Skyactiv FTW!
A "cute UTE" with the sole of a Miata? Mazda has my attention...
http://www.autoweek.com/article/20110831/CARREVIEWS/110839982
"That which does not kill us, just makes us madder"
Cletus Nietzsche (Friedrich's half-brother on his sister's side)
That Shinari concept is so beautiful... They really need to build it and call it the Mazda9.
^^^^^^^^^this!!!!!!!
2004 Saturn Ion Redline
Wrong Wheel Drive
1992 Grey MX-5
Right Wheel Drive
http://profile.imageshack.us/user/jeepinbanditride
Bring it over with the diesel engine and you've got a segment leader. Otherwise, the specs sound pretty similar to my six year old CR-V.
Iain
"We don't stop playing because we grow old, we grow old because we stop playing." - George Bernard Shaw
+1 on the diesel. Why are so few car companies importing a readily available technology? Wouldn't it be a huge aid to their CAFE numbers?
Polished Turd Racing
Mick wrote: "I think Jerrett is the best autocrosser I have ever seen naked."
guys - direct injection (SkyActiv, FSI/TSI, whatever you wanna call it) is crap. It's already a known issue w/ build-up on intake valves (VW/Audi FSI/TSI engines ... the same for the Mazdaspeed3 - which uses the same Hitachi fuel pump & injector design) - there's no way around it unless you want to run atmospheric dump. How do they resolve this? Easy - the dealer takes off the intake manifold & scrubs the back of the valves. lol That's why I got rid of my A3.
- luis
'99 NB1
If diesel is last century, what is gasoline?
Polished Turd Racing
Mick wrote: "I think Jerrett is the best autocrosser I have ever seen naked."