In the auto industry, going against the grain can result in massive market success or be remembered as a complete flop.

It may not be quite as radical as some of the company’s past rotary racers, but the new Mazda6 Skyactiv-D racecar does have a notable powertrain underhood: the automaker’s brand-new clean diesel ...

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The internal combustion engine, now more than 200 years old, will be with us for a long time to come yet. Powering more than 1 billion vehicles on the planet and almost 100 million new ones each year, ...

The new Mazda6 sedan is handsome, fun to drive and, with its upcoming diesel engine, the production model could be one of the most fuel-efficient sedans on sale here in the U.S. In a clever bit of ...

While it may not be touting the old “Win on Sunday, sell on Monday” axiom we all know and love, Mazda recognizes that racing can only improve its cars. And so it’s no surprise that the Japanese ...

Most European countries tax engines with a displacement of over 2,000 cubic centimeters as if they were luxury goods. Compared to brands that don’t understand the necessity of smaller displacement ...

Mazda didn't say so specifically, but it appears the problems with its Skyactiv-D clean-diesel engine stem from the company's attempts to skirt the costs and complexities of the kind of ...

Mazda has officially announced the full specifications of a brand new 1.5-liter diesel engine, designed to comply with new Japanese market emissions regulations. It's been specifically developed to go ...

In spite of the saying "ain't no replacement for displacement," manufacturers are making their engines smaller by the day. Ford has its 1.0-liter EcoBoost, and Mini a 1.5-liter three cylinder motor.

Mazda is no stranger to motorsport, with its MX-5 sports car one of the most-raced production cars in the world at grassroots level, and its high-profile victory in the 1991 Le Mans 24 Hours. That ...

Yesterday at the Tokyo Motor Show, Mazda released new info on its highly anticipated compression-ignition Skyactiv-X engine. It's all a bit daunting if you're not an engineer, but helpfully, Mazda put ...