mazda 2

[hhcchen]

http://www.mazda-madness.nl/nieuws/fmz2a.jpg
http://www.mazda-madness.nl/nieuws/fmz2c.jpg
http://www.mazda-madness.nl/nieuws/fmz2d.jpg
- Will be shown at the Geneva Motor Show
- A 3-door will come too
- 1.3 75hp + 1.5 103hp engines
- length: 3.88 meter. Width: 1.69 meter
- Build in Japan instead of Europe

[hasher22]

looks like an updated version of the yaris

[Black Yaris]

:laughabove: I second that

[bigsky2]

Looks like a direct rival to the Yaris platform.

[hasher22]

http://www.nissan.co.nz/images/vehicle/tiida/tiida_left_panel.jpg
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http://www.auto-adrenalina.com/images2/Yaris%2001.jpg
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http://www.mazda-madness.nl/nieuws/fmz2a.jpg

hehehe i was bored

[Treyz]

wow .. i actually like it from side profile and back. Yaris still has the better body lines on the front though.

[ChinoCharles]

The front end is soooooo Ford.

Gorgeous profile though.

[Treyz]

http://www.nissan.co.nz/images/vehicle/tiida/tiida_left_panel.jpg
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http://www.auto-adrenalina.com/images2/Yaris%2001.jpg
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http://www.mazda-madness.nl/nieuws/fmz2a.jpg

hehehe i was bored
BWAHAHAHA!!!

I saw this after I posted

But yet sooo true!!!

[bigsky2]

nice hasher :smile:

[Blenjar]

Looks nice...im guessing the mpg will go over 40+ with the 75 HP..

-- Blen

[eTiMaGo]

A Mazdaspeed 2 would be interesting if they follow the same guidelines as the 3... droool...

[ECHOKnight2000]

Looks nice! I like it! I hope it would get credible mpg. Anyword if it will come to the U.S.? I love hatches especially cool and funky looking ones (Yaris included:wink:) I love that green color, my fav. :wub:
Mazda could use a car below the Mazda3. I wonder if Ford will use the Mazda2 platform for any possible small car, seems likely if it were to happen, cuts costs down from created a new car.
:thumbsup:

[Black Yaris]

A Mazdaspeed 2 would be interesting if they follow the same guidelines as the 3... droool...

I saw a mazdaspeed 3 at the Auto show.... They look bad ass..

[eTiMaGo]

And according to a couple of reviews I read, they drive badass too...

[ChinoCharles]

For a starting price of just under $23,000, that car had better drive REALLY badass.

[eTiMaGo]

ahhahahahaa yeah that's always a good point :biggrin:

[hasher22]

i love mazda 3's..............that was my 1st choice of a car...2nd was a yaris....3rd was a tiida.....

i cant drive big cars :(

[eTiMaGo]

I stongly considered it as well... but... almost double the price of a Yaris... and no manual transmission option on the 1.8 liter engine, only 1.6... How crap is that?

[ChinoCharles]

Almost as "crap" as us not getting tachs.

[Nutzoids]

Almost as "crap" as us not getting tachs.

:laughabove: :bellyroll: :laughabove: :bellyroll: :laughabove: :bellyroll: :laughabove: :bellyroll: :laughabove: :bellyroll: :laughabove: :bellyroll:

:cry:

Chino... this is for you!
+582

:evil:

[ChinoCharles]

WOOT!

[eTiMaGo]

true, true... At least an external tach can be added semi-easily... Transmission swap? a little more involved...

[ChinoCharles]

You've got a point there!

Man, we're just full of points tonight.

[I need to go to bed, LOL]

[eTiMaGo]

yeah better be careful we don't poke our eyes out with all those sharp points :laugh:

But this got me thinking, out of curiosity, in the US, do most models of japanese imported cars have a manual transmission option?

[ChinoCharles]

Badum-CHA! :bellyroll:

I would say most small cars have a manual option. Doesn't matter if they're imports or domestic.

Less and less larger cars have a true manual option. A handfull have tiptronic, but it isn't the same as stomping that clutch.

In short, American drivers are sissies.

[eTiMaGo]

It's a sad state here too... even the "sport" models (new ford focus with 2.0 engine, or Mazda 3 sport wagon for example) are automatic only... I had to go with the bottom trim level of the Yaris since that's the only one with a manual... so what, manual transmissions are a status symbol of the poor? :laugh:

[Yaris Revenge]

Weird. You realize that the new Smart Fortwo with a 900cc 3 cylinder engine will be producing 15 more HP than the 1.3 L Mazda 2, right? Something about that just seems wrong... :iono:

It better get some DARN good mileage, if that's the case!

it IS a sharp little thing, though.

