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Old 07-11-2025, 05:05 AM   #31
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Originally Posted by supafamous View Post
If they didn't say it you'd never know it was 4.5" longer than the current car. Exterior wise I think they did a really nice job with the outside (and Soul Red is such a nice red). Don't love that the HVAC controls are in the touch screen but I can live with it.

Bit puzzled that the hybrid won't show up till 2027 yet they launch this anyways (and it won't show up till Spring 2026) - not like the current one is not selling well.

Overall, this looks like a winner once the hybrid shows up (and if the hybrid is good).

Aside: I'm completely baffled at how Mazda spends their R&D dollars on so many powertrains. It's nuts and a huge waste. A turbo six, a compression ignition gas engine, a PHEV, a silly EV (MX-30), a Toyota hybrid, a soon to be new Skyactiv-Z engine, and exploration on rotaries that never ends all on top of their Skyactiv-G engines. There's no way that's good spending.
They’re basically Japanese Saab.
Instead of night mode and fighter jet stuff, fanboys love the knobs n Jinba Ittai bs

They blow money on all sorts of weird shit, get acquired by a bigger company than wants their engine tech.

GM got Saab’s turbo expertise & turbo 4
Toyota used Skyactiv expertise to build Dynamic Force
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