Filed under: Coupe , Performance , Mazda , Rumormill Mazda Kabura Concept – Click above for high-res image gallery According to a report from Autocar , Mazda is currently working on a successor to the old RX-7 and the current RX-8 . ( We’ve heard this before

Filed under: Spy Photos , Budget , Hatchback , Toyota 2012 Toyota Yaris spy shots – Click above for high-res image gallery Now that the B segment has been set ablaze with newcomers like the Ford Fiesta and Mazda2 , it’s time for other automakers to freshen up their small car offerings.

Filed under: SEMA Show , Convertible , Mazda Mazda MX-5 Miata Super20 – Click above for high-res image gallery Both the UK and Europe got 20th anniversary edition Mazda MX-5s earlier this year, and we now have our own version… in concept form.

Filed under: SEMA Show Well, look at that… Day Two has finally come to a close, and this is but a small sampling of what we brought you over the last couple of days from the SEMA Show in Las Vegas. We’ll have a little bit more coming your way tomorrow morning as we wrap up the final day of the festivities.

Filed under: By the Numbers Grand Cherokee lifts Jeep, Toyota falls hard After a couple days of delay, sales numbers for the month of October are finally in, and most automotive brands earned a treat instead of a trick. The majority of brands for sale in the U.S. achieved an increase in sales versus the same month last year, and of those, the majority posted a double-digit gain in sales

Filed under: Convertible , Performance , Motorcycle , UK , Specialty , MISC 2011 Morgan Threewheeler – Click above for high-res image gallery After building 30,000 trikes between 1909 and 1953, Morgan is bringing the automotive tripod back for 2011. The original three-wheeler was quick, but also achieved great fuel economy numbers. Fifty miles per gallon was regularly achieved thanks to its light weight, low rolling resistance and small engine, and in 1913 a trike won the French Grand Prix while averaging over 100 miles per hour on the banked curves of Brooklands.

Filed under: SEMA Show , Budget , Hatchback , Mazda Hipster sneaker Mazda2 – Click above for high-res image gallery We got a good look at the two funked-up Mazda2 s brought to SEMA by the Zoom-Zoom gang, and at least one of them we sorely need to see on the streets. After happening upon a color and materials designer who worked on this and the Mazda Miata Super20, we asked for the details on the whats and the whys. We were told that the slight gray wundercar with the superfine metallic was created to showcase a hipper, in-house side of the 2, ? la a Puma sneaker

Filed under: SEMA Show , Convertible , Coupe , Sedan , Performance , Mazda Mazda showcases track-ready sports cars at SEMA – Click above for high-res image gallery Mazda builds plenty of sporty cars that incorporate a fun-to-drive feeling, but calling something a sports car does not automatically equate to a vehicle that is ready for the track. For the 2010 SEMA show , Mazda tweaked a handful of cars to show us just how quickly fun can turn into ferocious . Looking into its stable, Mazda reached in and pulled out a few Mazda2s , a couple of MX-5s , a pair of Mazda3s and an RX-8 , then turned them over to its North American design director, Derek Jenkins.

Filed under: Podcasts , SEMA Show , Cadillac , Chrysler , Dodge , Mazda Click above for the Autoblog Podcast in iTunes, RSS or listen now! It’s time for Episode #202 of the Autoblog Podcast, and the cast of characters keeps on revolving as auto show season starts ramping up. Steven Ewing joins Chris and Dan this week to kck the ball around about SEMA, the Consumer Reports Reliability survey for 2010, the refreshed Dodge Grand Caravan and Avenger and the Cadillac ATS. We wrap it up with your feedback and questions before calling it a night at the hour and a half mark

Filed under: Convertible , Performance , Mazda , Rumormill 2009 Mazda MX-5 – Click above for high-res image gallery Mazda is hard at work on the next-generation MX-5 . We know the automaker has set a target weight of 2,200 pounds for the forthcoming roadster, and it plans to keep weight distribution at the magic 50/50 figure