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A garage-kept NB2 Miata with 3,600 miles, factory Garnet Red and beige leather, paired with the 1.8L and 6-speed manual—basically a museum piece that someone actually drove, then forgot about for two decades. Low-mileage NA/NB Miatas have become the collector's entry drug, and this one's headed to auction with no reserve, which means someone's about to learn what 'market discovery' feels like.

Mazda's betting that people actually care about how a car feels to drive, even in the compact luxury segment. The CX-90's inline-six hybrid setup delivers real efficiency without the Toyota tax—and resale values are climbing because people are starting to notice.

Mazda's new electric crossover undercuts Tesla Model Y and BMW iX3 on price, but the specs tell a different story: 300-mile range and sub-8-second acceleration that feels lifted from 2019 gas cars. This is what happens when a maker checks the EV box without committing to the transition.

Mazda's promised new EV platform, originally due in 2025, has slipped again. The company still hasn't detailed specs, pricing, or which model leads the charge. For a maker that built its reputation on driving dynamics, the silence is getting louder than the electric motors they're not shipping.

Mazda's dropping the CX-6e as its EV counterpart to the CX-60, signaling a harder design pivot than the brand's typical playbook. The tech-forward cabin—anchored by a 26-inch display—hints at where Mazda wants to position itself in the crowded electric SUV space. UK launch this year puts it squarely against Audi's Q6 e-tron.

Silver Stone FC with 31k miles and a single owner until 2012—the kind of low-mileage rotary that makes collectors nervous because it's actually driven. Colorado to Arizona provenance means no rust, and that 5-speed manual is the only way this generation should exist. Clean FCs are getting harder to find; this one's basically a time capsule.

Used twin-turbo Mercedes SL55s are flooding the market at Miata money, but depreciation curves tell different stories. The AMG carries $8K/year maintenance assumptions; the ND is Toyota-reliable. One teaches you to fear the next service bill.

Mazda deliberately scaled back Mexican production of the CX-30 to hedge against trade chaos and protect margins. It's a rare moment of an automaker choosing profit over quarterly volume theater—and it might work.

Autocar's staff went to war over which model defined each marque. From the MG ZT-T 260's sleeper credibility to whether a 911 variant beats the 356, they're parsing the real difference between good and generational. The gap between what journalists remember and what the market actually values keeps widening.

The early 90s were peak automotive anarchy—engineers got to build weird stuff and marketing had to figure out how to sell it. The MX-3 with its 1.8L K-series V6 was a 130-hp answer to nobody's question, crammed into a chassis that was never designed for it. Clean examples are finally getting their due as people realize Mazda's last true driver's car came with three pedals and a sense of humor.