A "cute UTE" with the sole of a Miata? Mazda has my attention...
http://www.autoweek.com/article/20110831/CARREVIEWS/110839982
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A "cute UTE" with the sole of a Miata? Mazda has my attention...
http://www.autoweek.com/article/20110831/CARREVIEWS/110839982
Skyactiv FTW!
That Shinari concept is so beautiful... They really need to build it and call it the Mazda9.
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog....leak-630op.jpg
^^^^^^^^^this!!!!!!!
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.
+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?
Same reason Bandit face hair is in vogue - you guys are stuck in the last century.Quote:
Originally Posted by OZMDD
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.
If diesel is last century, what is gasoline? ;)