~YR

[captainzerocool]

It's a sad state here too... even the "sport" models (new ford focus with 2.0 engine, or Mazda 3 sport wagon for example) are automatic only... I had to go with the bottom trim level of the Yaris since that's the only one with a manual... so what, manual transmissions are a status symbol of the poor? :laugh:

The One that Charles says Bases at $22K is the MazdaSpeed 3 or Mazda 3 MPS. That is a six speed manual ONLY.

2.3L 250Hp FTW!

I think I may get that car instead of the Yaris. :thumbup:

[captainzerocool]

The front end is soooooo Ford.

Gorgeous profile though.


Mazda is the only Ford "product" making money nowadays.

[dansides]

don,t mazda smoke more from the exhaust then tires seems when i see a car blowing smoke more often then not it is mazda if not a toyota get a honda or a nissan just what i have come to know in over half a :burnrubber: century its your money just have fun:smile:

[captainzerocool]

don,t mazda smoke more from the exhaust then tires seems when i see a car blowing smoke more often then not it is mazda if not a toyota get a honda or a nissan just what i have come to know in over half a :burnrubber: century its your money just have fun:smile:


Huh? I'm sorry, but I don't understand what you said.

[hhcchen]

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[eTiMaGo]

anyone else see a strong resemblance to the peugeot 207?

[yrsdrgn]

I heard that Ford owns part of Peugeot (or the company that makes them.) Don't quote me on that as I'm not too sure of it myself.

[ChinoCharles]

That looks a lot like some other car I've seen before... :laugh:

[static808]

i gotta admit, the exterior and interior design aint thaaat bad. almost every mazda out there looks pretty damn good, even their mazda5, which we considered alongside our sienna. but the interior layout will make any aftermarket stereos and/or in-dash navis quite difficult. and the fun of getting these inexpensive compacts is customizing the crap out of it...

--B

[spkrman]

Looks nice! I like it! I hope it would get credible mpg. Anyword if it will come to the U.S.? I love hatches especially cool and funky looking ones (Yaris included:wink:) I love that green color, my fav. :wub:
Mazda could use a car below the Mazda3. I wonder if Ford will use the Mazda2 platform for any possible small car, seems likely if it were to happen, cuts costs down from created a new car.
:thumbsup:

ford will be coming out with the festiva... seriously :thumbup:

[spkrman]

The front end is soooooo Ford.

Gorgeous profile though.

The front end... :thumbdown: :thumbdown: :thumbdown: :thumbdown:

Why integrate the radio into the dash, a low quality one at that???? Major gigantic PITA to swap out and maintain a stock look.

I couldnt do it... it would have alot of ground to make up for those 2 shortcomings.

[ECHOKnight2000]

ford will be coming out with the festiva... seriously :thumbup:


Yeah there's an article that Ford is coming out with a small car more than likely based off the Mazda2 but I rather buy a car with the Mazda badge on it.:thumbsup:

[St_G]

The only part of that car I don't like the looks of is the Trapper Keeper design on the seats. The front end also isn't ideal, but I could live with it, since eveything else is so very, very nice. Another score for Mazda, imo.

[jdubau55]

Def not gonna be in the same price range as the Yaris. I do like that shifter placement though.

[hhcchen]

no need to panic now...
it's not a competition for yaris...
according to most internet resources,
ford is not even planning to bring it over here... at least not in a short time...
one guy in a mazda forum even emailed mazda... they said no plan to bring it here...
ford will bring a crappy version of this here though...
it will be made in brazil...
as usual... ford always keep better cars out of america...
so... yaris will still rule...

[swng]

Some more news here. Still no clue about if it will come to North America.
http://news.en.autos.sympatico.msn.ca/article.aspx?cp-documentid=3235262

[hasher22]

i really like the look of the new mazda 2's.......they really styled it up....(copying the yaris) ha

but the grille where the mazda symbol is could use some work, they shouldnt have put those 2 wing things on the grille.

[Yaris Revenge]

Def not gonna be in the same price range as the Yaris. I do like that shifter placement though.

I don't see how it couldn't be in the Yaris price range... you can get a Mazda 3 starting @ $14,500, so a step down would inherently be a few thousand less.

~YR

[Ran Kizama]

They stole our A/C vents!! Those b*stards!!!

[Yaris Revenge]

Boy howdy, they DID, didn't they?

~YR