BT-50 Tech Drive

Welcome to Mazda BT-50 Tech Drive

Want to discover how to get the best from the Mazda BT-50? Then tag along with Tech Drive.

Tech Drive is a new video series that showcases the engineering, technology and performance of the award-winning Mazda BT-50.

Tech Drive is presented by Mark Crawshaw, Mazda Australia’s Product Training Senior Specialist. Join Mark in this series of short videos as he puts the BT-50 through its paces at Lerderberg National Park in Bacchus Marsh, Victoria.

Come see why so many Australians choose the Mazda BT-50 – and how you too can enjoy everything it offers.

Let's you rock without roll

Ever driven an older car with a manual gearbox? Then this will be familiar. 

You’re driving up a steep hill and you’ve come to a stop. You push down the clutch pedal and shove the shifter into first gear. Left hand on the handbrake and right hand on the steering wheel. And then that sinking feeling begins to fizz in your stomach.

The car’s going to roll backwards.

You g-e-n-t-l-y press the accelerator pedal with your right foot. Slowly release the handbrake. The car starts to roll backwards. You slam the brake pedal with your right foot!

That fizz in your stomach rises even further.

Mazda has the answer. It’s called Hill Start Assist. It keeps the vehicle’s brakes applied while you move your foot from the brake pedal to the accelerator pedal when you’re setting off up a hill.

In the Mazda BT-50 it’s especially useful when driving off-road.  

Watch the video below and discover how it works.

Get wet without taking a bath

Even the most experienced off-road drivers love a big muddy splash but there are some steps to follow before putting a rubber toe in the water.

How deep is the crossing? Is it flowing too quickly? What’s the underwater surface like? And even though you might have a snorkel fitted, it’s not a reason to dive deep.

With a wading depth of up to 800 mm, crossing water in the Mazda BT-50 can be simple. It’s all about choosing the right conditions and taking the right steps, as you’ll see in this video.

Stops you being a rolling stone at the touch of a button

You don’t need Sir Isaac Newton to tell you a 4x4 ute will accelerate down a steep slope if the driver doesn’t use suitable braking.

Thankfully, the Mazda BT-50 uses a feature called Hill Descent Control, or HDC. It’s designed for slow-speed off-road driving. At the touch of a button, HDC controls the BT-50's braking system to help you drive down steep and slippery terrain in a controlled manner. It lets you concentrate on the path ahead instead of worrying about how much brake pedal pressure to apply.  

Even Newton would enjoy it. Check out this video.

Lights, beeps, action

Off-road driving can require a few changes, both by the driver and to the vehicle.

One of these changes relates to tyres. You will need lower tyres pressures when driving over certain off-road terrain types, such as soft sand.

But how do you reinflate your Mazda BT-50’s tyres after you’ve dropped their pressure levels?

Mark Crawshaw, Mazda Australia’s Product Training Senior Specialist, shows you how. He also reveals how the Mazda BT-50 offers some handy built-in features that make it simple. It’s all in the video below.