2008 Mazda B-Series Truck

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By  Marty Padgett, Executive Editor

TheCarConnection.com's editors researched a wide range of road tests of the 2008 Mazda B-Series to write this definitive review. TheCarConnection.com's resident experts also drove the new Mazda B-Series to help you decide which reviews to trust where opinions differ, to add more ... Read full bottom line

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By  Marty Padgett, Executive Editor

 2008 MAZDA B-SERIES STYLING | [6 out of 10] Cars.com: "little has changed" Edmunds: "a true compact pickup" J.D. Power: "more brightwork around the grille and headlamps" The 2008 Mazda B-Series trucks still look like their Ford Ranger counterparts after more than a decade in production. As Edmunds puts it, the 2008 Mazda is "essentially a Ford Ranger wearing different clothes." TheCarConnection.com notes that very few sources have much to say about the Mazda 2008 B-Series' outward appearance at all, except for Kelley Blue Book, which comments that for 2008, Mazda has performed "a front-end freshening, with more brightwork around the grille and headlamps and a raised 'power dome' hood." Car and Driver expresses disappointment that there is no four-door club cab available, although an extended cab is offered as an option. Edmunds reports that the Mazda 2008 B-Series has remained true to its roots by staying relatively small while similar pickups have ... Read full review