How’s this for a time warp? The ever-lovable Miata is two decades old this year, and to celebrate the occasion Mazda is inviting 200 hairdressers owners to the 24 hours of Le Mans. The company has set aside a spot for every single one of the tiny drop-tops, and the lucky drivers will get a [...]

The New York Auto Show kicked off this week, and we’d be remiss in our duties if we let it just slide by without so much as a peep. Good Dr. Richardson has been kind enough to keep us up to date in his Daily Wraps, but how about a quick look at the cars [...]

I. Photos of the new Tesla Model S hit the web today. They were apparently leaked by a Tesla employee and the company has already verified their authenticity. Say what you will about electrics, but this thing is downright attractive. [Source: Autoweek]

I. Maserati added an all-new ZF automatic to the option list for the Gran Turismo S. The tranny was released in the flagship coupe at Geneva, the same venue Maser used to debut the car itself last year. The new six-cog ‘box should solve some gripes that the old manual-based paddle shift trans was too [...]

My father is a teller of tales, most of which are true. Some of my favorites include the cars he should have bought when he had the chance. If you’re a Fiend, you’ve probably got a collection of similar stories locked away inside your head, draped with regret. There was the MG racer down the [...]

No, not the RX-8. Real RX-7’s don’t have four doors. Period. Word ‘round the Web says that while Nissan and Honda are cutting the fun out of their line-ups, Mazda’s looking to build a legitimate successor to the sexiest of all RX’s — the FD RX-7. Details are understandably sketch at the moment, though word [...]

Mazda finally pulled its revised Miata out from hiding at the Chicago Auto Show. The company has stuck to the same old song and dance for the roadster – which doesn’t hurt our feelings. There’s a negligible bump in horsepower and the car’s redline gets a nudge to 7,200 rpm. The six-speed manual box also [...]

The teams of the 24 Hours of LeMons keep rolling in. Meet team “One Point Twenty One Jiggawatts!” out of Denver. I guess if you kinda squint out of one eye, a 1980 Mazda RX-7 does sort of look like a DeLorean. Sorta. We’re guessing at least one crew member dressed up like Doc Brown [...]

This is the one we’ve been waiting for, Fiends – the 2010 Mazda3 Mazdaspeed. Mazda unveiled the 2010 Mazda3 in sedan and hatchback forms a while back, but kept quite on the much-loved Mazdaspeed variant. now it looks like the car will get its own debut at the Geneva Motor Show this year. Fans of [...]

That lucky [censored] devil Peter Lyon over at Inside Line went to Japan and drove the 2010 Mazda Miata. Besides the pretty/good looking/cd lowering face lift, the other newness includes Bilsteins off the  MX-5 NR-A (a Japanese market racing spec Miata). This improves cornering and high speed stability (though Peter says it harshens the ride). I [...]