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Mazda i-stop wins RJC Technology of the Year Award

It's not the sexist part of a modern, efficient vehicle, but anti-idling tech is pretty darn useful. The Automotive Researchers' and Journalists' Conference of Japan (RJC) thinks so, and has picked Mazda's i-stop as its Technology of the Year for 2009. I-stop is a system that shuts down the engine when the car has stopped, much like the Stop&Start Micro-Hybrid system (which won the 2008 Automechanika Innovation Award) found in Daimler cars, Audi's start stop system, Fiat's start stop system, and, oh you get the picture. Everyone's doing ... Read more →

Stop? Pause? A distinction without a difference with Mazda iStop Sam Abuelsamid

If an engine is not being fed any fuel and the crankshaft is not rotating, is it running? Of course not. But would you say it is stopped or paused? Both, it makes no difference. It's simply a ...

New Mazda Axela (Mazda3) with start/stop now on sale in Japan Sebastian Blanco

The all new Mazda Axela (aka the Mazda3) went on sale in Japan today, and the automaker hopes to sell 2,000 of the "eco-sports" car a month. As expected, all new 2.0-liter front-wheel-drive 3s ...

2010 Mazda3 gets earns EPA SmartWay designation Sam Abuelsamid

The latest car to qualify for SmartWay designation from the Environmental Protection Agency is the 2010 Mazda3. The EPA assigns scores of 1-10 for all new cars based on pollutant emissions and ...

Geneva Preview: Mazda3 with direct inject and auto stop to debut w/VIDEO Sam Abuelsamid

The 2010 edition of the Mazda3 lineup will get rounded out at the Geneva Motor Show next month with the debut of the new MazdaSpeed3 and its 2.0L direct injected four cylinder with intelligent ...

Mazda3 to get stop/start and DSG to reduce fuel consumption 10 months ago on Autoblog Green

Two of the most promising green technologies that are currently infiltrating the automotive market are so-called stop/start systems and DSG transmissions. We're happy to report that the new Mazda3 is slated to get both of these eco-friendly features, with Mazda's proprietary Smart Idle ...

Spy Shots: New Mazda3 caught with most of its covers off 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Ever since Ford's U.S. operations decided to forego the second-generation Focus in favor of a freshened version of the first generation model, Americans have been complaining that we can't get the best Focus. In fact, the essential underpinnings of that C1 Focus have been available here under two ...

Ford merges B-Car teams into one global team out of Europe 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Click on the photo for a gallery of high-res images of the new Mazda2 Ford has already confirmed that the US lineup will be getting a new car smaller than the Focus sometime within the next twenty-four months, and that car will based on the platform of the new Mazda2 that was unveiled at the Geneva ...

Geneva Motor Show: Mazda3 2.0 MZR-CD turbo diesel 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

We previewed the new Mazda3 2.0 litre diesel a few days back, but now the news has officially broken. After a facelift and the introduction of the Mazda3 MPS last year, the Mazda3 range has once again been updated, this time via the addition of the MZR-CD 2.0 common-rail turbo diesel engine in both ...

New Mazda3 2.0 liter diesel set for Geneva unveiling 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

We've covered news of the Mazda2 and Mazda's Hakaze concept car, both of which are set to be unveiled at the Geneva Auto Show. The third car that will get Mazda's open-the-curtain treatment is the new Mazda3 Here's all that Mazda is saying about the Mazda3 for now: "The new 2.0-litre Mazda3 diesel ...


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