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Our rapid-fire roundup of things we find attractive (and a few that turn us off) on the XT5 Sport cuddles up among our most popular news articles of the past week.

The 2021 Mazda CX-30 is refined in many ways, elevating it to a value alternative to many entry-level luxury SUVs, but it lacks too many commonsense attributes.

In terms of straight value, which compact sedan is best for the money? We took eight popular small sedans for the 2021 model year and stacked them up.

For 2021, Mazda added the first turbocharged engine to the Mazda3 since the nameplate’s MazdaSpeed days. Read our take on the hits and misses.

Several auto manufacturers have improved their model-year 2021 headlight options by eliminating or updating inferior choices, earning such cars the Top Safety Pick Plus recommendation.

Mazda is expanding the lineup of its tiny CX-30 for 2021 with a peppy new engine, and the automaker just released pricing that puts the subcompact SUV into premium territory.

Here are the top 10 news stories Cars.com readers couldn’t get enough of in the past week.

The 2021 Mazda3 is among the most fun-to-drive cars in its class. But for daily driving, many competitors are easier to live with.

Consumer Reports released the results of its 2020 Auto Reliability Survey, with Mazda claiming the top spot as the most reliable car brand.

Here are the results of our Affordable Small SUV Challenge, which pits the defending champion Subaru Crosstrek against the Chevrolet Trailblazer, Kia Seltos and Mazda CX-30.