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December 20, 2024

Mazda Spirit Racing To Make Production Debut At 2025 Tokyo Auto Salon

At the Tokyo Auto Salon 2024, Mazda officially launched its motorsports brand, Mazda Spirit Racing with a pair of show cars. These two, a soft top MX-5 and a Mazda3, made the rounds including an appearance at the Mazda Fan Festa. At the 2025 Tokyo Auto Salon, Mazda is finally ready to offer it for commercial release as a special model.

Is This The Lightest Mazda MX-5 ND Race Car In The World?

Could the Philippines be home to the lightest fourth-generation Mazda MX-5 in the world? Thanks to a collaboration between Mazda Philippines and Angie Mead King’s Car Porn Racing, they’ve taken an already lightweight Mazda MX-5 ND sportscar and had it undergo a full carbon fiber diet.

PIMS: Mazda PH Now Offers AutoExe Customization Program

After its soft launch early this year, Mazda Philippines is now officially an authorized distributor of AutoExe tuning parts and accessories. The partnership, formalized at the 9th Philippine International Motor Show (PIMS), exemplifies Mazda Philippines’ commitment to deliver a customer-centric approach that goes beyond the norm. At PIMS, a wide range of AutoExe parts have been fitted onto the Mazda3, CX-60, and MX-5 showcasing the personalization potential of these Mazda vehicles.

PIMS 2024: Mazda Philippines To Launch AutoExe Editions For Mazda3, CX-60

After soft-launching AutoExe with the limited-edition MX-5 AutoExe Edition last March, it’s been confirmed by AutoExe themselves that Mazda Philippines will be rolling out two additional AutoExe models at the Philippine International Motor Show.

Mazda Now Holds Guinness World Record For Longest Running One-Make Race Series

Mazda has received a Guinness World Record for the longest running one-make automobile racing series. With the 35th running of the 4-hour Mazda Media Roadster 4-Hour Endurance Race last September 21, the record was made official at the Tsukuba Circuit in Ibaraki Prefecture in Japan.

Mazda To Celebrate 35 Years Of MX-5 At Fan Festa 2024 Okayama

In case you can’t make it this October to the Mazda Fan Festa 2024 at the Fuji International Speedway, another Fan Festa is slated in November.

Gen Z Show Great Interest In Collectible Cars. Their Choice? The Mazda MX-5

Hagerty, the world’s largest provider of specialty insurance for classic vehicles has revealed an interesting insight when it comes to the future of classic and collectable cars.

All 4 Generations Of The Mazda MX-5 Did A 1,600-kilometer Road Trip Using Sustainable Fuel

To celebrate 35 years of the MX-5, four Mazda MX-5s—one of each generation—drove a 1,000-mile (1,600-kilometer) route from Land’s End to John O’ Groats in the United Kingdom using sustainable fuel. Powered entirely by a 100 percent biofuel from Sustain, the world’s best-selling two-seater sports car became the first car to complete the end-to-end drive across the UK using sustainable fuel.

MSCC Mazda Miata MX-5 Claims Dramatic Class Win At 2024 12-Hour Kalayaan Cup Endurance Race

The #55 Team MSCC Mazda Miata MX-5 race car crossed the checkered flag, clinching first place in the Open A category at the 2024 Kalayaan Cup. The MX-5 completed 250 laps of the 4.189-kilometer Clark International Speedway circuit, also securing the Fastest Lap with a time of 2:10.687. The MX-5’s impressive result, however, tells only part of the story as the team had to overcome challenging race conditions, including a dramatic last-lap overtake to secure its class victory.

Unpredictable Weather, Wheel-To-Wheel Racing At Round 1 Of 2024 MSCC Miata Spec Series

Torrential rains tested the skill and resolve of the 2024 Manila Sports Car Club (MSCC) Miata Spec Series racers as the season officially flagged off at the Batangas Racing Circuit in Rosario, Batangas last Saturday, May 25. The unfavorable weather conditions challenged everyone competing in the one-make racing series.

