James serves as CarsGuide's Deputy Editor, drawing on over four decades of automotive editorial experience gained at Wheels, Drive, Carsales, Motor and Top Gear.

A Virginia couple had barely left a used car dealership when their newly purchased Mazda6 started making a loud, scary noise. Within about 30 minutes, they were contacting the dealer for help. The car ...

GM's 5.3-liter V8 is one of the most common engines in America, but two problems define its reputation: oil consumption in the 2010–2014 engines and lifter failures linked to cylinder deactivation in ...

From dreaded transmission shudder to cracked wheels and costly engine repairs, the C7 has a few secrets every buyer should ...

It wasn’t that long ago that ANC (active noise cancelling) was reserved for only the most expensive headphones. Now it’s become so commonplace that you can find it at every level of the market. ANC ...

I've been a contributing editor for PCMag since 2011. Before that, I was PCMag's lead audio analyst from 2006 to 2011. Even though I'm a freelancer now, PCMag has been my home for well over a decade, ...

Mazda's CX-3 is 11 years old now, but are the running changes made to the light SUV enough to justify it over rivals? The CX-3 has fallen behind the competition. It’s not that it is a bad model in ...

Bethany Allard is a Los Angeles-based shopping reporter at Mashable covering beauty tech, dating, sex and relationships, and headphones. That basically means she puts her hair through a lot, scrolls ...

Smooth, quiet, and stable at speed, the 2025 Mazda 6e Takumi Plus (258 PS) delivers a refined high-speed experience that fits Mazda’s premium electric philosophy. Rather than aggressive performance, ...

Mazda may have called China for help in creating its first Tesla Model Y rival, but that should be no reason to overlook it. We’ve had our first taste on Aussie roads to find out why. It may not be as ...

Noise cancelling technology has come a long way on earbuds, and it only keeps getting better with each new generation. In fact, the tech has become so affordable and so linked with the experience of ...

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