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Top Mainstream Residual? Look to Mazda.

Mazda has quietly risen to the top of the residual-value heap among mainstream brands, edging out Subaru and Honda.

According to Automotive News, Automotive Lease Guide projects that 2010 Mazda cars and trucks will retain an average of 54.1 percent of their sticker price after 36 months, up 10 percentage points from the 2005 projection. 

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Mazda Tribute is Least Expensive SUV to Insure

As Insure.com initially reported, the Mazda Tribute I SUV is the least-expensive vehicle to insure in the U.S. today when configured with a four-cylinder engine a FWD only. All told, it will cost you an average of $1070.25 to insure annually, just $25.01 than the runner-up Honda Odyssey LX. Splurging on AWD won't hurt you much either, as the four-cylinder Tribute I with AWD is just $1103.29 per year on average and ranks third. Interestingly enough, the top 20 least-expensive vehicles to insure are all vans and SUVs.

Naturally, the Tribute also earns the distinction of being the least-expensive SUV to insure as well as the least-expensive vehicle to insure overall.

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Motortrend Names Mazda MX-5 Miata Best Drop Top Under $30K

Every convertible should bring a smile to its owner's face. With the 2010 Mazda MX-5 Miata, that smile will be wider and last longer. Now in the second half of its third generation, Mazda's Miata may have grown a bit larger and more powerful (not to mention safer), but it still begs to be thrown around curves.

"The MX-5 has an unbelievable sense of balance and control," MotorTrend said in a test of the 2010 convertible.

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Top Mainstream Residual? Look to Mazda.
Mazda has quietly risen to the top of the residual-value heap among mainstream brands, edging out ...
Mazda Tribute is Least Expensive SUV to Insure
As Insure.com initially reported, the Mazda Tribute I SUV is the least-expensive vehicle to insure ...
Motortrend Names Mazda MX-5 Miata Best Drop Top Under $30K
Every convertible should bring a smile to its owner's face. With the 2010 Mazda MX-5 Miata, that smile ...