Mazda down 56% in profits

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how will mazdafags recover?

Wouldn't shock me to see them partner up with an American company again. Not having NA production is really fucking them. If Trump actually imposes sanctions on foreign cars they're toast.

>>17113254
Now that Ford and Mazda have started making great cars again, but only one is making money from it, perhaps it's time for another team-up.

Why don't people buy our shitty petrol diesels??? REEE

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wonder what the issue is?

>>17113286
Mazdas don't have the same rust issues in the past. I owned a 2001 Protege and there was nearly nothing left of it when it was sent to the scrapyard.

>>17113286
WOW!
Yea fuck that, I would never buy a Mazda.
Even though allot of magazines say the Mazda3 is under-rated, great performer.

>>17113300
When did they improve?

>>17113302
its just a little rust m8.

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>>17113302
>>17113310
muh pic

>>17113306

my 05 rx8 doesn't have a spec of rust on it.

>>17113302
They also say that about every hyundai/kia. Guess what the poorfags are buying nowadays?

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>>17113254
>Not having NA production is really fucking them
Why is the bulk of their profits coming from the US? aren't people in Japan buying them or do they give even less of a fuck? supposedly the only thing that really sells in Japan are Kei Cars. its where Mitsubishi (the motor branch of them at least) and Suzuki make the most of their profits anyway.

I was thinking Mazda should sell the rotary design and let a larger Manufacturer build on it and it spawns a Toyobaru-like car where both brands essentially sell the same car that both have sunk money into. When Lotus needed the money they sold their Elise platform to GM which spawned the Opel Speedster cars.

Maybe Mazda lets GM barrow whatever rotary designs they have and GM sinks more money into it to improve it for both to use. GM uses it in either the Corvette or they make a successor to the Kappa cars and stick it in those. either way both companies will be getting a car out of it to sell along with an improved engine design that both can now use.

>era of low gas prices
>builds anaemic lightweight vehicles

>>17113330
>didn't read the article
It's the yen that's killing them since all their operations are nippon-based

>>17113324
Interesting. I ask because I just picked up an 05 mazda 6 and I live in the north east.

Why do Canadians love Mazda's while the US never buys them? The 3 is one of the best selling econoboxes up here, but they have terrible sales down south.

Should I buy the 2017 CX-5?

>>17113397
Yes. It's the best crossover you can buy.

>shill Mazda to all normalfags who ask me what they should buy just so I can hopefully see a new RX model in the future

>>17113407
Never ever lad

>>17113253
Complain about Nissan somehow.

>>17113407
http://www.roadandtrack.com/new-cars/future-cars/news/a31802/mazda-ceo-kills-hope-new-rx-9/

>>17113330
The Corvette will never have a rotary in it. If it ever loses the V8, it would be to a turbo V6.

I like the idea of a rotary kappa, though.

>>17113380
I travel all over the world, and Mazda seems to be a significant player everywhere but the US. Not sure what explains that.

>>17113286
That was the era of water based paint problems for Mazda. Maybe by now it's fixed but I still wouldn't buy a Mazda until the current ones have aged a little without showing rust problems

>>17113302
$500 dollar fix can be done in an afternoon

>>17113324
Well, rust wouldn't be in the specifications.

>>17113384
Dream on, asshole. Nissan will go bankrupt long before GM.

I don't really care if Mazda never makes a true RX-7 successor, but some sort of RWD sports car that isn't as tiny as a Miata would be nice. 3000-ish pounds and 300-ish HP with the current 2.5T engine would be fine.

>>17113542
uh huh.

"General Motors filed for a government-assisted Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on June 1, 2009, with a plan to re-emerge as a less debt-burdened organization. The chapter 11 petition was filed in the federal court in Manhattan, New York. The filing reported US$82.29 billion in assets."

>>17113384
Nissan, Chrysler, and Mitsubishi are all far more deserving.

>>17113500

mazda needs to put more exciting engines into their cars

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>>17113240
REEEEEE YOU'LL SEE MAZGOD WILL RECOVER ONE DAY REEEEEEE!!!

Every single car they make is a fwd cuckbox except the Miata. Bean counters need to get it through their thick skulls that people want more red sporty cars.

>>17113578
This is a long standing problem with Mazda. Auto reviewers have for years (in the US) praised Mazda to the moon but it never translates to sales. It's some combination of Mazda just not having mindshare in the US, and not having a good dealer network. VW is another mass-market manufacturer that just doesn't break into people's minds in the US.

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Are the 2015 3s any good?

>>17113240
>saw a 56 percent plunge in profits

hahahahaha

>>17113625
They are the best A to B econobox you can get, maybe the 10th gen Civic aside

>>17113593
This is literally the opposite of what people want. Poor teenagers want that. People who buy cars don't. Hence why most manufacturers moved away from sports cars. It's more profitable to take a shitty car, give it extra letters, some stupid shit on it, and sell it for triple the price.

