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May 14 2018, Centennial Mazda

How Does The Mazda MX-5 RF's Roof work?

It's mid-May. Prime convertible season. The sun's out. The birds are singing. The beach will soon be calling. The sports cars and motorcycles and antique automobiles you hadn't seen since last fall are coming out of hibernation. Nobody ever said the Mazda Miata had to be a summer-only car, but for those who want another layer of insulation and... Read more

May 09 2018, Centennial Mazda

What's New With The 2019 Mazda CX-3? A Lot, Especially Under The Skin

Since hitting Canadian streets in the third quarter of 2015, the Mazda CX-3 has been widely praised for stunning exterior design. "Bold character lines combined with minimal overhangs, a pronounced snout, and a crimped greenhouse give a taut and compact appearance," Car & Driver said, "which is even more fetching in person." Consumer Reports... Read more

April 05 2018, Centennial Mazda

Mazda CX-5 vs Lexus NX300: Motor Trend Calls Them Equally Matched, But There's One Clear Distinction

Earlier this week Motor Trend published a two-way comparison test between the Mazda CX-5 and Lexus NX300. Parked in your garage, they consume nearly the same amount of space, but the slightly larger Lexus is slightly smaller inside. Motor Trend says, "The Mazda's interior is simple and suave," but critiques the Lexus interior for imitation... Read more

December 22 2017, Centennial Mazda

We Liked This 1990 Mazda Miata So Much We Kept It For Ourselves

This is our new Mazda Miata. Okay, it's really not newat all. But sitting smack in front of the showroom entrance at Centennial Mazda in Charlottetown is our new Mazda Miata. It's a 1990 model - the first year for the Miata - and when it came in on trade in November, well, we kept it. In the late 1970s, automotive journalist Bob Hall was asked... Read more

December 12 2017, Centennial Mazda

Mazda's i-ACTIV All-Wheel-Drive System Isn't Just Any Ol' All-Wheel-Drive System

Fast forward through 1980s rally cars to the late-1990s SUV craze to the new millennium's pervasive marketing involving cars wildly drifting through ski resort snowbanks and you'd be forgiven for believing every all-wheel-drive system is created equal. Every all-wheel-drive system is not created equal. Now entering its sixth year on the market -... Read more

December 08 2017, Centennial Mazda

2018 Mazda CX-5 & 2018 Mazda 6 Employ Unique Cylinder Deactivation - What's It All Mean?

Cylinder deactivation is not a new piece of engine technology. Yet with the 2018 Mazda CX-5 and 2018 Mazda 6, Mazda will be the only automobile manufacturer in North America to install a cylinder deactivation system on a four-cylinder engine. What's it all mean? In theory, the engine in your new vehicle should be running on all cylinders. But... Read more

December 01 2017, Centennial Mazda

The Most Fuel Efficient Automaker? According To The EPA, It's Mazda

According to the Environmental Protection Agency, the 2016 model year represented the fifth consecutive year in which Mazda was the most fuel efficient automaker. Conclusions are drawn based on vehicles sold during a one year period using combined (city/highway) fuel economy ratings, and are then weighted for sales volume. Based on these... Read more