The CX-50 and the new CX-5 both compete in the same segment, but they do have some important differences that distinguish ...

Mazda has made it clear that combustion engines are still part of its plans, and Skyactiv-Z is the strongest proof yet. This new 2.5-liter four-cylinder follows Skyactiv-G and the less successful ...

Mazda's SKYACTIV engine family debuted in 2009 and was first launched with the Mazda DEMIO in 2011. The lineup includes traditional SKYACTIV-G gasoline engines and SKYACTIV-D diesel engines that power ...

When Japanese automaker Mazda debuted the fourth-generation Mazda3 in 2019, it came with the brand's Skyactiv-X engine. This revolutionary powerplant combines the attributes of spark ignition and ...

Justin Kaehler is a Los Angeles-based writer who has been writing about and photographing cars since the mid-2000s. With this much time in the biz, his editorial credentials are many—he can’t remember ...

Mazda has historically insisted on building its own engines in-house, starting at its Hiroshima plants in Japan and later expanding production to regional facilities in China, Mexico, and Thailand to ...

Mazda’s CX-5 shouldn’t be here anymore. Clearly, the somewhat larger CX-50 was designed as its successor and better suited to American tastes and girth. But when the CX-50 was introduced in 2022 as a ...

In its top 2.5 Turbo Signature trim level, the 2025 Mazda CX-5 is tight, zippy, entertaining and devilishly good-looking — but it suffers from a fatal flaw: a nearly unusable multimedia system. How ...

JD Power has published numerous CX-5 reviews since Mazda last redesigned it. However, since 2019, the year a turbocharged engine joined the lineup, every one of those reviews discussed the more ...

The Mazda CX-5 is the brand's best-seller. Moreover, the outgoing car enjoyed a reputation as a fun-to-drive SUV in a segment ...