Awards just keep pouring in for Mazda, as Good Housekeeping has named the Mazda3 the “Best Compact” car for 2016, as a part of its collaborative project with Car and Driver, the 2016 Best New Car Awards. What Does CPO Even Mean? Mazda’s Certified Pre-Owned program explained An initial list of 160 vehicles was whittled…
Will the Avista Concept make Buick fans forget about the GNX? Photo: © General Motors Buick-GMC US Vice President Duncan Aldred disappointed gear heads throughout the US in 2015, when he announced Buick would not reveal a GNX concept at the New York Auto Show, but Aldred may have won back those performance car enthusiasts with…
2019 Kia Niro PHEV Photo: Kia Let’s be real — Jeff Bezos likes money. The Amazon founder, chairman, CEO, and President (that’s a lot of titles…) is estimated to be worth $145.3 billion. While Bezos has initiated other ventures like Blue Origin, a human spaceflight startup, Amazon is by far his biggest and most profitable…
This time, Buick gets both psychological and philosophical When it came time to advertise the new lineup of Buick Regal vehicles, Buick decided to turn to classic psychology for some creative inspiration. As a result, each Buick Regal model was attributed to a different aspect of the psyche. For example, the Buick Regal Sportback was…
When someone tells you a Mazda won an award, you can be forgiven for assuming that they meant the MX-5—after all, the Miata is probably Mazda’s best-known vehicle and almost certainly holds the most awards. However, the Mazda lineup has another small award-winner, previously named “Most Loved” by the Consumer Love Index Report. The 2016…
So, the votes are in: the Mazda3 is still cool. For the second year in a row, the Mazda3 has been voted the No. 1 Coolest Car Under $18,000 by the editors of Kelley Blue Book. Of course, last year wasn’t the Mazda3’s first time on the list. No, that came all the way back…
The 2015 Kia Optima, which proved to be the brand’s best-selling car this past month Kia Motors America (KMA) just had its best March ever, selling a record 58,771 vehicles last month, good for an increase of 7.3% over the same period last year. As usual, most of the damage was done by the Korean…
Anton Avdeev and his son bonded with some drifting Photo: YouTube Seeing a father and son bonding is always one way to warm the cockles of the soul. But one father has decided to take father-son bonding time to a whole new level—and gotten it all on tape. Anton Avdeev, a drifter, is known for…
Pierce Brosnan starred in Kia’s Super Bowl ad for the 2016 Sorento February sales figures for Kia Motors America have been released, with the Korean automaker reporting total sales of 44,030 vehicles last month. That number represents a 6.8% increase over the same period last year. Kia’s sales continue to be powered primarily by the…
The Mazda MX-5 Miata has long stood as an icon on the roadways, a two-seat roadster with undeniably fun driving dynamics. Today, the MX-5 Miata is two model years out from the fourth-generation redesign, and continues to be improved, both in its soft top and targa-style hard top versions. More Mazda: If you can’t buy new,…
It’s become a yearly tradition. For the past couple years, we’ve compiled a list of all that year’s vehicles offered in factory-painted shades of green. Due to the overwhelming positive response from readers, and many who voiced frustration at the lack of green cars available today, we’re returning with our 2018 list. This year, there are even…
We think the 2019 Mazda3 is already awe-inspiring, but Mazda plans to show body kits for the Mazda3 and improve its sleek design even more. The company is going to reveal the Mazda3’s new look in the upcoming Tokyo Auto Salon show, an event dedicated to body kits and aftermarket parts. Always Improving: Like a…
Kia’s May sales were the company’s best ever in the U.S., largely because of the 2015 Optima. This year marks the 20th anniversary for Kia Motors’ presence in the United States, and as a perfect present for the Korean automaker, Kia’s May sales marked the first time that the company topped 60,000 units sold in…
The Mazda CX-3 takes center stage Photo: Mazda USA via YouTube Remember that spectacular design sketch Mazda revealed last month of the brand-new CX-3 in anticipation of its LA Auto Show reveal? It’s finally time to see if the real thing lives up to the hype of the concept on paper. With the unveiling of the compact…
In its first month of being available nationwide, Telluride demand was incredibly high Photo: Kia Motors Sales were up by 10.2 percent for Kia in March, with 55,814 units sold across the U.S. This marks the best first quarter performance for the Korean automaker since 2016. The increase was no doubt assisted by the all-new…
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