This thing defintely looks like it's going to be a winner. What I'm surprised with is the interior quality. Looks very classy and well put together, even though Ford had some involvement in it.

Mazda: do the same type of development and put the same amount of effort into engineering the next Mazda3, and I will have no problem with Ford's involvement.

 

your right it does look to have that ford touch but i like it all over, im not a big fan of the red faced gauges or that radio to many ***** but over all very nice, it would be interesting to see that in leather

 

That car looks sooo tight. Its awesome. I want one extremely bad, but I doubt I'll be able to get one. Maybe when I get out of school.

 

I thought all Mazdas came with cd players. Why did they revert back to the tape player? No one buys them anymore. We have CD-Rs now. Besides, it's NEVER been an option. Why now? Even the Protege DX comes with a cd player as standard. What's the deal?

 

Eh, actually what I was trying to say is that the interior looks like it has the quality of a Mazda, not a Ford. The last time Ford helped Mazda w/ an interior, it came out looking cheap and crappy.

 

OMG that looks like ****. I hope that never happens again. What car is that?

 

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Look all the Ford switchgear and plastics! :ukes:: Has anyone ever sat in one of these? Doors slam tinny, car doesn't feel substantial at all.

 

I think the reason it doesn't have a CD player is because it's supposedly a Euro-spec bare bones model.

 

Column shift in a Mazda.
Someone should kick the designers ***.

 

The interior looks sweet, there's a problem though, where the hell is one suposed to put an aftermarket HU in? I hate those "blended" dash/HU things.

 

lol...I was thinking the same thing...its gonna be a beotch to get one in...maybe in the glove box

 

how would one change the stock head unit to put in an aftermarket head unit...looks like it is one whole piece...

 

What's the compartment above the HU? An extra storage bin or something?