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time for some venting
Posted by Donald North [Email] (more from Donald North) on Tue, 6 Apr 2004 22:25:54
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OK, it's time to vent some steam: Tonight while driving home from work I noticed a billboard for the new Mazda 6 5-door! Its a 4-door with a hatchback!
How is it that Mazda, who has no real track record of making mid-size hatchbacks, can decide to offer both a 4-door sedan AND a 4-door hatchback version of their new 6 car, yet SAAB (known for hatchbacks yet never spent the time to advertise its benefit over sedans), decides to abandon the hatchback in the new 9-3?! Why couldn't they have offered both versions like Mazda?
I my opinion, making a me-too 4 door sedan, which feels more like a German car than a Swedish car (especially those stiff seats and low seat height), in an attempt to compete in a market segment dominated by the Audi A4 (which is simply a better looking car) and the BMW 3 series, is no way to revitalize a brand name.
Am I alone in thinking this?
Donald North
'91 900 Turbo Hatchback
'93 900 Turbo Convertible
'97 9000 CSE 50th Anniversary Edition
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Posts in this Thread:
- time for some venting, Donald North, Tue, 6 Apr 2004 22:25:54 <-- Viewing This Message
- And it isn't the typical econ hatch either..., saw, Wed, 7 Apr 2004 16:06:55
- Couldn't agree with you more, LCY, Wed, 7 Apr 2004 13:39:04
- Better looking my a............, Mike Lynch
, Wed, 7 Apr 2004 13:25:29 - Mazda made a 4 door 626 hatch in early 90's, JLowe, Wed, 7 Apr 2004 06:28:21
- You miss one very key point, Viggen Pilot, Wed, 7 Apr 2004 05:21:28
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