Ever wish you could re-vamp your look without changing your personal style? A new haircut or outfit might be the answer for you, but in the automobile world this situation calls for one word: "redesign." And, in a recent interview, Robert Davis, Senior Vice President of U.S. operations for Mazda, announced that the franchise will produce four redesigned models by 2014.

The first of these redesigned models will be the updated CX-5 in the spring of 2012. It will be followed by redesigns of the Mazda6 sedan, along with redesigns of the MX-5 Miata, Mazda3, and CX-9 in 2013. The platform used for these new models will be the first one not shared with Ford Motor Co., since Ford sold its stake in Mazda in 2006. The company will now be operating solely on their own platforms and will no longer be sharing their new powertrain technologies with Ford.

The biggest news about these updated models is their new gasoline and powertrain technologies, which will boost both fuel economy and power. By 2016, Mazda plans to also add hybrid technologies, and stop-start, regenerative braking on several models.  The new CX model, as an example of redesign, will employ the Minagi concept revealed at this year's Geneva Motor Show. The Managi's new design theme, or Shinari concept, titled "KODO-Soul of Motion," will create a bolder front view  and dynamic styling of the Mazda CX-5 and will use a range of breakthrough SKYACTIV technologies.

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