Mazda is the latest brand to find itself in the middle of a fight over subscription features on cars after quietly removing remote start functionality from key fobs in 2021. Since then, remote start ...

This feature used to be included with its cars. Like it or not, subscriptions are the new norm for everything we like. Anything and everything you can think of can be made better with a subscription.

Mazda Connected Services is a group of features offered by the automaker for the first three years of ownership. Now, it’s officially moving several of those features under a $10 monthly subscription.

When you shop through retailer links on our site, we may earn affiliate commissions. 100% of the fees we collect are used to support our nonprofit mission. Learn more. Remote start is a nifty feature ...