In 1985 Mazda was seducedby the siren known as rallying, resulting in the production of the turbocharged and AWD 323 GTX. Having shown real promise during the 1986 season, the Mazda was seen as a big ...

Cars with turbocharging and all-wheel drive have been commonplace for decades now, but such was not the case back in the 1980s. Mazda wanted to compete in Group A rally competition back then, though, ...

The little turbocharged Mazda 323 GTX that helped kick off the hot hatchback market slipped into the U.S. market almost under the radar, selling less than 1,300 units here. The GTX was introduced to ...

Nigel first entered the world of automotive journalism in the mid-80s, working for what was then the “bible” of weekly automotive content - Motoring News. Those were the days of tip-tap typewriters, ...

In the late 1980s, if you really wanted to buy a definitive hot hatch, you would cut a check to Volkswagen for its Golf GTI. Here, you’d get a car with perfectly balanced performance as well as ...