Mazda Opens the Floodgates

SupaFoo · Jan 30, 2004, 8:59 PM

With Mazda's recent insurgence of new models it looks like they're trying to add to the Miata "zoom" of zoom-zoom.

So, what are your opinions of the new Mazda 6, Mazda 3 and Rx-8?

Personally, i love the Rx-8's engine (see sig) and the look as well and the Mazda 3 and 6 continue the Protoge's legacy of sporty sedans that come in a variety of flavors (think civic).

Btw if you vote option 3 or 5 you SUCK!

White-Night · Jan 30, 2004, 9:29 PM

lets see the old lantis against the new mazda 3 there is no way to compare , the 3 is much better , it have good road behaviour , its comfort unlike the old one which will give he a read bad feeling in the back after 5 minutes on the seat and the price is reasnable .

the 6 series is great compared with the old 626 , its better in every aspect the interior is great for the price , the engine isn't lazy comfort and better behaviour that all its components ( the C5 , accord , toyota owens ( don't know what you call it but its the 2 liter version and more ) so its an other plus for the company .

the mazda MX5 is a real cool ride with a rear wheel drive and after adding a tuebo its great ( i just had a problem getting in

) low on the road great road behaviour what can you ask more ..... oh ya it have a really low price compared with other components .

the RX8 i cant say i never drove it but i heard its great .. but they have the new engine in it so its an other plus !

mazda are well known as cars that don't have a weekly ticket to the garage so thats an other plus .

many the cars are really good , i never see my self buying a mazda ( i prefer an older german bimmer ) but thats only me , the company got real better , i hated the old mazda .

i think that should be enough

Rouin · Jan 30, 2004, 9:57 PM

although... i'm not too sure i'm dazzled about ford's ownership of it. when exactly did ford buy out mazda? anyone know?

my family had a mazda mpv for a number of years, and unfortunately it started to break down at around 95k miles. it's got a ford engine in it, am i correct? for some reason i blame that on ford although i could be wrong. i usually connect japanese engines to longevity...

B Deuce · Jan 30, 2004, 10:28 PM

Ford owns 33% of Mazda

Mazda builds 4 Cyl and Rotary Engines only now. Any V6 or higher is built by Ford.

Mazda6 4Cyl is coo. Wouldn't take the Mazda6 V6 since it shares the engine with Taurus/Sable.

The ride's gonna end soon. Mazda6 will have Ford/Mercury Twins soon, and Mazda3 will be the platform for the next Ford Focus (that's not bad).

dark_hunter · Jan 30, 2004, 11:09 PM

Your question: Mazda going in the right direction?
My answer: Yes, but I don't like the RX-8

BluCamSS · Jan 30, 2004, 11:23 PM

The new 3 is the best car in its class by far....
BUT the 6 is under-powered and bland....
The RX-8 is god awful ugly...

igaboj · Jan 31, 2004, 12:51 PM

mazda 6 (V6) uses a ford taurus engine?????

IT SUX NOW!

it looked pretty good tho..

but the 3 is NICE

jimkk29 · Jan 31, 2004, 4:35 PM

Mazda is definitely going to the right direction.
(where right direction = many more sales)
Their cars are really better now compared to the past, with nice designs, nice interiors, good engines, japanese reliability and very very good road behaviour.

Geo_x · Jan 31, 2004, 4:51 PM

Yeah, i think Mazda is going to the right direction with full speed! ! ! Now, about their models, their all good, RX8 is an awesome car, sport design, RWD, 230HP, need anything else? I dont think so. 3 sedan is cool, 3 hatchback is also cool (hope the release it with 3 doors and lot of HP, 200+ for ex.), 6 is going to be awesome with the new 2.2L engine and the 280HP, personally i don't like much the MX5 but i know that is fun to drive, and at last their planning to release their small supercar, u know the one with the 4 rotors! ! ! So. . .

dark_hunter · Feb 02, 2004, 8:41 PM

One more thing: I think they need to work on their commercials in Canada

TheCivicProject · Feb 03, 2004, 10:37 AM

Quote:

The new 3 is the best car in its class by far....
BUT the 6 is under-powered and bland....
The RX-8 is god awful ugly...

Personally I think you're right, however, the RX-8 looks good at some angles. But my tru opinion about Mazda is simple: They are owned by ford. Mazda in the past has made crappy transmissions, and many of the cars do quit around 100k miles. A lot of my friends drove MX-6's, 626's, and they all seemed to crap the bed around 100k miles. Mazda may be doing better, we'll have to see in the next three years how well these cars are.

Raith83 · Feb 03, 2004, 2:37 PM

I just wanna point out that I like all the new Mazda CARS. read: I still strongly dislike SUV's(Tirbute) and the Series-B truck looks fairly worthless. They need to drop the Renesis into a 3 and they'll be set

That'd be a seriosuly quick little screamer. (RWD would help too)

dark_hunter · Feb 03, 2004, 5:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheCivicProject

we'll have to see in the next three years how well these cars are.

Yeah, we have to wait and see :P
One of my friends has a 6 and I will tell you guys if anything goes wrong with it

Darkwolf · Jun 06, 2004, 6:28 AM

Egads, Ford owns part of Mazda??? Not good, not good at all...

SubaruKid37 · Jun 06, 2004, 11:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Darkwolf

Egads, Ford owns part of Mazda??? Not good, not good at all...

