The hatchback looks much better.

No shit, Sherlock. Of course they’re designed for a purpose. Companies don’t spend millions on R&D for nothing. With Mazda’s i-activsense suite of safety tech (blind spot monitory, obstacle detection, automatic braking, etc.) physical blind spots are a non-issue. And Mazda is looking to make these features standard…

Here’s the Takeri concept:

Chasing a dying category? No. They are simply continuing to advance and making progress where others had given up.

smh. clueless.

You just don’t get it.

The designers and engineers tried. The rest of the company were either lost or gave up. I remember seeing their LA Auto Show space two years before they called it quits. I was during the all important press and industry days. The space was in disarray, like not even set up. The staff were either not their or weren’t…

That isn’t the point.

Look up the Takeri concept car and look at the production Mazda6. You’re going to eat your words.

Someone who actually loves cars.

Oh right. Because the engine is made of paper and weighs like nothing. Absurd.

Kizashi was good. SX4 was also good and would fit right into the current CUV boom. But, Mitsubishi acted like an Alzheimer’s patient. Spent no money on advertising. Showed up at auto shows with small crews that just didn’t care any more.

Concepts are supposed to be no holds bared, pie in the sky, high level ideas. The point is to not be restrained by production or technological constraints.

Generalization is the delicious low hanging fruit of the lazy.

You realize you are commenting on a post about Mazda? Even during the Ford days Mazda interiors were not cluttered.

Jesus christ people. It’s a fucking concept car. It doesn’t have to be practical.

I guess you’ve totally missed recent announcement of the Toyota/Mazda/Denso partnership to jointly develop EVs. Furthermore, EVs make up less than 1% of cars worldwide. A full EV future is a long ways away. Dig a little deeper and ignore the EV hype. EVs are not ready for prime time. The infrastructure isn’t ready.…

Fret not. Rejoice. The Kai concept has similar interior treatment and previews the upcoming ‘19 Mazda3.

It’s not meant to be produced. Mazda was very clear that they’d be showing a production concept and one non-production concept. Think of the Shinari concept car and how it launched KODO design and foreshadowed the brand’s full portfolio to date. This concept serves the same function for generation 2 products.