Camaro and Mustang are note sports cars; they’re muscle cars.

Sports cars — Viper, 911 and Viper. Anything else is either an exotic/supercar, a Z-Ride or a poseur

hoosier: I woudn’t call them roadsters, even though they are in a way a spawn of the old MG/triumph

Me (how imaginative!) maybe it ain’t the car, but the driver.

I have no problem with the miata or its knockoffs (renault apparently now has one), but I laugh at any male or any post-collegiate female who drives one

500 is.

htay: Hondas suck, I owned one. That’s why I drive something else now.

What are you doing, having wet dreams about going up the tail pipe of a GM?

Has anybody here actually SAT in the Mazda Miata? I have, but I can’t say much because it was only a quick drive around the block, the owner was selling it. The car was snatched up in about two weeks.

But, the little that I can say about the Miata, is it’s a fun car. I have no complaints about the interior, nothing exciting but it was nice- much better quality than the Solstice or Sky. The ride was zippy and very fun, like a sports car should be, and the suspension felt light and stable. The cars steering was sensitive- but not sensitive enough to bring up caution.

The Solstice is a better looking car, I’ll give it that- performance differences are small, that is according to almost all the individual tests I’ve read.

But almost ALL tests agreed, the Miata was much more responsive, better fit and finish, and a much better convertible.

Actually, Edmunds described the Pontiac Solstice as the “Boulevard Star”

No it’s not. It is what you call a “Boulevard cruiser”, nothing else. The Solstice and the Sky spank it in performance, looks and quality. Oh wait that’s right, like a sports car!

The Miata has been a chick car since day one.

How about a class leading interiors for one? Even an idiot can see the cheap crappy interior materials that Mazda uses. Or the best V6 in the industry with the 3.6? Or the precise, accurate reflexes of the chassis?

Fact is the Aura is one of the best handling front drivers on the market behind the award winning Pontiac G6. Mazda6 is a slug in comparison.

And look at the MX-5 and RX-8. Both are slow, don’t handle nearly as well as the GM counterpart and the RX-8 is a maintainence nightmare. Not to mention it’s just ugly. The MX-5 only sells because the women like them, while most people in general prefer the Solstice and the Sky for their attributes rather than “cuteness”.

There is nothing about Mazda that would make me want to choose one over a superior GM product.

1) a car can be a POS or a Mazda, but not both — I owned a Mazda, and will buy another, BECAUSE THE GENERAL DOESN”T SELL THE ZAFIRA HERE.

G6 is the descendant of the grand am, the ultimate rental car (have someone explain why of all cars that size, the grand am has the highest percentage of 1986 models still running)

it’s a little bit more exciting (and a lot better) than a camcord, but the 6 — despite rthe crappy name — is a more noticeable car.

Yes, the aura is great, but so is the 6

Htay:
Safety Ratings only matter if you crash

the G6 looks very fat, bulgy and cheap to drive. not to mention its interior and the safety ratings on the convertable. and oh wait; ITS FWD!! who the hell would choose a family car over an RX8 if theyre looking for performance!? I’d rather get a mazda 6. My best friend has one for its daily and its a blast to drive.

And badmojo, a car in 2007 should not burn any oil. 5 bucks is still 5 bucks. Think about it, you bought a car that’s slower, uglier and higher maintainence than a Pontiac G6 GXP. Don’t bother defending it because your wasting your time. Everybody knows Mazdas have been crap since they became Fords.

This business of reporting on financial minutiae, like 5 or 6% losses or 7% profits over a single quarter of the year is just astoundingly stupid.

Save the news for when something astonishing happens, like Ford bleeds 12 BILLION or Volvo finally gets bought for 20 BILLION.

I’d say Mazda’s future looks very profitable indeed!

So I’ll stick with my RX-8, which burns maybe $5 worth of oil every two months and has been perfectly reliable, despite the fact that I run it up over 9000 RPMs every day. Some day I’ll go take a look at a Z06, run into a guy like 1487_GM_SALES, and drive home in a 997.

The CX9 is stillborn next to the awesome new Lambdas. Sales have shown it and GM is opening a third shift just to keep up with the high demand. The CX-9 is ready to be cancelled due to sagging sales to those who can;t afford a Lambda

The CX7 is a POS Turbo that nobody buys when you could buy a NA 260hp Equinox or Pontiac Torrent for the same money

The Rotary engine is a bad idea. Unreliable, oil burning POS.

The Solstice and the Sky destroy the Miata in performance and looks. 19 inch rims compared to the Miatas piddly 16′s. But the Miata is for girls and they don’t really care anyways

The Tribute is dead

The Mazda 3 is not the new car anymore. Fierce competition from the Cobalt and the G5 on the low end and the G6 on the high end have drowned out whatever excitement the 3 supposedly had (with its cheap crappy interior and noisy ride and interior)

This is nothing new. Pontiac and Chevrolet have been eating Mazdas lunch for a while. And with Fords current financial woes, it’s not surprising to see yet another Ford offshoot in the toilet. Maybe Ford should find their own American Revolution if they have any fight left in them.

-The Mazda 3 is built in Hofu, Japan.
-The Mazda 6 is built in Flat Rock, Michigan (I believe)
-The Mazda CX-9 is built near Mazdas headquarters in Japan, BUT alot of the parts, engineering and equipement come from America. Same applies for CX-7.

All their other products, like the Tribute and B-series, are built in the United States, and so are most of the major components (such as Mazda’s 4 cylinder “MZR” engine, which is based off the Duratec, the “Z” engine, and “MZCD” engine. Virtually all of their V-6 engine designs are based off of Fords, and many other major components are Fords too). So virtually all that’s built in Japan is the architecture and a few minor/major components.

Have you ever sat in a Mazda? I have, I’ve sat in the MPV, Mazda 3 and 6. They were all nice cars, inside and out.
My friend currently owns a Mazda 3 hatchback, and they love it- great on gas, and from what I know they haven’t had any serious issues with it.

The MPV was an alright car, more reliable than the other minivan offerings one of my friends had tried. They recently traded it in for a Toyota Highlander, which they now regret.
The Mazda 6 was very comfortable, it didn’t absorb potholes very well but there was little vibration or noise- same goes for the Mazda 3.

Most people consider Mazdas cars the best looking sedans and hatchbacks out there- but that’s based on opinion.

Right now Mazda builds I believe only the 6 in the USA (and a couple Tributes and trucks). The bulk of their units are in 3′s, plus they are building for whatever reason their big ticket crap like CX7s and CX9s in Japan, so if those are moving at a loss it’s Mazda management’s fault. Those things could have shot out the side doors of domestic US Ford factories and alleviated the issue. Bad call, but they gotta keep their “lifetime employees” busy.

I agree