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Tracy Mazda Trade-in Appraisal Tool

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The Audio Retractable USB Cable allows you to play music from your iPhone or iPod through the Mazda's audio system.

 

Mazda6 Celebrity Challenge - Ruby Rose

The Mazda6 Celebrity Challenge will take place at the 2013 Formula 1® Australian Grand Prix. Celebrity driver number 9 is Ruby Rose, model and DJ.

Mazda Announces 2013 Rolex 24 Mazda 6 Skyactiv Clean-Diesel Racing Team

Mazda showed off its racing-ready Skyactiv-D turbo-diesel I-4 last summer, but now the Japanese automaker has given us the full run-down on its new Mazda-6-based racecar and driver roster for the 2013 Rolex 24 Grand Am race later this month.

Mazda Motorsports will field three new cars in the January endurance race, all of which will be painted in vibrant green, orange, or red hues. The green Freedom Autosport #25 car will be manned by Andrew Carbonell, Tom Long, Rhett O’Doski, and Derek Whitis; the orange Visit Florida Racing/SpeedSource/Yellow Dragon #00 will have Joel Miller, Tristan Nunez, Spencer Pigot, Yojiro Terada, and Tristan Vautier behind the wheel; while the black-and-red SpeedSource #70 car will be piloted by Jonathan Bomarito, Marino Franchitti, James Hinchcliffe, Tom Long, and Sylvain Tremblay.

The automaker has yet to disclose the exact output ratings of the new racing engine, but the Grand Am class that the new cars will be racing in has a target rating of 400 hp. Mazda has previously said that the engine will be based on a stock engine block, but that it has changed out valves, pistons, connecting rods, and oiling systems for racing duties. In European specification, the 2014 Mazda 6′s 2.2-liter Skyactiv-D engine produces 173 hp and 310 lb-ft of torque.

While Mazda Motorsports may be welcoming in a new set of teams, it will also be saying goodbye to two long-standing partners – Mazda will be parting ways with Dempsey Racing and Team Sahlen’s. On the departure, John Doonan, motorsports director for Mazda North America said: “We wish everyone at Dempsey Racing and Team Sahlen’s great success in 2013, and we part as friends.  We may still collaborate on future programs in the years ahead, and we’ll always welcome them back to the Mazda family, should it make sense for both of us.”


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Mazda3, CX-5 earn IIHS Top Safety Picks

Mazda technologies like SkyActiv-Body and SkyActiv-Chassis, plus ultra-high-tensile steel, six airbags, "crusable" brake and accelerator pedal assembly and collapsible steering column have helped the 2013 Mazda3 and 2014 Mazda CX-5 win Top Safety Pick laurels from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS). It's the second year in a row for the Mazda3.

The accolade is earned by receiving "Good" marks for frontal moderate overlap crashes, side and rear impact crashes, and tests of roof strength. Remember, the small overlap test that the IIHS commenced in August 2012 has lately tripped up some makers who have excellent safety reputations.

The Mazda3 and CX-5 join offerings like the Dodge Dart, Hyundai Elantra, Mitsubishi Outlander Sport and Subaru Forester among the 117 vehicles so far declared Top Safety Picks – which is different than the 13 named Top Safety Picks+, mind you – for this year.


Courtesy of Autoblog

FIPA NAMES 2013 MAZDA CX-5 'SUV OF THE YEAR FOR THE AMERICAS'

Mazda North American Operations (MNAO) was today presented with the "2013 SUV of the Year for the Americas" award for the 2013 CX-5 by the Federacion Internacional de Periodistas del Automovil (International Federation of Automotive Journalists) (FIPA).  As the first Mazda to fully encompass all components of SKYACTIV®  TECHNOLOGY, the brand's engineering philosophy that achieving high fuel efficiency does not mean compromising high performance, CX-5 entered the market less than a year ago and boasts class-leading fuel economy, top-ranked safety, stylish design and outstanding dynamics.

"The 2013 CX-5 has been a global success for Mazda and not only with consumers but automotive critics as well," said Jim O'Sullivan, president and CEO, MNAO.  "To be recognized for the final product of our painstaking attention to detail in engineering and design, particularly on an international level, is something we are not only thankful for but proud to be part of."

Headquartered in Guatemala, the annual FIPA awards are chosen by members of the Interamerican Automotive Journalists Federation (IAJP), which touts members in more than 20 countries.  Awards are named in three categories - Car, SUV and Pilot (motorsports driver) - with each category featuring the top 10 contenders in that class.  The Car of the Year award is in its twelfth year, the Pilot of the Year award in its eleventh and SUV of the Year is the latest addition with its seventh appearance on the ballot.  The 2013 CX-5 bested its nine category competitors with a high score of 132 points, nearly twice that of the last place finisher.


Courtesy of Mazda USA Media