Mazda thinks small as it takes the road less travelled

Mazda has long prided itself as being one of the automotive industry’s outliers, remaining independent rather than part of a large group, and not following the crowd. So the news that it will launch its first electric car later this year shouldn’t be all that surprising. What may raise eyebrows is the route it intends to take, as we discovered when given the chance to drive an early development prototype.

Ignore the apparent ...