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Post by AndyMk2 on Nov 1, 2016 18:47:18 GMT
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Post by Horney on Nov 1, 2016 21:54:50 GMT
That's lush.
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Post by sandys on Nov 2, 2016 15:34:45 GMT
Pointless, build a fastback coupe already Mazda and stop faffing about with that canoee.
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Post by Clem on Nov 2, 2016 15:42:20 GMT
Pointless, build a fastback coupe already Mazda and stop faffing about with that canoee. They already did, or do you mean a fixed roof fastback? I love this concept but then again Ive always loved this kind of thing since I fell in love with this:  |
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Post by sandys on Nov 2, 2016 16:17:33 GMT
Fixed roof, who needs all that mechanical targa nonsense, fixed roof equals less weight, higher rigidity and better aero, a nice proper sports car that people will pay for, rather than a waste of space concepts they'll never build, and if they did about 4 people would buy.
I like the RF but for as much as it gives you an open top you could of just done a Coupe with usable rear space and offered a sun roof for those that want to see the sky.
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Post by Horney on Nov 2, 2016 16:29:05 GMT
I just don't see there's a big enough market for a fixed head MX5. I already see more ND's than I do GT86s and the Toybaru has a at least a 2 year head start in sales. I'm pretty sure if there was a market for Mazda to sell 1000s of coupe's they'd build one.
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Post by Clem on Nov 2, 2016 16:29:29 GMT
Fixed roof, who needs all that mechanical targa nonsense, fixed roof equals less weight, higher rigidity and better aero, a nice proper sports car that people will pay for, rather than a waste of space concepts they'll never build, and if they did about 4 people would buy. I like the RF but for as much as it gives you an open top you could of just done a Coupe with usable rear space and offered a sun roof for those that want to see the sky. Isnt that just a GT86? |
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Post by AndyMk2 on Nov 2, 2016 17:13:37 GMT
There'll never be another fixed roof mx-5, if there is I'll eat my shoe*
*said shoe will be of the candy variety
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Post by atlex on Nov 2, 2016 18:23:46 GMT
Those wheels are *very* close to being rs wat copies in 10-spoke.
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Post by AndyMk2 on Nov 2, 2016 18:35:43 GMT
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Post by sandys on Nov 2, 2016 19:07:48 GMT
No, the GT86 is bigger, heavier, has 4 seats and doesn't have a very good engine, hence lacklustre sales, if you put out half hearted crap it won't sell, that said, I have considered buying one on so many occasions as it is almost there, the 5 suits better, in styling terms it'd make a great coupe as the RF shows.
Plenty of people want a good sports Coupe, you wouldn't see so many F-types, Caymans etc, if coupes didn't sell, loads of them about, see more of those than 5s, they just have to be good.
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Post by AutotestAddict on Nov 2, 2016 19:12:19 GMT
As I'm sure anyone who has driven a car sans-windscreen will agree, you have a choice between <50mph at all times (and still a bit painful), or wear a helmet. The former clearly isn't going to happen, the latter simply moves the bubble of insulation that you're trying to avoid by buying a convertible closer to your face.
Very pretty, but utterly pointless.
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Post by AutotestAddict on Nov 2, 2016 19:13:16 GMT
Pointless, build a fastback coupe already Mazda and stop faffing about with that canoee. They already did, or do you mean a fixed roof fastback? I love this concept but then again Ive always loved this kind of thing since I fell in love with this: This is all the right kinds of awesome. |
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Post by atlex on Nov 2, 2016 21:20:01 GMT
No, the GT86 is bigger, heavier, has 4 seats and doesn't have a very good engine, hence lacklustre sales, if you put out half hearted crap it won't sell, that said, I have considered buying one on so many occasions as it is almost there, the 5 suits better, in styling terms it'd make a great coupe as the RF shows. Plenty of people want a good sports Coupe, you wouldn't see so many F-types, Caymans etc, if coupes didn't sell, loads of them about, see more of those than 5s, they just have to be good. Agreed on every point but the engine. That's a cracker of an engine. |
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Post by sandys on Nov 2, 2016 21:26:45 GMT
It not rubbish but its not enough for the car and why an ND will typically out perform it with only 155bhp.
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le sigh
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le sigh
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