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misbehave November-21st-2002 12:20 AM

Look at our new little brother.
 
Isn't that cute?

It should look funny putting it along side a P5.


http://app.singpao.com/20021121/photos/M254160SP.jpg
http://app.singpao.com/20021121/photos/M254161SP.jpg
http://app.singpao.com/20021121/photos/M254163SP.jpg
http://app.singpao.com/20021121/photos/M254164SP.jpg http://app.singpao.com/20021121/photos/M254165SP.jpg http://app.singpao.com/20021121/photos/M254166SP.jpg
http://app.singpao.com/20021121/photos/M254167SP.jpg
http://app.singpao.com/20021121/photos/M254168SP.jpg
http://app.singpao.com/20021121/photos/M254169SP.jpg
http://app.singpao.com/20021121/photos/M254183SP.jpg
Even a small car like this comes with the tower bar.
http://app.singpao.com/20021121/photos/M254184SP.jpg

ZoomZoomH November-21st-2002 12:30 AM

cute car, i assume this is the successor to the Demio?

man, if the Mazda2 looks this good, I can just imagine how good the Mazda3 will look!

curiously, I have yet to see a production picture of the Mazda3, and it's less than a year away from coming out!

misbehave November-21st-2002 01:11 AM

Yes, you are correct. This is the new version of Demio. Not sure if they will import this to the US or not though.
But if they do, small cars (or cars aimed for new college students) like Geo Metro, Echo, Mirage, Escort, Cavalier, Sunfire, Saturn S-series, will be in deep trouble.
I bet Mazda is going to throw out another great package with this car again like they did to other models.

UCSBgeek November-21st-2002 07:35 AM

Is that a minidisc player?

Zulu November-21st-2002 07:41 AM

Is the Guy in the back Standard or an option?;)

njaremka November-21st-2002 09:41 AM


Originally posted by Chastan
Is that a minidisc player?
the modular radio in the protege has an option for minidisc. (only $550 too!)

Patio November-21st-2002 11:26 AM

I would so buy that car! it looks cool for a Daily Driver, wait, isnt that what the P5 is suppose to be? whatever. car looks slick.

DrKilljoY November-21st-2002 06:25 PM

I saw one in the parking lot at MAzda R&D back in September. The day before Sevenstock...

From a distance I thought it was a MPV, the i realized it was the size of a Protege.

Looks neat, they intend to woop some PT Cruiser and Matrix/Vibe but with it I bet...

tttP5 November-21st-2002 09:18 PM

thoes pics are from a newspaper pulisher in Hong Kong (the most amazing place on earth)

in asia there isn't much space and roads aren't as long and big and therefore there are all these new cute small cars out now.... not much power... maybe around like 110hp max top of the line.... average model like 70-80hp.... you guys here must all be like saying WTF?? only 70horses??!? yea well asia isn't a big place, they don't have huge freeways like here where everybody goes crazy...

but yea I think these new type of cars look totally cool! but i'm not sure how the average ppl (not ppl on this msg board) will accept these radical type of cars....

like when they introducded the toyota echo here they had to make a sedan version that doesn't even exist in Japan.... because preconception of ppl here is that they think that hatchbacks are for poor ppl... and rich ppl drive sedans...
compared to the hatch version the sedan looks like crap.
http://www.echo.toyota.com.au/Echo/I...42,142,00.html


i don't think these cars will ever make it big into the us market....
1) not enough power compared to other US cars
2) easily bullied by SUVs and Pickups
3) general public don't give a damn what they drive as long as it moves and is named a civic

Zulu November-22nd-2002 07:19 AM

If China is the second largest country in the world, And Russia is the largest and partially in Asia, then how could Asia be considered small??;)
I understand stereotyping ASIANS as small, but ASIA??

ZoomZoomH November-22nd-2002 08:00 AM


Originally posted by Zulu
If China is the second largest country in the world, And Russia is the largest and partially in Asia, then how could Asia be considered small??;)
I understand stereotyping ASIANS as small, but ASIA??

keep in mind neither of those country has enough PAVED ROADS to need any go fast cars (most of the roads are in the city), nor do most of the residents have enough money to buy gas guzzling SUVs :D :D

misbehave November-22nd-2002 09:00 AM

Hey ZoomZoomH, of the topic, I want to ask you about your RX-7. (obviously I saw your signature)
How's the condition of it?
It still drives well? What do you think about it?
Is that RX-7 the one with Rotary engine?
Does that make it hard to maintain?

misbehave November-22nd-2002 09:01 AM

Oh, by the way, your RX-7 look very nice.
Let me take a pic of my RX-7 RC-toy car and show it to you sometime.

njaremka November-22nd-2002 09:14 AM


Originally posted by misbehave

Is that RX-7 the one with Rotary engine?

all rx-7's have a rotary engine, that's what makes them special.

tttP5 November-23rd-2002 02:58 AM


If China is the second largest country in the world, And Russia is the largest and partially in Asia, then how could Asia be considered small??
I understand stereotyping ASIANS as small, but ASIA??

keep in mind neither of those country has enough PAVED ROADS to need any go fast cars (most of the roads are in the city), nor do most of the residents have enough money to buy gas guzzling SUVs


what I mean by asia is specifically South East Asia, like Japan, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Korea, Singapore, etc....

only the rich people can afford cars in these countries because gas is so expensive..... and they don't need SUVs or TRUCKS either because they live in a civilized world with nicely paved roads.

.... most residents in the US don't have enough money to buy SUV's either...


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