The Car That Was Too Honourable to Survive Chris Harris has a line he reaches for when a car does something special: it feels like it was built by people who cared more than the accountants wanted them to. He usually means it as the highest praise. But there’s a version of that sentence that … Read more
The first journalist to drive it was also the last Bill Thomas didn’t know he was making history. Nobody at Bentwaters Park on August 19th, 2008 thought they were making history. They thought they were making a magazine feature. Top Gear had arranged a photo shoot with Mazda’s Furai concept at the former RAF airbase … Read more
Mazda Iconic SP: the last romantic still betting on the engine Across four articles, NEC has been telling you how the combustion engine game is being played in 2026. We’ve explained how Aramco designs cheap engines to keep petrol alive. We’ve explained how Horse Powertrain quietly assembles the planet’s largest combustion-engine supplier. We’ve explained how … Read more
The Wankel’s Scream: How Mazda Conquered Le Mans and Built the Cult of the RX-7 When the rest of the automotive world gave up on the rotary engine, Mazda doubled down and chased glory. Against all odds, they turned the Wankel into the beating heart of one of the most revered sports cars in history. … Read more
