Mazda has revealed the new Mazda5 MPV ahead of its world premiere at the Geneva Motor Show. The all-new family van promises “superb practicality with superior environmental performance”.
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Car of the Year Nominees: Part 4
This is the most important part of the nominees list. This where the the Car of the Year nominees are listed. It’s not the longest list of nominees, but choosing should be hard, as all the contenders are quite good ones.
Car of the Year
Yes, this is the big one. The best car of the year. This must excel in everything. It should be able to satisfy the little child in you, while taking you shopping and your children to school safely and comfortably. Price shouldn’t be too high either.
Volkswagen Golf: Great looks, plenty of practicality, comfortable and it’s good fun, especially in GTI form.
Mazda3: The new small Mazda is based on the Ford Focus so it drives brilliantly. It’s also cheaper than the Ford, it’s built with the same quality and it looks good.
Vauxhall/Opel Astra: As they did with the Insignia, Opel/Vauxhall broke tradition (one more time) with the new Astra, giving it a modern design.
Mercedes-Benz E-Class: Alex isn’t a fan of the styling but the new E-Class offers a very complete package combined with classic Mercedes quality.
There you are then. All the nominees are now out there. We’ll be working on picking out the best of the best to bring you the winners. We’re already running into arguments, so it won’t be easy and we can’t predict when the winners will be released.
VW Jetta Name Confirmed for Small Sedan
It seems like VW will be using the Jetta name for a new compact sedan built in Mexico. Unlike the last Jetta, this one apparently won’t be a Golf with a trunk glued to its bottom but a bespoke car. Given the fact that the Golf Mk 6, the new Polo, and the new Fox look exactly the same, differing only in size, we can surely believe them that the new car will be bespoke indeed. In size. Apparently the new Jetta will arrive in June 2010 but it could get another name in Europe. The car will be first launched in the US and only then prepared for its European debut.
Another possibility for VW is to bring the Polo in the US. As Ford did it with the Fiesta and Mazda with the 2, so bringing the Polo to America sounds like the sensible thing to do as it is a good little car which can easily rival the other two. Whatever the plans of VW, now the biggest car maker in the world, for the US it will be interesting to see what they’ll come up with.
Source: Car and Driver via Autoblog
North American Mazda2 debuts
Mazda has debuted the North American version of the Mazda2 at the LA Auto Show.
Mazda2 to make North American debut at LA Auto Show
The Mazda2 will make its North American debut at the Los Angeles Auto Show in early December.
Mazda Plans To Reduce Vehicle Weights By 2011
Mazda is planning to reduce the weight of all their vehicles by at least 220 pounds (100kg) by 2011.
Apparently this will increase fuel efficiency by 3 to 5 percent. The engineers will have a hard time achieving this though, as they can’t use expensive, lightweight materials, the cars will become too expensive for their target market. Methods they will use to get rid of this weight include making smaller, more efficient engines, which will allow the car to become shorter, and smarter interior packaging.
Source: AutoWeek
Suzusho Supasse V heading for Tokyo Motor Show
Small Japanese car manufacturer Suzusho will reveal their Supasse V at this year’s Tokyo Motor Show.
Mazda to unveil RX-7 concept in Tokyo?
Rumours are suggesting that Mazda may be unveiling an RX-7 concept at this year’s Tokyo Motor Show.