Mazda MX-5

Star Trek: boldly going where no hot young body has gone before

The Guardian (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009

JJ Abrams's shiny, sexy revamp of the sci-fi classic is out on DVD this week. But if you don't want to fritter away 127 minutes of your time on it, try this condensed screenplay instead Star Trek By Paul MacInnes, with apologies to Roberto Orci, Alex Kurtzman and, of course, Gene Roddenberry SCENE 1 EXT: Night. Or day. It's hard to tell in the depths of SPACE. The good ship USS Enterprise is BOMBING...

Superlight Mazda MX-5 Roadster

The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009

Tokyo - First revealed as a concept at the Frankfurt Motor Show this year the 2012 model of the Mazda MX-5 is likely to be a superlight car with the driver virtually sitting on the rear axle and streamlined roll bars to the rear. Much of the weight o...

REPORT: Mazda to slash weight by over 200 pounds in 2011

Autoblog (Free subscription) | 12/11/2009

Filed under: Mazda 2009 Mazda MX-5 Miata - Click above for high-res image gallery When the original fuel crisis hit the States in the 1970s, automakers scrambled to make smaller, more efficient transportation. The result was a lot of ill-packaged front-wheel drive suck better left in the deepest recesses of our collective consciousness. Since the mid '80s though, vehicles (and people) began growing...

Mazda MX5 reaches classic status

Great Classic Cars (Free subscription) | 10/11/2009

The hugely popular Mazda MX-5, which celebrates 20 years in production in 2009, has been recognised as a bonafide classic by a leading classic car hire company. Great Escape Classic Car Hire ( http://www.greatescapecars.co.uk/ ) operates the largest specialist fleet of classic cars for one-off self drive hire in the UK and has added a 1997 limited edition Mark 1 Mazda MX-5 Dakar 1.8i to its fleet....

Video Mazda CX-7 2009

Highlights & video for sports fans (Free subscription) | 09/11/2009

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What do you buy the man who has everything?

Great Classic Cars (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009

It happens twice every 12 months, roughly around the time of birthdays and Christmas. And each time the same question - what do you buy the person of a certain age (ok, it's usually men, we admit it) who appears to have everything and wants nothing? It's a challenge that gift companies and high street stores have been grappling with for decades, without much success. The list of ideas that they've...

SEMA 2009: Turbo rotary Mazda MX-5 begs to be flogged

Autoblog (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009

Filed under: Aftermarket , SEMA Show , Convertible , Coupe , Performance , Mazda Turbo Rotary Mazda MX-5 - Click above for high-res image gallery If you get the impression things are all high gloss and dubs in Vegas, you wouldn't be far off. But walk around the SEMA compound long enough and you come across something cool that that speaks to the gearhead, track rat in each of us. Unfortunately, we...

Report: Next-Gen Mazda MX-5 Will Be Smaller And Lighter

Motor Authority (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009

The launch of the next-generation Mazda MX-5 has reportedly been pushed back as far as late 2011 because of a number of major changes in store for the car. Not only is Mazda developing a new lightweight platform and fuel-efficient powertrains, but a new coupe version is also expected to join the ranks. The MX-5’s chief developer, ...

Kia Forte Koup going racing in 2010 Grand-Am Koni Challenge series

Autoblog (Free subscription) | 03/11/2009

Filed under: Motorsports , SEMA Show , Kia Kia Forte Koup Grand-Am racer - Click above for high-res image gallery For the first time in its history in the U.S. market, Kia is going racing in 2010. Kia announced today at the SEMA Show in Las Vegas that it has partnered with the Kinetic Group to build and compete with a pair of new Forte Koups in the 2010 Grand-Am Koni Challenge series. The Koups will...

Oh lucky me!

Sharne's Bits 'n' Bobs (Free subscription) | 01/11/2009

Had a lovely time in Buckingham at my Mothers. Lots of eating and talking. I also attacked one of the many, of her outside walls with Snowcem paint yesterday afternoon. Also I have:- hand stitched a few more samples for my next vessel. Almost constructed vessel three Made a button bracelet to match one of my shrugs. Read my CPS and saw Carolyn's beautiful Stitched Stuffie, lovely stitched acanthus...

Mazda MX-5 Tops Wheels Gold Star Cars Awards

Auto Channel (Free subscription) | 30/10/2009

Skip Barber Teaches Us How To Beat Bob Lutz [Jalopnik Reviews]

Jalopnik (Free subscription) | 27/10/2009

If I beat Bob Lutz Thursday , most of the credit goes to Skip Barber and its Advanced Two Day Mazdaspeed Racing School . It transformed me from a safe-but-rusty track driver into one that's competitive and confident. Watch your ass, Bob. Full Disclosure: Skip Barber provided me with this racing school free of charge because they really want Bob to lose. Or, Wert's just very nice at asking. Either...

Happy 20th Anniversary (MX-5)

Nelson Daily Photo (Free subscription) | 23/10/2009

That will be a Mazda MX-5. They are in Nelson this afternoon. I caught them when they arrived at hotel. I was just happen to be around there. Two competition yellow promotional cars and few 2009 models. There will be a great party on this long weekend. I have one 1989/October build, sold on 1989/December in NZ. Event Calendar at Club site © Photo & Text Copyright Nelson Daily Photo. All rights...

Misery & Bridget

Dye Studio Diary (Free subscription) | 20/10/2009

Today has started as the worse day ever, but it could get worse. I can't let myself give in to misery, otherwise I would curl up in a ball and sleep like the dormouse in Alice in Wonderland. I can't cope with sympathy because that would make me feel sorry for myself and I have important Dye Studio business to do. So today I will try and think of things that make me happy. My car makes me happy. And...

We planted car bomb: ONH

SAOIRSE32 (Free subscription) | 18/10/2009

By Allison Morris Irish News 17/10/09 Dissident splinter group Oglaigh na hEireann last night admitted planting an under-car bomb that injured the girlfriend of a police officer in east Belfast. Using a recognised codeword the group said that it was a mercury tilt-switch-type device designed to cause maximum damage to the passenger side of the vehicle. The republican organisation said a serving police...

Mini Roadster Concept at the Frankfurt Motor Show

traimi | 21/09/2009

Set to go on sale in 2011 is this two-seat Roadster, the second of Mini’s new models. Unveiled at the Frankfurt Motor Show , the Mini Roadster is the sister car to the Mini Coupe . It will attempt to encroach on the market share of the Mazda MX-5 and Audi TT Roadster. The car will be manufactured in the UK at Mini’s Oxford plant .

Mazda MX-5 Superlight Concept at the Frankfurt Motor Show

traimi | 18/09/2009

These are new photos of Mazda’s MX-5 Superlight Concept presently showcased at the Frankfurt Motor Show . To reduce the overall weight of the car, it has no windscreen hence, it is believed to improve performance and fuel efficiency. Powering the Superlight concept is a 1.8-liter unit which is the same engine of the production version.

Official: Mini Roadster Concept revealed at Frankfurt

traimi | 16/09/2009

Mini Cooper revealed a new version of latest model at the Frankfurt Auto Show , the Mini Roadster, a sister car of the Coupe Concept . The new Roadster will be produced in the UK Mini’s plant and will enter in direct competition with the Mazda MX 5 and the Audi TT Roadster.