protege5 - mazda3 = mazda2

[enry]

http://www.mazda.sk/frontend/autosalon.php?car=20#

Link speaks for itself.

[Doc]

Hehehe

[anarchistchiken]

ewwwwwwwwwwww

[Doc]

Hehehe

[pdhaudio83]

werd. what we dont see in the us....

http://www.mazda.de/drive/mazda2/mazda2vari.asp

[uclap5]

the demio owns you. FEAR THE DEMIO!!!

[Doc]

check this out
http://www.mazda.sk/frontend/index.php

[PeaB0dy]

Father had a Demio as a rental, was pretty nice, but small..

Was a peppy little car..

They should bring it here to N/A

I hate these big cars and suv's (Stupid Ugly Vehicles..)

[mountjonas]

they need to offer something like this over here

http://www.mazdamp3.com/members/mountjonas/323_c.jpg

[enry]

navigator system in protege?

[wongpres]

Yeah, in Japan, the Familia (our Protege/Pro5) has both navigation and HID's as options.

[p5sundevil]

well since the rest of the dash looks the same could u not buy the navi and wire it into your car? I know there would be additional hardware to get a navi system up and running but aftermarket suystems are used all the time, might as well try an OEM swap.

would be tight if it could accept video input =)

[dragonbabe79]

Well anit that nice....

[PeaB0dy]

I belive this is a Mazda 2 too...

[dragonbabe79]

that it is.

[InitialDMP5]

i wonder if Mazda would bring that out to compete with the scion xA, and mini...probably not.

[wongpres]

Originally posted by PeaB0dy
I belive this is a Mazda 2 too...

That's the Mazda MX Runabout, which was the concept car version of the Mazda2 (just like the MX Sportif is the concept version of the Mazda3).

That picture in particular was from the '03 Canadian International Auto Show. Mazda Canada brought it there to gauge interest for possibly introducing the Mazda2 to Canada (to compete against the new Toyota Echo hatch). It didn't generate enough interest.

[PeaB0dy]

I think the Mazda 2 will be coming.

Well it's because of 2 other companies, Toyota, with the Echo, and Suzuki, with the swift, it's making a come back, looks cute too..

Honda may also be testing the waters with the civic hatch, and seeing it's reception, I have seen the 4 door, and is just as ugly.

The echo of course will only look good as a cube from the wreckers..

[enry]

In what category would the Mazda2 be classified?
Sub Sub "damn that's tiny" compact?

[uclap5]

these cars are refered to as B-sector cars in some websites/ magazines.

for example: http://www.cardesignnews.com/news/2002/020809mazda-2demio/index.html

cars like the smart i think are categorized as ultra-compact or ultra sub compact.

[anarchistchiken]

Wow, just ewwwwwww.

[enigM@]

mazda, wut's goin o0o0o0o0on

[PeaB0dy]

There are smaller cars than these on the market too..

We should all be moving to smaller cars. SUV's are pointless and stupid, guzzle tons of gas, and do the samething any car can pretty much do..

I have been in a Demio (the car the pic is based on..) and it's ver comfortable..

They do wonders, unlike the toyota echoe, where no one can fit in, in this car, it's actually roomy..

It would be good for those people who commute a lot, and don't care for the drive, just want to get to one place or another..

smaller cars are better too, more fun, and with minor upgrades to suspension and engine, are fast and fun.

[bruce95fmla]

i like it

[NegatiZE]

I think Mazda should bring it over to NA. Of course it wouldn't mix too well w/ all these Excusrsions and Hummers running around. :rolleyes:

[YuYuRena]

Ahh could it be a k-class invasion?? with all these fuss about awd and jdm, people might be like hey let's sup up this mini-car, and drop the car .00001mm and put hid on it with a spoiler as tall as the car.

[YuYuRena]

Just the last part is sarcasm, FYI.

[melicha8]

Originally posted by enry
http://www.mazda.sk/frontend/autosalon.php?car=20#

Link speaks for itself.

Your math is all wrong. 5-3=oogly

[RyanBlueP5]

Originally posted by melicha8
Your math is all wrong. 5-3=oogly

I think the Mazda 2 will be for Europe only. When I was in France this past summer, I think the entire time I was down there I spotted 2, THAT's TWO, Mazdas. Mazda, if I'm not mistaken, had no "econo" cars. Smallest was the P5 which would be considered a big ass car to them.

First of all, small cars are needed to navigate the streets in the very old cities. Streets are damn narrowl, and parking is damn near impossible to come by. They litteraly park 1cm apart. Once you park you ain't going anywhere until the guy in front, or in back of you leaves...:(

Secondly, gas prices are CRAZY expensive down there. I paid a WHOPING 1.20 euros a liter!!!! Converted to CDN = $1.88 / L. (And we bitch when it hits 90 cents a liter) Small cars are a must, and Mazda is just trying to get in on the action!!! In terms of comparable cars... VW polo, Reneau Clio, opel coras 1.2, or even the S.M.A.R.T etc... it isn't so bad looking.

[mazdadan]

Nice, now if only Mazda would start offering diesel engines in the US. They have much more torque, better mileage, and are more reliable.