Isn't this the car that we were talking about a week or two that was supposed to have a rotary in it?
Isn't this the car that we were talking about a week or two that was supposed to have a rotary in it?
Keith wrote:monark192 wrote:You'll notice that it's going awayNOHOME wrote: How many ways can I express my contempt for the "brows" over the front wheels that have been deemed a Mazda standard? They are the reason I don't own a new Miata, they are the reason the wife unit just purchased a Nissan Versa instead of a Mazda 3. I have held on to the Protege for almost 10 years hopping this person at Mazda styling would get off the ugly button, but neither me or the Protege are going to be able to wait much longer!I actually dont mind the brows but the big silly grin on everything is starting to wear on me.This car definitely does not have the big silly grin.
And none too soon. You'd think that a styling feature that was that universally disliked wouldn't have made it into production on one car, no less 5 of them.
The new Takeri concept car hints at next generation Mazda6 will be unveiled at the Tokyo Auto Show late next month. The vehicle will come out a new regenerative braking system. The brakes will power the car's electrical functions and thereby conserve fuel. The introduction of a new regenerative braking system takes the fuel-saving technology even further. The system generates electricity whenever the brake is pressed. That electricity is stored in capacitors and employed later to power electrical functions of the car.
Keith wrote: Why would it be RWD? The 626/Mazda6 has been FWD for 30 years. It would be like a RWD Accord. You know, you could almost stick a Jaguar badge on that thing legitimately.
Or maybe a Volvo S60 badge?
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Hmmm... Can't go back and edit that from my phone for some reason, so here's the hotlink pic...
Keith wrote: Why would it be RWD? The 626/Mazda6 has been FWD for 30 years. It would be like a RWD Accord.
You say that like it is a bad thing. I had a RWD toyota corolla. Things were better back then.
mad_machine wrote: I like it, Mazda is on a real design tear..
more like, recent Mazda designs cause tears of laughter.
racerfink wrote: Hmmm... Can't go back and edit that from my phone for some reason, so here's the hotlink pic...
My feeling is that the Mazda has that grace that Jaguar's been trying to reclaim for years. Of course, I also think a 1995 240SX has some of that same grace as well. The Volvo is graceful...for a Volvo.
A RWD 626 wouldn't make sense from a packaging or marketing standpoint. There's a good reason all of the sensible cars tend to use FWD. For most people, it is a superior setup. Heck, have you ever seen surveys on how many BMW 1-series owners think their cars are FWD?
The Volvo appears to be channeling Hyundai's "fluidic sculpture" design language.
That thing looks like Audi's much meaner brother that just got out of juvie... in a good way.
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