Mazda 5 gets a minor facelift for Geneva

The seven-seater MPV from Mazda got a small facelift for the 2014 model. The Mazda 5 now comes with LED turn signals on the rear view mirrors, new wheels, an improved interior and three new colors: Zeal Red, Jet Black and Meteor Grey.

The changes in the interior include new seats, illuminated glove box, and an USB connection. Mazda also added a rear view camera and replaced the spare tire for a repair kit. The engines are the same over the last year model, the 1.8 MZR, 2.0 MZR and the diesel 1.6 MZ-CD.

2014 Mazda 3 spied testing in the USA

The Mazda 3 hatchback is one of those cars many of us likes but it just didn't have that much success, still it is a car that we are curious about, and with these pictures taken in the U.S.A. we get to see the overall shape of the car even if it is covered in camouflage.

It will use the KODOS design language premiered on the Mazda 6 meaning we already have a good idea how it will look like, but has a more inclined rear glass giving it a weird shape in comparison with the current model.

if rumors turn out true that will use the platform of the CX-5, it can mean a big reduction in weight which in turn means a reduction in fuel consumption and better performance.

Source: gmotors

Alfa Romeo and Mazda will join forces for the new Alfa Spider and Miata (MX-5)

Last year Alfa Romeo and Mazda signed a memorandum of intent for collaboration in building convertible rear-wheel drive vehicles, but only now they closed the deal involving details like the deadlines, and technical data.

This partnership will bring to the market the next-generation Miata, or MX-5, with several petrol engines using the SkyG technology, and the return of the Spider to the range of the Italian brand with their own engines, possibly the 1.750cc with 300hp and the 1.4liter MultiAir starting at 165hp.

Both cars will be manufactured at the Mazda's plant in Hiroshima, from 2015, and will share the platform and some other mechanical elements.