Mazda2 headed to North America

[Greenthunder]

Originally Posted by Mouse

My dad had a mazda 3 and it had 130000.00 miles on it and absolutely no problems with it. Mazdas quality has gotten a lot better since the days of the protege.

My first car was a Protege and it didn't give me any problems for the 6 years I owned it

[RacerFreakXXX]

lol... this is funny cuz every mid-low end auto company I know of is releasing a micro car in the next 2 years in the US.

[advocate]

Originally Posted by RacerFreakXXX

lol... this is funny cuz every mid-low end auto company I know of is releasing a micro car in the next 2 years in the US.

My hopes are that we can turn to sensible driving habits across the U.S. and get rid of all these ridiculous Lincoln Navigators and giant lifted trucks and Escalades.

Also I can't wait for the micro car scene to explode so us Yaris / Fit fanatics aren't so lonely

[djct_watt]

Anybody have any updates on this. . . I'm in Thailand and saw a semi-truck carrying a about 6 of these. . . probably to a dealer. But I can't seem to find any behind the wheel information or release dates for the local market here or in the USA.

[jei]

.....if they brought the 3 door over, i'd definitely go mazda lol

[Mouse]

http://consumerguideauto.howstuffwor...1-mazda-21.htm

This is what I've found so far.

[wooverstone8]

Originally Posted by Mouse

http://consumerguideauto.howstuffwor...1-mazda-21.htm

This is what I've found so far.

I like the 2-door. The 4-door is nice too.

[Wattz]

Despite the Yaris' great economy, I absolutely despise the way it handles. This is coming from the previous owner of a Ford Focus.

I also drive my wife's Honda Element a few times a week, and IT HAS BETTER HANDLING than the Yaris!

Really, any handling improvements that can be made to the Yaris are well worth it. Responsiveness, stability, and comfort are the choices available in handling. The trick is that you can only have two of the three in a vehicle. Toyota chose comfort over stability. I can imagine that most other manufacturers of micro cars are going to choose stability over comfort. You can count on it with Mazda, especially with a slogan like "Zoom zoom!"

Love my Yaris, but it is definitely lacking where a lot of other cars will pick up. Then again, Mazda isn't known for its outstanding fuel economy. :)

[Thirty-Nine]

FYI updates:

http://www.subcompactculture.com/200...zda2-info.html

[wooverstone8]

Originally Posted by Thirty-Nine

FYI updates:

http://www.subcompactculture.com/200...zda2-info.html

Too bad Mazda is only bringing the 5-door hatch to the States. I wonder what Mazda will price the Mazda2?

[YarisSedan]

Ford and mazda share a lot of the same stuff now ever since they went to bed together. Whenever i order parts for mazda its funny when it come with a blue sticker that says ford oem on the box.

[supmet]

Originally Posted by Wattz

Despite the Yaris' great economy, I absolutely despise the way it handles. This is coming from the previous owner of a Ford Focus.

I also drive my wife's Honda Element a few times a week, and IT HAS BETTER HANDLING than the Yaris!

Really, any handling improvements that can be made to the Yaris are well worth it. Responsiveness, stability, and comfort are the choices available in handling. The trick is that you can only have two of the three in a vehicle. Toyota chose comfort over stability. I can imagine that most other manufacturers of micro cars are going to choose stability over comfort. You can count on it with Mazda, especially with a slogan like "Zoom zoom!"

Love my Yaris, but it is definitely lacking where a lot of other cars will pick up. Then again, Mazda isn't known for its outstanding fuel economy. :)

Buy a sway bar and springs if you want better handling. I've driven an element, and I don't know how you define handling, but I would have a hard time saying it handles better in any way, other than being slightly smoother.

Originally Posted by YarisSedan

Ford and mazda share a lot of the same stuff now ever since they went to bed together. Whenever i order parts for mazda its funny when it come with a blue sticker that says ford oem on the box.

When I had my chevy prizm/corolla, it was usually about 30% of the price to buy corolla parts. My rear quarter glass was 127 at the chevy dealership without weather stripping, and 40 dollars at toyota with the stripping.

The mazda looks ok. I'll wait a few years to see if they randomly explode or anything. My brother has a 6 that isn't too horrible.

[Thirty-Nine]

I'd love to see some market info on the three-door market. Yaris, Accent, and MINI are the only subcompact three doors for sale. Understandably, I understand more companies don't offer a three door here due to low take rates. However, if they're not offered more often, how can we buy them?

I'd bet Hyundai sells more three doors than it does four-door sedan Accents. Not sure about the Yaris.

[jei]

i like this mazda2 a lot, but i think its really lame that we aren't getting the 3 door...smh

[Mouse]

Thank you Mazda....Mazda knows how to do it right...In reality the Fiesta is the one that was derived from the Mazda2. The Mazda2 has been out since 2007.

Here are the concepts: http://forum.miata.net/vb/showthread...hreadid=357652

[thebarber]

tasty

[marcus]

what about mazdaspeed2

[kargoboy]

Originally Posted by marcus

what about mazdaspeed2

That's the one I'm waiting for. They had better make it.