Articles about SkyActiv

The good, the bad, and the surprising

There's not a lot of local articles written about the new 2019 Mazda 6 2.5L SkyActiv Turbo sedan, so after spending about three weeks with this car, I wanted to share the top three good, bad, and surprising observations that

A beautiful piece of Japanese engineering

We've been waiting for this for quite some time already, but now we're finally here: The all-new Mazda 3 has officially arrived.After a series of spy shots, a test drive in Sepang, and weeks of chatter and anticipation,

The future is bright, and so is this C-segment offering

Sitting in front of me is the all-new, fourth-generation, Philippine-spec Mazda 3, days from its local launch. Now, don't get me wrong-I consider myself lucky to be one of the first Filipinos to see it in the

This is for the European market

So, we finally have a clearer idea of what Mazda's revolutionary Skyactiv-X engine tech is capable of. The Japanese car manufacturer has just revealed the engine details for the European market, with deliveries over there set to begin in autumn.

Won’t be long now

Just months after its global debut at the Los Angeles Auto Show, the all-new, fourth-generation Mazda 3 has inched its way ever closer us. The new compact sedan just made its regional debut at the 2019 Singapore Motorshow this week.

Check them out at Mazda Zoom Fest 2018

Mazda's Philippine lineup gets a bit of a shake-up this year. Aside from the manual MX-5 RF manual variant and Dark Cherry soft-top we reported about earlier, the Japanese carmaker is also introducing other new variants to its

We drive Mazda’s Skyactiv-X and see the brand’s future, too

Mazda is a relatively small company-at least when compared to giants Toyota, Mitsubishi, Ford, and Nissan-but its size does have advantages. Over at the Hiroshima-based manufacturer's headquarters, concept cars become a reality relatively quickly, and technical innovations make

In Japan, at least

A little while ago, we wrote about the very (very) subtle update that Mazda gave to its subcompact crossover. The changes to the new CX-3 were so small that we almost couldn't tell the difference. But the Japanese carmaker has

Pretty please?

Turbocharging has been the in thing among car manufacturers over the last few years. Amid rising concerns over fuel prices and environmental impact, the race for bigger displacement has given way to engineers figuring out how much induction they can force out

To be revealed soon

Turbocharged engines might be all the rage nowadays, but Mazda is one carmaker that hasn't entirely adapted to this trend. That's not to say that it's not on the cutting edge; its Skyactiv line features some of the most

An enlightening conversation with Mazda's head of R&D

Top Gear PH had the pleasure of sitting down to dinner with Hidetoshi Kudo, Mazda's executive officer in charge of research and development. This was at a time that the international automotive media was going nuts about Skyactiv-X-Mazda's

Make a gas engine act like a diesel mill

Mazda has announced that it's cracked a new type of engine that marries the best of diesel and gasoline, to get more bang for your buck in every sense of the word. Sounds pretty promising, right?Mazda calls the new engine '

Coming out later this year

The first rumblings about the Mazda CX-8 came a few months ago, when it was announced along with a photo of its three-row interior. Now, the Japanese carmaker has given us our first look at the exterior of its new

At the Bangkok International Motor Show

The 2017 Bangkok International Motor Show is in full swing. For the rest of the ASEAN region, the event is a good glimpse of what's to come in their backyards. It's a reason to whet our appetites and beg local

The history of Mazda: Part 1

The mountains are bathed in bluish-purple pre-dawn light as I step out of the Kokusai Kanko Ryokan in Iwakuni City. I'm dressed in a traditional Japanese yukata, camera in hand, eager to snap a few pictures of the famous

Is a turbo always needed?

Once upon a time, displacement was king. The bigger the engine, the more badass your car was. These days though, carmakers are showing a lot more sensibility about things like the environment and increasing fuel prices. The recent trend is to install

Nimble and easy to maneuver

Having a sports car in its lineup really can work wonders for a carmaker. Case in point is Mazda. It produces not just any sports car, but the best-selling roadster in history, the MX-5. Taking its cue from that model,

We found out for ourselves in Japan

To be honest, the amount of acronyms and tech terms being thrown into the cars we drive is getting a bit out of hand. In some cases, it's at the point where it's difficult to weed out new, revolutionary innovations

All-new Mazda CX-9 is on the way

Planning to buy a new SUV? You might want to hold off for just a little while longer, because Mazda Philippines president Steven Tan has told us that the all-new CX-9 with Skyactiv technology will be arriving in the country

Including the soon-to-arrive CX-3

I love epic road trips. I live for them. A huge part of it has to come from being on the move. There's something very special about seeing the scenery blur past, feeling the road underneath the tires of your vehicle,