fleet Report

APRIL 5, 2022

While some SUVs have numb steering, reducing road feel, this was not the case with the Escape PHEV, as there was never a time or situation where we felt disconnected from the tires and the road, including feeling planted around sweeping turns. The bumper, with a flat top and a skid-resistance surface, incorporates dual exhaust tips.

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EV Central

AUGUST 3, 2024

We detail the Cooper, Aceman and Countryman READ MORE: Full details of the all-new Mini Aceman SUV READ MORE: Hot hatched! Sure, Minis cost more than a Mazda or Kia, but a few minutes in the latest model is enough to reinforce the thoughtfulness and attention to detail. READ MORE: Confused by the Mini EV range? The 240mm (9.5-inch)

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Clean Fleet Report

MAY 26, 2021

VW Fields an Entry-Level SUV. When Clean Fleet Report has the Taos for a week, we will report on real world fuel economy, which we are confident will exceed the EPA estimates, and provide a more detailed evaluation of what spending time with this SUV is like. The Taos should slip right into the VW SUV lineup. FWD $24,190.

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Clean Fleet Report

NOVEMBER 7, 2021

The midsize Santa Fe has been one of Hyundai’s best-selling SUVs, so when it was time for some updates they weren’t going to just make it prettier, but also better to keep ahead of the pack. In general, the Santa Fe is a comfortable riding and handling SUV. The first Santa Fe debuted in 2000 as a small SUV.

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Hyundai MPG Fuel Economy Clean 71

Clean Fleet Report

JANUARY 5, 2023

The 2022 Subaru BRZ Limited is a rear-wheel drive, 200+ horsepower sports coupe that competes with the Mazda MX-5 RF , and shares a platform with Toyota 86. The back-end has horizontal LED taillights and round, chrome-tipped twin exhaust ends that are integrated into a wind-channeling lower fascia. Road Test: 2019 Mazda MX-5 Miata RF.

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MPG Clean Cleaning Mazda 88

Baua Electric

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Overview MG’s new second generation ZS small SUV arrives first in Hybrid+ guise (petrol is here early next year) which the century old brand hopes will continue leading the segment for sales and bring new conquest customers from other makes. Direct ICE propulsion engages after 80km/h.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 2, 2016

Mazda North American Operations released EPA-estimated fuel economy figures for its all-new 2016 Mazda CX-9. Mazda engineers achieved a compression ratio 10.5:1, is the first turbocharged engine with the ability to change the degree of exhaust pulsation depending on engine speed. Cooled Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR).

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Fuel Economy Mazda 2016 Economy 150

Clean Fleet Report

DECEMBER 20, 2024

VWs Revamped, Upgraded and Redesigned Entry-Level Compact Crossover The Taos has only been in the Volkswagen lineup for three years, but that was long enough for it to be freshened to remain a player in the hyper-competitive compact SUV segment. 4 compact SUV. Taos is the No. Since then, they have added the all-electric ID.4

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