2006 Mazda lineup.....something is still missing.
Posted: March 23rd, 2006, 4:56 am
I was actually thinking at one point, that the time has come for me to buy a brand spanking new car, ofcourse keeping it in the family i wanted a mazda. I looked at all the models mazda offered for 2006 (as we aproach the 2007 models) and i noticed something is missing. We have the mazda3 which is like a new 323, the mazda6 wich is like the new 626, the redesigned miata (2004 model loooked much better) the rx8 with its rotary engine, and i wont even continue with the mpv or the trucks that i would never consider buying.
What i wanted from a car
-I am still fairly young and unmaried, so what i really wanted is a 2 door coupe with lots and lots of punch (kinda like a klze mx3) only in todays form. (or even stronger)
-So from all the cars mazda has in the lineup it goes as follows.
Mazda3
Really nice looking car but then again its not really my type, the hatchback is to tall off the ground and the engine is not something race-able (in my opinion)
Mazda6
Nice car but too big and a bit to pricey for my budget (again its not a 2 door coupe rocket that i really wish)
Miata
Now this is an amazing car everything i want in it except 1 thing. I would like if necessary to be able to cram 2 people in the back. From time to time even our mx-3's get filled up with 4 people that sit like tuna in a can, but atleast it gets 4 (max6 i managed) passangers from point A to B.
Rx8
Amazing Car! amazing design 4 seater with just a beautiful touch to it. Its just that in this day and age getting a 240hp machine that eats more gas than bmw's new 4.8L V8 monster, is really not worth it. Especially when you dont know if this engine lasts more that 150k as we all know rotary engines are a pain from this point of view.
In the end my complaint to mazda is this. I think (might be VERY WRONG) that when the mx-3 was developed 15 years ago the car market didn't need a mx-3, thus the low sales. But now i would like to have a 200hp+ door 4seat rocket with around 10l/100km to play around with. Especially when thinking that with the new technology that was developed in 15 years (mainstream 6spd manual transmissions etc...)
Just imagine a totally new redesigned mx-3. With all these updated stuff for around 20,000$ (something totally do able). Look at the celica it sold like hot pancakes.
Or i will go tomorow for an RX8 with mazdaspeed6 engine in it.
I really hope mazda will do something about this. Right now except for the Acura RSX and the cobalt, there is no real 2dr (4 seater) coupe out there, (Except ofcourse those "cant touch beasts" that go for 40k or more like the Z etc...)
What i wanted from a car
-I am still fairly young and unmaried, so what i really wanted is a 2 door coupe with lots and lots of punch (kinda like a klze mx3) only in todays form. (or even stronger)
-So from all the cars mazda has in the lineup it goes as follows.
Mazda3
Really nice looking car but then again its not really my type, the hatchback is to tall off the ground and the engine is not something race-able (in my opinion)
Mazda6
Nice car but too big and a bit to pricey for my budget (again its not a 2 door coupe rocket that i really wish)
Miata
Now this is an amazing car everything i want in it except 1 thing. I would like if necessary to be able to cram 2 people in the back. From time to time even our mx-3's get filled up with 4 people that sit like tuna in a can, but atleast it gets 4 (max6 i managed) passangers from point A to B.
Rx8
Amazing Car! amazing design 4 seater with just a beautiful touch to it. Its just that in this day and age getting a 240hp machine that eats more gas than bmw's new 4.8L V8 monster, is really not worth it. Especially when you dont know if this engine lasts more that 150k as we all know rotary engines are a pain from this point of view.
In the end my complaint to mazda is this. I think (might be VERY WRONG) that when the mx-3 was developed 15 years ago the car market didn't need a mx-3, thus the low sales. But now i would like to have a 200hp+ door 4seat rocket with around 10l/100km to play around with. Especially when thinking that with the new technology that was developed in 15 years (mainstream 6spd manual transmissions etc...)
Just imagine a totally new redesigned mx-3. With all these updated stuff for around 20,000$ (something totally do able). Look at the celica it sold like hot pancakes.
Or i will go tomorow for an RX8 with mazdaspeed6 engine in it.
I really hope mazda will do something about this. Right now except for the Acura RSX and the cobalt, there is no real 2dr (4 seater) coupe out there, (Except ofcourse those "cant touch beasts" that go for 40k or more like the Z etc...)