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Discover the engineering marvel behind Mazda's Skyactiv-D 2.2 diesel engine, and what lies ahead for diesel fuel. Mazda unveiled the second-generation CX-5 in 2016 and promised buyers they would soon ...

After military service a career as war correspondent was on the cards. But then an exclusive bursar programme in automotive journalism came 'a-knockin' - and so a 26-year journey spanning newspapers, ...

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