First Drive: Mazda 3 XD Astina (2014)

Mazda’s new diesel-engined small-car flagship puts pressure on premium Euros

First Drive: Mazda 2

Ponch gets an early taste of the all-new Mazda 2 in Japan

First Drive: Mazda2 prototype

Carey's sneak preview of bigger next-gen 2 reveals a potential light-car class leader

Head2Head: Honda CR-V vs Mazda CX-5

A fast and furious face off between turbo-diesel variants of two popular mid-size SUVs

First drive: Mazda 3 XD Astina

Wheels drives the Mazda3 diesel that promises more performance and better economy than its petrol-powered siblings ahead of its Australian launch in September

Review: Mazda CX-5 2.5 AWD

Among 2012’s more eventful moments were Lance Armstrong’s performance-enhanced fall and the meteoric rise of Mazda’s CX-5.

Review: Mazda 6

If the new Mazda 6 was just 50 cents longer, it would be as big as a Commodore.

Wheels Review: Mazda MX-5

Wheels' admiration for the MX-5 is well-documented; you don't win two COTY awards by fluke. But there's very little substance in the latest update, and while the roadster's sporting essence is still evident, its shine is definitely fading.

LAUNCHED: Mazda 3 MPS

Second-gen hot hatch tames the torque, but still walks the walk.

LAUNCHED: Volkswagen Polo

New-gen small car ponies up tiny turbo tech.

Trued grit - Mazda 3 MPS

The second-gen of Mazda's wild-child hot hatch is as wickedly potent as the first, but chassis changes have reined in the manic torque steer, and helped deliver handling that's no longer a handful.

Tiers of joy - Mazda 3 SP25 v Golf 118TSI

Moving down one level from GTI and MPS still brings miles of driving smiles.

Now with maw - Mazda 3 SP25

The gaping grille is the first indication that Mazda's tighter, punchier new SP25 has an even healthier appetite for performance.

DOWNLOAD: Mazda6 vs Honda Accord Euro

Wheels Road Test Annual 2009 - Facing off here are the second generation of two of Japan's best mid-sizers.

LAUNCHED: Mazda MX-5

Revvier, rortier, more refined. It even looks happier...

Mazda CX-9 short stay - April 2009

Space, the final frontier.

City Of Lights - Ford Fiesta LX vs Honda Jazz VTi vs Mazda 2 Neo vs Toyota Yaris YRS

We've established that Ford's globe-trotting Fiesta is a small car with sizeable talent. Time now to see how brightly it shines when facing its natural nemeses.

Audi TTS v BMW 135i v Mazda RX-8 GT v Nissan 350Z

Japan takes on Germany in this shootout of compact coupes. Their differences are many, but their goal is the same: max attack for under $100K.

This week's Wheels - Mazda 6 Diesel Sports hatch

The 6 fills a Japanese-branded gap in the diesel passenger market.

This week's Wheels - Ford Fiesta LX

Prized progeny of the blue oval proves good drives can come in small packages.

2009 VW Golf 103TDI Comfortline review

Four blokes pile into a Mk Vl Golf for a weekend getaway. Good thing the diesel derivative is punchy, swift and, errr, macho.

2009 Holden Calais review

Holden's new Active Fuel Management system quashes the notion that a big V8 equals big fuel bills. Our run from Sydney to Melbourne on one tank provides the proof.

2009 Mazda MX-5 review

The MX-5 still represents enormous bang for buck in a tight little package.

Mazda MX-5 Review

With 20 years of production creeping dangerously close to one million units (855,000 at last count), and a claimed 178 awards under its belt, the world’s best-selling open-top two-seater has plenty of reasons to smile. But the facelifted third-genner cracks a Botox grin like it’s rocked in the door at 6am after a night of dance-party tomfoolery. Or woken up and found Jennifer Hawkins cooking it breakfast. Or perhaps both.