The World Turns - Mazda Stands Still
11-21-2007, 01:32 PM
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The redesigned Mazda 6 craps out excitement. To me it is one of the most exciting future models regardless of manufacturer. 270 hp 3.5 v6 with 6spd manual and AWD. I think you guys are Honda Fanbois looking for a fight
11-22-2007, 04:23 PM
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Im sorry, but there is NO zoom-zoom in any Mazda 3 at all, unless you have a Speed3. I've driven both the 2.0 & the 2.3(which we currently own) in both Sedan & Hatch(which we own) and they have ABSOLUTELY no zoom-zoom. That is unless you account for the fact they use practically the same guage pod as the RX8 but I think that is a common point in a lot of Mazdas right now. The 3 is not sporty what so ever..
11-22-2007, 09:12 PM
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11-26-2007, 12:31 PM
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Gee is this a surprise or what?
"Now we're looking for the next big thing," O'Sullivan says (president and CEO for MNAO http://media.ford.com/mazda/article_...icle_id=15143).
Is that a BIG slip of the tongue or has the CX-9 COTY award + great sales got them scouting around for something to mate with to give birth to the .. Stretch CX-11?
http://www.autoweek.com/apps/pbcs.dl...8/newsletter01
"Some wondered whether buyers would embrace a Mazda tickling $40,000, but sales are growing." {so many puns here}
We need to start an email campaign cluing him in to the "next big thing" we want.... like a bit more effort into the RX-8 (or something like it), perhaps move a model variant up market, along with giving it 100 more ponies via factory FI, and a new wave of buyers could be willing to part with 40 big ones for THAT too.
"Now we're looking for the next big thing," O'Sullivan says (president and CEO for MNAO http://media.ford.com/mazda/article_...icle_id=15143).
Is that a BIG slip of the tongue or has the CX-9 COTY award + great sales got them scouting around for something to mate with to give birth to the .. Stretch CX-11?
http://www.autoweek.com/apps/pbcs.dl...8/newsletter01
"Some wondered whether buyers would embrace a Mazda tickling $40,000, but sales are growing." {so many puns here}
We need to start an email campaign cluing him in to the "next big thing" we want.... like a bit more effort into the RX-8 (or something like it), perhaps move a model variant up market, along with giving it 100 more ponies via factory FI, and a new wave of buyers could be willing to part with 40 big ones for THAT too.
11-26-2007, 12:34 PM
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Gee is this a surprise or what?
"Now we're looking for the next big thing," O'Sullivan says (president and CEO for MNAO http://media.ford.com/mazda/article_...icle_id=15143).
Is that a BIG slip of the tongue or has the CX-9 COTY award + great sales got them scouting around for something to mate with to give birth to the .. Stretch CX-11?
http://www.autoweek.com/apps/pbcs.dl...8/newsletter01
"Some wondered whether buyers would embrace a Mazda tickling $40,000, but sales are growing." {so many puns here}
We need to start an email campaign cluing him in to the "next big thing" we want.... like a bit more effort into the RX-8 (or something like it), perhaps move a model variant up market, along with giving it 100 more ponies via factory FI, and a new wave of buyers could be willing to part with 40 big ones for THAT too.
"Now we're looking for the next big thing," O'Sullivan says (president and CEO for MNAO http://media.ford.com/mazda/article_...icle_id=15143).
Is that a BIG slip of the tongue or has the CX-9 COTY award + great sales got them scouting around for something to mate with to give birth to the .. Stretch CX-11?
http://www.autoweek.com/apps/pbcs.dl...8/newsletter01
"Some wondered whether buyers would embrace a Mazda tickling $40,000, but sales are growing." {so many puns here}
We need to start an email campaign cluing him in to the "next big thing" we want.... like a bit more effort into the RX-8 (or something like it), perhaps move a model variant up market, along with giving it 100 more ponies via factory FI, and a new wave of buyers could be willing to part with 40 big ones for THAT too.
11-26-2007, 12:42 PM
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Gosh I forgot the best line in the whole story!! Shame on me 
"The CX-9 was originally supposed to be a minivan," says Robert Davis, head of product development and quality for Mazda North American Operations.
OMFW
What OTHER secret tidbits has MNAO been withholding from the faithful?
"The CX-9 was originally supposed to be a minivan," says Robert Davis, head of product development and quality for Mazda North American Operations.
OMFW
What OTHER secret tidbits has MNAO been withholding from the faithful?
12-02-2007, 12:58 PM
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A company caters to what sells the most, and if that is their SUV's than you can bet they'll advertise the pants off of them.
The RX-8 has put a dark image on Mazda thanks to the reliability issues and their own poor judgement making. Right now I doubt that it's high on their priority list to facelift a sports car that will have poor sales and questionable reliability.
Given Mazda's support to the SCCA and racing community, I doubt they're about to drop their sport car ideals any time soon. Just give it time and see what the future holds.
The RX-8 has put a dark image on Mazda thanks to the reliability issues and their own poor judgement making. Right now I doubt that it's high on their priority list to facelift a sports car that will have poor sales and questionable reliability.
Given Mazda's support to the SCCA and racing community, I doubt they're about to drop their sport car ideals any time soon. Just give it time and see what the future holds.
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