Saw a pic of a hooked up 09 Matrix
#21
06-11-2009, 09:53 PM
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Bay Area/Central Coast, CA
Posts: 777
the new fiesta is supposed to be pretty good. i'm looking forward to seeing it.
and yeah, the matrix may make more power, but it weighs nearly 400lbs more than the fit.
707!
and yeah, the matrix may make more power, but it weighs nearly 400lbs more than the fit.
707!
#22
06-11-2009, 11:47 PM
I was about to say the same thing I'm surprised everyone's been ignoring you lol. They're actually going to bring this over because Ford lost a controlling interest in Mazda and originally it wasn't coming to the US because it would take sales away from the Ford Fiesta, but... now that's exactly what Mazda wants.
See.. Mazda 2
See.. Mazda 2
Being an old Mazda boy myself, if the Mazda 2 shows up on these shores with the Mazdaspeed Treatment, then you can kiss the Fit bye bye!
#23
06-12-2009, 03:56 AM
Join Date: May 2008
Location: Bay Area, CA
Posts: 898
707 fo sho! where you at? Im in Santa Rosa
#24
06-12-2009, 04:43 AM
Yeah, I thought it looked like a Mazda haha :P
Not horrible,.. But I think a GD looks better.
* > GE
Not horrible,.. But I think a GD looks better.
* > GE
#29
06-12-2009, 08:42 PM
Join Date: May 2008
Location: Bay Area, CA
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If you are in petaluma, you might see my fit driving through right now. My girl is heading home from work at Marin Acura. And we go to Petaluma every Friday for drinking at my buddy's house, who is the foreman at Aston Martin/Jaguar/Land Rover where I worked until last October.
Plus I used to work all the Hansel/Henry Curtis owned dealers since I was a kid, and I also used to do the Marketing/Advertising for G&B Yamaha/Kawasaki when Rob Brown owned it before he got killed on his bike (R.I.P. ROB). Small world.
Get some more mods done so I can tell it's you versus the other 1000+ fits up here in the north bay. :)
Plus I used to work all the Hansel/Henry Curtis owned dealers since I was a kid, and I also used to do the Marketing/Advertising for G&B Yamaha/Kawasaki when Rob Brown owned it before he got killed on his bike (R.I.P. ROB). Small world.
Get some more mods done so I can tell it's you versus the other 1000+ fits up here in the north bay. :)
#30
06-14-2009, 04:26 AM
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Bay Area/Central Coast, CA
Posts: 777
yeah. right now the only thing separating mine from the rest is a fitfreak sticker on the back. haha.
#32
09-18-2009, 01:42 PM
Why does the Edmunds photo look like crap?
Confirmed: Mazda 2 Is Coming to the States
1) they turned the front from a scowl to a Happy Face
2) they shrunk the openings for the fog lights
3) the rear window is framed
4) they probably lengthened the front to jam a US spec bumper in there
Oops, that's coupe vs 4-door.
hot link to Edmunds pic:
versus page 1 photo
Confirmed: Mazda 2 Is Coming to the States
1) they turned the front from a scowl to a Happy Face
2) they shrunk the openings for the fog lights
3) the rear window is framed
4) they probably lengthened the front to jam a US spec bumper in there
Oops, that's coupe vs 4-door.
hot link to Edmunds pic:
versus page 1 photo
Last edited by xorbe; 09-18-2009 at 01:48 PM.
#33
09-20-2009, 02:00 AM
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pretty sure the pic you posted was the un-refreshed version of the mazda 2, with this white one being the newer version.
i love the way the new three looks, and this mazda 2 looks awesome.
but at the end of the day, even a mazdaspeed treatment would only make it as quick as some larger engined c class cars. (cant step on the mazdaspeed 3's toes ya know.)
my next car will be a step up from a subcompact, not a step sideways.
i'd take this over a fiesta though.
and the matrix is available with a stick.
but 160hp doesnt' go very far when you weight this much. but yes, still better than 109, even if it has less hp versus displacement ratio.
pretty sure the pic you posted was the un-refreshed version of the mazda 2, with this white one being the newer version.
i love the way the new three looks, and this mazda 2 looks awesome.
but at the end of the day, even a mazdaspeed treatment would only make it as quick as some larger engined c class cars. (cant step on the mazdaspeed 3's toes ya know.)
my next car will be a step up from a subcompact, not a step sideways.
i'd take this over a fiesta though.
and the matrix is available with a stick.
but 160hp doesnt' go very far when you weight this much. but yes, still better than 109, even if it has less hp versus displacement ratio.
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