Can you please stop bringing up 5 month old topics, its boring and annoying

Jan 30, 2004, 8:59 PM	#1
SupaFoo Starting Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 8	Mazda Opens the Floodgates With Mazda's recent insurgence of new models it looks like they're trying to add to the Miata "zoom" of zoom-zoom. So, what are your opinions of the new Mazda 6, Mazda 3 and Rx-8? Personally, i love the Rx-8's engine (see sig) and the look as well and the Mazda 3 and 6 continue the Protoge's legacy of sporty sedans that come in a variety of flavors (think civic). Btw if you vote option 3 or 5 you SUCK! __________________ Rotary Engines 0wn j00 f00

Jan 30, 2004, 9:29 PM	#2
White-Night Enthusiast Join Date: May 2003 Location: At The Steering Wheel Posts: 1,035	lets see the old lantis against the new mazda 3 there is no way to compare , the 3 is much better , it have good road behaviour , its comfort unlike the old one which will give he a read bad feeling in the back after 5 minutes on the seat and the price is reasnable . the 6 series is great compared with the old 626 , its better in every aspect the interior is great for the price , the engine isn't lazy comfort and better behaviour that all its components ( the C5 , accord , toyota owens ( don't know what you call it but its the 2 liter version and more ) so its an other plus for the company . the mazda MX5 is a real cool ride with a rear wheel drive and after adding a tuebo its great ( i just had a problem getting in ) low on the road great road behaviour what can you ask more ..... oh ya it have a really low price compared with other components . the RX8 i cant say i never drove it but i heard its great .. but they have the new engine in it so its an other plus ! mazda are well known as cars that don't have a weekly ticket to the garage so thats an other plus . many the cars are really good , i never see my self buying a mazda ( i prefer an older german bimmer ) but thats only me , the company got real better , i hated the old mazda . i think that should be enough __________________ I Don't Drive Fast ... I Fly Low

Jan 30, 2004, 11:09 PM	#5
dark_hunter Forum Guru Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Canada Posts: 3,494	Your question: Mazda going in the right direction? My answer: Yes, but I don't like the RX-8 __________________ [End of Post]

Jan 31, 2004, 12:51 PM	#7
igaboj Forum Guru Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: The Golden State Posts: 3,600	mazda 6 (V6) uses a ford taurus engine????? IT SUX NOW! it looked pretty good tho.. but the 3 is NICE __________________ It's pronounced "Eye-Guh-Boe-Jay"

Jan 31, 2004, 4:51 PM	#9
Geo_x Poster Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 312	Yeah, i think Mazda is going to the right direction with full speed! ! ! Now, about their models, their all good, RX8 is an awesome car, sport design, RWD, 230HP, need anything else? I dont think so. 3 sedan is cool, 3 hatchback is also cool (hope the release it with 3 doors and lot of HP, 200+ for ex.), 6 is going to be awesome with the new 2.2L engine and the 280HP, personally i don't like much the MX5 but i know that is fun to drive, and at last their planning to release their small supercar, u know the one with the 4 rotors! ! ! So. . . __________________ [url=www.coltclub.gr]Proud Member of the Hellenic Colt//Club[/url] Because... Greeks do it better!

Jan 30, 2004, 9:57 PM	#3
Rouin Inexperienced Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 833	although... i'm not too sure i'm dazzled about ford's ownership of it. when exactly did ford buy out mazda? anyone know? my family had a mazda mpv for a number of years, and unfortunately it started to break down at around 95k miles. it's got a ford engine in it, am i correct? for some reason i blame that on ford although i could be wrong. i usually connect japanese engines to longevity...

Jan 30, 2004, 10:28 PM	#4
B Deuce Poster Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: SacTOWN CA Posts: 184	Ford owns 33% of Mazda Mazda builds 4 Cyl and Rotary Engines only now. Any V6 or higher is built by Ford. Mazda6 4Cyl is coo. Wouldn't take the Mazda6 V6 since it shares the engine with Taurus/Sable. The ride's gonna end soon. Mazda6 will have Ford/Mercury Twins soon, and Mazda3 will be the platform for the next Ford Focus (that's not bad).

Jan 30, 2004, 11:23 PM	#6
BluCamSS Forum Guru Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Better places! Posts: 2,277	The new 3 is the best car in its class by far.... BUT the 6 is under-powered and bland.... The RX-8 is god awful ugly...

Jan 31, 2004, 4:35 PM	#8
jimkk29 SCF Moderator Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Athens, Greece Posts: 7,080	Mazda is definitely going to the right direction. (where right direction = many more sales) Their cars are really better now compared to the past, with nice designs, nice interiors, good engines, japanese reliability and very very good road behaviour.

Feb 02, 2004, 8:41 PM	#10
dark_hunter Forum Guru Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Canada Posts: 3,494	One more thing: I think they need to work on their commercials in Canada __________________ [End of Post]

Feb 03, 2004, 2:37 PM	#12
Raith83 Tokyo Xtreme Racer 4 life Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Toledo / Ohio / U.S.A. Posts: 1,667	I just wanna point out that I like all the new Mazda CARS. read: I still strongly dislike SUV's(Tirbute) and the Series-B truck looks fairly worthless. They need to drop the Renesis into a 3 and they'll be set That'd be a seriosuly quick little screamer. (RWD would help too) __________________ [color=green]"I don't break the rules, I bend them......alot"[/color]

Jun 06, 2004, 6:28 AM	#14
Darkwolf Junior Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Somewhere in OH, U.S.A. Posts: 43	Egads, Ford owns part of Mazda??? Not good, not good at all...

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