Comments on: Mazda teases upcoming U.S.-spec Mazda2, reconfirms LA debut

By: bghewy

bghewy — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:37:20 +0000

Hey guys this vehicle has been on sale in Australia now for quite some time and has proven to be a real winner with the Australian public. Funky styling and awesome build quality and reliability.

It deserves to do well in the states too.

By: AutoCritical

AutoCritical — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:30:03 +0000

The 2 is a very neat looking car – in terms of design, I think its been pipped by the fiesta. But as a seller, I think it will do very well.

Wonder about their options….

By: orangecones

orangecones — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:08:49 +0000

@Denver…. Am I wrong to say that the Yaris 3dr is only very slightly behind in sales on the sedan, and of course with the relatively recent 5dr in last place for sales? Same for the Hyundai Accent….with the hatch only being very slightly behind the sedan? And both certainly profitable for their manufacturers. So why wouldn’t mazda toss in a 3-door to compete with the Yaris/Accent….small and cheap 3 door crowd.

By: zoomzoomer

zoomzoomer — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:36:09 +0000

You’re right ayrton.. the taillights are indeed different on the teaser pic. I hope that means they’ll leave the 4-door sedan at home and leave that ugly beast to Ford. A 3-door with these taillights would be fine with me!

By: ElvisHasLeftTheBldg

ElvisHasLeftTheBldg — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:48:10 +0000

The JDM sport version also comes with a great set of projector beam headlamps, much more akin to the previous iteration of the 3. I hope we get the Sport with those, but my guess is they’re trying to make it cheaper to slot between the Yaris and Fit in price. Check the mazda.jp website for pics.

By: ayrtonJ

ayrtonJ — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:07:25 +0000

US-spec has different tail lights it seems. Are they going to make it uglier too like Honda adding about 7 inches to the front of the US-spec Fit compared to the better looking JDM-spec? I agree with a future release of a Mazdaspeed2!!!!

By: shaver

shaver — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:57:21 +0000

They should put a wenkle in the rear and call it Wenkle Protege MX-5 2.

By: JakeK66

JakeK66 — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:32:01 +0000

They should put the MazdaSpeed Protege’s 2.0L under the hood and boost the power to approx 180-190 and this thing will scoot!

By: ajm11

ajm11 — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:25:21 +0000

Mazda should bring back an updated version of the 1.8L V6 from the MX3 and make a MazdaSpeed2 with it.

By: DenverGuy217

DenverGuy217 — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:10:27 +0000

Another manufacturer holding the 3-door variant off to the side for future consideration. If they marketed it correctly I would think that they could overcome the US consumer’s perception of bad hatchbacks dating back to Pinto/Gremlin days by now

By: johnnycanuck

johnnycanuck — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:06:24 +0000

Mazdaspeed2.

By: swamprat

swamprat — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:44:12 +0000

It looks far better than an Toyota Yawnis or a Honda Fit.

By: andy

andy — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:20:20 +0000

i’d buy this little 2 as a hood ornament for my space shuttle towing- battleship tugging-behemoth of awesome http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/12/2009/11/500x_Dunkel_Industries.jpg

By: 6ix

6ix — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:05:53 +0000

Sounds like it should be a neat little car. There needs to be more premium small cars. You shouldn’t have to buy something enormous in order to get quality and a bit of luxury.

Heck, I might even look into trading off my 2009 CX7 Grand Touring for something like this. There really isn’t any reason for me to be driving something so large. I think a lot of people are starting to realize this as well.