There’s probably not even that big of a size difference between your older full-size and a new mid-size, to be honest.

I’m 6'1" and 280. When I drove an NA Miata for the first time I thought it felt like “driving inside a condom!”

Agreed. People think they “need a big vehicle for safety” because everything else on the road is so fucking big now! I by default feel “less safe” driving a normal midsize because the Socceer Mom texting or taking “Me and my kids in the back seat selfies” doesn’t have a damn clue on how to drive something that big.

I think the “every car we own has to be able to fit the entire family + Grandma in Grandpa in case they visit (more than twice in one year)” mentality is stupid. There’s no reason you can’t get by with 2 normal cars these days, and with the majority of people today living in dual income households it’s almost an…

Yeah, they are definitely good and very capable cars, but I think appeasing the peanut gallery that’s asking for more power would go a long way. It’s silly that there are so many people that say that any car with less than 300 or 250 HP is by default “slow” but there’s that perception issue.

I drive a ‘15 Mazda6 with…

I often forget that they even make these anymore. Aside from the occassional Rogue or a rental fleet Maxima I hardly see any Nissans on the road where I live.

Exactly. Throw us a damn bone and do something DIFFERENT with the BRZ/86 to justify continuing production. I get their stubborn philosophy on it not needing more power because it’s a “well balanced handling car” but making an STI version would definitely spike sales. Hell, or make a “track pack” one with upgraded…

Wondering the same. If there’s no visible fasteners, etc. I’d rip that shit off the minute I got it home. Could also use a mild suspension drop too.

I am very impressed by recent Buick offerings styling wise and in terms of differentiation from their Chevy siblings. You can finally park next to their Chevy equivalent and think they are actually different cars. Especially if you are a non-enthusiast and don’t follow cars enough to know about platform sharing,…

Damn! The TourX certainly looks long but I didn’t expect it to be bigger then the V90. All the more reason to buy one in my book.

Sadly this seems to be their marketing ploy to call it a “cross over” instead of a “wagon” to sell it to the assholes that still have some kind of psychological aversion to station wagons because Dad had to trade in his bitchin’ Camaro to drive the Family Truckster back in the day. I would consider a minivan or even…

If this slots in around $35K I’m going to seriously consider it. That would be right in my range still. Don’t think I would go as high as $40K though.

“I would love a turbo wagon for around $25k.”

Amen to that! ‘15 Mazda6 owner here that would tell them to order me the damn wagon and trade mine in the minute Mazda decided to start selling it in the US.

I will honestly be considering this thing or the Alltrack (or more likely 4-motion GSW with a stick) when I pay off my 6. I’ve been a VW loyalist previously…

I would have trailered the damn thing all the way there and not even attempted to get it there on it’s own power. At least then he could say he did a victory lap (or maybe 1/4 - 1/2 of one before it broke at Moab) and call it mission accomplished.

Exactly, I don’t care if you substitute it with a black Jaguar instead, ANY car is an interuption of the aesthetic of the village. You’d have to outlaw them and require everyone to use horse drawn carriages.

If you’re coming from an Audi A4, a WRX, GTI, Focus ST, or anything else on the market that has more power (particularly turbo’d) you’re going to be disappointed with the Mazda6 power wise, but on it’s own without that comparative bench mark it is by no means agonizingly slow. It’s certainly not “fast” but it is more…

Yeah, as a CPO a GT would be a great deal. I bought my Touring in May of 14 so there just wasn’t enough used on the market. I almost haggled for a 14 Touring MT that was a dealer employee’s car with 7,000 miles on it, but their listed price didn’t make sense to have a car that was considered a year older and would…

Exactly. And if we’re playing that game then go pickup a 14 or 15 Mazda6 for $16K or less.

Exactly. It has enough interior room to let a “grown ass man” sit behind the front seat and ample trunk space but it only weighs 3,300 lbs.