17 July 2014

New Mazda2 revealed

The new generation Mazda2 goes on sale in Japan in the autumn and later on in European markets, writes Brian Byrne.

The car will be powered by a 1.5 petrol engine in a number of power outputs, and when it comes to Europe it will have a completely new 1.5 diesel.

More than 2.4m Mazda2s have been sold globally since the model was first launched in 1996. In some markets it is badged as the Demio.