Bring on the Mazda2!

More importantly Mazda - bring us a Mazdaspeed2, as long as it looks like this:

http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog....speed2---3.jpg

http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog....speed2---4.jpg

http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog....speed2---7.jpg

http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog....speed2---8.jpg

Okay, maybe not in that particular color combo (I like it, but I don't think I'd want to drive it every day), but this would be one cool, practical, little daily driver with a 200 hp engine. Looks a lot sharper than the new Mazdspeed3!

Can't we get some moderator to resize the pictures to fit!!! ;)

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Can't we get some moderator to resize the pictures to fit!!! ;)

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They fit just fine for me... maybe you should ask Santa for a bigger monitor for Christmas... ;)

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Can't we get some moderator to resize the pictures to fit!!! ;)

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Buy a bigger monitor. They look fine to me.

Like it. A lot!

I'll just say it. I like the iridescent green wheels. Must be the fumes.

200 HP! ...what a sleeper that car would be! :burnrubr:

Article -
http://www.autoblog.com/2009/12/03/l...-charts-in-la/

So is this thing a rebadged Ford Fiesta??

A bigger monitor is not the fix for the large images... even with a 24" monitor, not all people want to run browsers much wider than the typical layout. I typically run my browser window about 1050/1100 pixels wide at most. This gives the 'grid' some room to breathe.

That said, vBulletin can (with a little code help) control the max width of images posted with the IMG tag. There are a lot of implementations methods, some of which can be found on the official vB hack site.

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On the subject of the car, yeah slick as hell and great looking even with the green wheels (orange would look hawt!). A US version of this would be neutered to some degree, and would have the boring glaze applied to the exterior. Market segmentation ruins cars. As a consumer I say, if a great car is going to cannibalize the sales of a mediocre car, then rethink/eliminate the mediocre car (or the 1400 'crossovers' in your lineup that are likely too close in specs anyway). But nobody builds cars for consumers, they build them for markets.

You are a product.

Still waiting on my 300HP, sub-3000 lb., sub $30K rear-wheel-drive dream machine...
The BMW 135i almost made it...

That looks a bit closer to general production than the photos I've seen thus far. Show me a true 'Speed2 at dealers and I'm in.

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So is this thing a rebadged Ford Fiesta??

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I too want to know... is this correct?

I that Lotus tyres I see?

Enough with all these soccer ball styled micro grocery getter cars already!

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I that Lotus tyres I see?

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Those are Yokohama A048's, I doubt they are the Lotus specific compound LTS stamped ones though.

I was going to buy a Yaris, but I think I'll wait for this!

I like this but I'd still rather Toyota's new REAR wheel drive monster.

Chris

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I'll just say it. I like the iridescent green wheels. Must be the fumes.

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Ditto on the wheels!!! I'd drive it, but then again, I wear flourescent yellow and black Alpinestars race shoes.;)

Can't see all the pictures on a 13" Macbook Pro at the Apple Store. :(

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Can't see all the pictures on a 13" Macbook Pro at the Apple Store. :(

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That's 'cause Apple sucks. :wink:

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I too want to know... is this correct?

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http://www.autoblog.com/2009/12/17/r...-still-strong/

http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog..../ford350op.jpghttp://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog....da2000-305.jpg

still don't like the new mazda's goofy front grill. give me a fiesta..... let cosworth hook it up....

http://www.autoblog.com/2010/04/07/s...-fiesta-or-ma/