Zoom-Zoom Concentrated

Last month, Gear Patrol was invited to be amongst the very first folks in North America to get keys to the brand new 2011 Mazda2. Naturally, we were keen to accept the offer where we sojourned to Montreal to get our hands, feet, and butts-in-seat on Mazda’s forthcoming compact – an award-winning vehicle that’s garnered almost 50 worldwide accolades including the 2008 World Car of the Year at the New York International Auto Show. With over 400,000 of the Mazda2’s having been sold in Europe and Japan over the past few years, there’s no doubt this diminutive Zoom-Zoom packs in Mazda’s trademark styling and sporty appeal for fans of the growing B-car segment. Read on to get our driving impressions and hear our thoughts on the 2.


We know, the last thing you need is another re-usable water bottle. The noble crusade against plastic bottles and the great BPA scare have left us with enough re-usable canteens to bottle the Pacific much less any idea what’s eco-friendly and what’s cancer-inducing. 



