Obsess much?

No.

Fastback SUVs are stupid. You don’t have a utility vehicle and say “I want less utility”. Something like that is a niche product, appealing to a niche audience. Mazda is too small of a company to rely on niche customers.

Nope. Mazda has already said the next CX-3 would be based on the new 3. This is it.

Was it Chuck Norris??

I work on Mazda marketing. I assure you it did not come from marketing.

It’s automotive industry insider speak. Gasoline compression ignition tech is considered so complex and difficult that it is considered a pie-in-the-sky or “holy grail” dream. GM, with much greater resources, tried it some 15 years ago and gave up. The context has nothing to do with religion, so put the bible away and…

CX-4 is its own animal. This is the CX-3.

There is nothing sinister about the pricing strategy. It’s simple economics. Demand for automatics is higher. Higher volume = lower cost. Those who demand manuals are in the minority. From manufacturing perspective, economy of scale is working against the minority. Lower volume = higher cost.

Yup. Perhaps the tendency to make bad decisions have something to do with the divorce.

Here’s an idea... American car companies: get out of the luxury segment and focus on making your core brands the best brands/products they can possibly be. 

Does it compel you to dress up like a pirate?

Ah... listen to that hollow rattly thud as the lift gate shuts. Quality.  /s

Way overpriced for a dehydrator.

Way overpriced for a dehydrator.

No. Skyactiv-D has already been CARB certified.

Can’t sell anything unless certified by the Federal government. So... #MAGA?

It is what it is. Get over it. 

If the Fiesta isn’t leaving you stranded, wait for the -X and possibly even the 2.5T. Worst thing is to compromise and spend $ on a car that leaves you wanting.

Next CX-3 is based on the new Mazda3. Best guess is it will be shown in Geneva.

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