Mazda MX-5 Proves Pace, Reliability As It Takes Consecutive Endurance Race Wins

The Mazda MX-5 proved to be a quick and reliable racing platform by dominating the 2024 Petron Makabayan Endurance Cup opener last April 14. The #55 Team MSCC Mazda Miata race car completed 114 laps in four hours, a new lap record for the 4-Hour Kagitingan Cup. The same car also won the two-hour race, lapping the 3.7-kilometer Batangas Racing Circuit 60 times. This is the first time Team MSCC Mazda Miata won both endurance challenges.

Racers Wanted: Few Slots Still Available For MSCC Miata Spec Series

The country’s only one-make sports car racing series, the MSCC Miata Spec Series, returns for a third season this 2024. Organized jointly by Mazda Philippines and the Manila Sports Car Club (MSCC), and supported by Pilipinas Shell, GT Radial, and B.R.M. Chronographes, the first race for the 2024 calendar starts on May 25 (Saturday) at the Batangas Racing Circuit.

Limited Edition Mazda MX-5 Miata Cup 23rd Anniversary Edition Celebrates Motorsports Heritage

Commemorating the 23rd Anniversary of the Miata Cup by the Miata Club of the Philippines (MCP), Mazda Philippines is launching the special, limited-edition MX-5 Miata Cup 23rd Anniversary Edition. Limited to just 23 units, the MX-5 Miata Cup 23rd Anniversary Edition celebrates Mazda’s rich motorsports heritage and the oldest, continually-held one-make race in the country.

The most iconic Mazda in the model range gets more exhilarating with a host of upgrades for 2024, ranging from enhanced connectivity and significant dynamic improvements, to new track-focused technologies that result in the sharpest, best-handling MX-5 yet.

Mazda Philippines To Offer Autoexe Parts, Accessories

Mazda Philippines will soon be the authorized distributor of AutoExe tuning parts and accessories in the country. Ahead of its official market launch slated before the end of 2024, Mazda Philippines showed off the MX-5 Autoexe Edition. This special-edition MX-5 serves as the start of this partnership as Mazda Philippines and Autoexe work closely to develop its local product line.

2024 MSCC Mazda Miata Spec Series Starts May 25; Calls For New Racers

The 2024 season of the MSCC Mazda Miata Spec Series starts on May 25. Organized jointly by Mazda Philippines and the Manila Sports Car Club (MSCC), the MSCC Miata Spec Series is the country’s only one-make sportscar racing series.

Let's Geek Out On Mazda's Asymmetric Limited Slip Differential

The updated fourth-generation Mazda MX-5, due sometime this year, features two new technologies both honed from the track: DSC-Track and Asymmetric Limited Slip Differential. We’ve tackled in length what DSC-Track does, so now we take a closer look at what Asymmetrical LSD does.

Is Mazda Bringing Back An In-House Tuner In Mazda Spirit Racing?

Is Mazda reviving an in-house tuning arm? That looks to be the case if we were to look at what’s going on at the 2024 Tokyo Auto Salon.

Is This The Next-Generation "NE" Mazda MX-5?

After showing it off virtually last year, Mazda could be ready to show off what could be the foundations of the next-generation MX-5 at the inaugural Japan Mobility Show (aka Tokyo Motor Show).

The 2024 Mazda MX-5's DSC-Track Will Help You Sharpen Your Racing Skills

Jinba-Ittai is the key concept at the heart of every Mazda, and the MX-5 is the paradigm of that philosophy. Originally known as “Jinsha Ittai,” meaning oneness between car and driver, it was a typo on a calling card that led people to call it, “Jinba-Ittai” afterward. Regardless, the underlying philosophy remains the same: it wasn’t about chasing outright speed, but rather, about providing a sense of engagement that was fun yet approachable.

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