Mazda’s gorgeous Iconic SP rotary-EV sports concept transcends time

Major Japanese automakers and brands will definitely try, but we’re not sure anyone will be able to surpass the level of neck-snapping attention-grabbing sure to go on at Mazda’s 2023 Japan Mobility Show booth, especially not if we’re talking positive … Continue reading Mazda’s gorgeous Iconic SP rotary-EV sports concept transcends time→

$2.53-million Toyota 2000GT becomes most expensive Japanese Car in History

With the sale of the Shelby Toyota 2000 GT for US$2,535,000 at Gooding & Company’s Amelia Island auction on March 5, 2022, the Toyota 2000 GT regained its crown as the most expensive Japanese car sold at auction.Continue ReadingCategory: Automotive, Tr… Continue reading $2.53-million Toyota 2000GT becomes most expensive Japanese Car in History→

Mazda debuts all-electric MX-30 compact SUV, and rotary plug-in hybrid

Mazda has announced the all-new MX-30, the automaker’s first battery electric vehicle (BEV) to the US market. Aimed at the California market, the MX-30 is a compact SUV-styled car that will also herald the return of the Mazda rotary engine for a plug-i… Continue reading Mazda debuts all-electric MX-30 compact SUV, and rotary plug-in hybrid→

Cyberpunk Mazda MX-5 Packs Onboard Cyberdeck

Back in April of 2019, inspired by iconic films such as Blade Runner and Akira, [Chris Watson] embarked on a journey to create his very own cyberpunk roadster from a 1991 Mazda MX-5. After pouring an incredible amount of blood, sweat, and fiberglass into the project, he now has …read more

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Mazda Investing Big In Advanced Gasoline Tech With Skyactiv-X

Electric cars, as a concept, were once not dissimilar from the flying car. Promised to be a big thing in the future, but hopelessly impractical in the here and now. However, in the last ten years, they’ve become a very real thing, with market share growing year on year as …read more

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Mazda’s new BT-50 might be the prettiest pickup truck on road or trail

Mazda launched the all-new BT-50 this week and immediately got heads turning around the truck world. It switches platforms from the Ford Ranger to Isuzu D-Max, and in so doing injects some serious in-house design flair. It massages the rough edges away… Continue reading Mazda’s new BT-50 might be the prettiest pickup truck on road or trail→

Turn a Car Into a Game Controller

The CAN bus has become a staple of automotive engineering since it was introduced in the late ’80s, but in parallel with the spread of electronic devices almost every single piece of equipment inside a car has been put on the CAN bus. While there are opinions on whether or not this is a good thing, the reality is that enough data is gathered on this bus to turn an unmodified modern car into a video game controller with just a little bit of code.

The core of [Scott]’s project is a laptop and a Python program that scrapes information …read more

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