Mazda a slut, they're probably drumming up pity so they can shack up with some Americans again. It's only a question of whether they'll go back to ferd, chebby, or try out FCA

>>17113536

You cheeky cunt m8

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>>17113484
mfw

>>17113240
I hope Mazda eats shit and dies. They developed some of the best technology and coolest innovations in the automotive world. Everything good Ford has ever done is also attributable to Mazda.

Rotary, MX-5, their new meme engine which has such a high fucking compression it somehow combusts regular gasoline the same way a diesel engine does. It's just one home run after the other.

But these guys were too pussy to ever develop anything beefy. Where is our turbocharged quad rotor rx-9? Where is our GT-R competitor? You faggots know that you can fit more cylinders in an engine than just 4, right?

Fuck mazda

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>>17113330

>>17113645
Sounds pretty good. I suppose my only concern is size, I see reviews saying it's pretty cramped in the interior.

>>17113679
Mazda's niche is making reliable mainstream vehicles that happen to be more fun and engaging from a drivers pov than the other reliable mainstream vehicle makes.

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>>17113679
>Everything good Ford has ever done is also attributable to Mazda

this is what rotards actually believe

>>17113675
>LS in a RX7

Burgers , why do you do this

>>17113286
holy fuck, so many rusted grey mazda 3's in quebec

>>17113679
A quad-rotor would break emissions laws in basically every single country because rotaries burn oil and don't fully combust fuel, on top of guzzling gas like a big block V8. The RX-8 got cancelled because even the puny 1.3L twin-rotor couldn't keep up with modern regulations.

>where is our GT-R competitor?

The only thing that would piss me off more than the RX-9 being cancelled is it existing and costing 100k+ to compete in the Benchracing Olympics.

>>17113556
Have GM paid any of that back yet

>>17113710
>more power
>more torque
>better fuel economy
>better reliability
>only objective sacrifice is a mild change in weight distribution

Mind you, if you want an LS-powered RX-7, just buy a C5 Z06. Removing a rotary takes away the cars personality.

>>17113731
Afaik bond holders and shareholders got hosed, but the US and Canadian governments made bank on the GM bailout.

>>17113727
>FD cost $41k in 1994
>basically $70k today
Do you see why they don't care what poor people think now?

>>17113240
>revenues up
>profit down due to yen strength against dollar

Pretty sure that's in line with expectations at this point and better than last quarter.

It's basically Mazda's fault for being too small to withstand currency volatility.

>>17113739
>just buy a C5 Z06

Exactly, why bother swapping an LS in a mazda when you can buy a Corvette.

>American car """""""culture""""""
>aka swap an LS in everything

>>17113593
People want snizzy crossovers, cucked-up sedans, and especially big faggot trucks. Furd sells 700K F-150s a year. Sportscars only exist as marketing exercises.

>>17113710
because they like how the car looks but don't like the retarded meme engine

>>17113766
Because the mazda looks better. And it's smaller. And lighter. And the interior was nicer. But the engine was shit. And people can do what they want. Why are you purist faggots so fucking gay?

>>17113330
Look dude, they tried that. The Aerovette was to have a !!!5.8L!!! rotary but GM could never get it to work right and abandoned the project. The sole survivor, which GM tried to destroy, currently has a 13B in it.

GM will never touch rotary again.

How would /o/ save Mazda?

>>17113806
I'll buy a Miata.

>>17113790
>Why are you purist faggots so fucking gay?

I'm not even a purist, but damn, you buy one of the few rotary cars in existence and put a V8 in it? That's just retarded.

>>17113811
1 sale won't save them.
You have to appeal to normies to move units, while appealing to enthusiasts to keep your main fanbase alive.

How do you do it?

>>17113806
hollow tip to the back of the head

>>17113818
Well putting a rotary in it was just retarded so sounds like we're even. I'm also pretty positive that swapping them is keeping them alive longer, because very few people want to deal with a shitty rotary. Much less the few companies who make parts for them still.

>>17113826
Copy nissan, ford and GM today.

>sporty line
>truck/working man line
>luxury line
>normie line
>cheap as fuck line

Mazda only has
>cheap as fuck line
>boring as fuck old as fuck miata line

I shit on a mazda3 from a red light the other day. It was fucking slammed so I knew he'd take the bait. slow POS.

>>17113806
Well I'm about to go look at a CX-5. If I buy one will Mazda be saved?

>>17113806
Fix the advertising.

>muh zoom-zoom
>muh driving matters
>muh feels

Normalfags don't give a flying fuck about this shit. They much prefer the "tell me about this car in emojis ;^)" or "dude star wars lmao" shit that Chevy and Nissan does. How well a car handles doesn't matter compared to how well a car connects to their phone. Basically, stop pretending normies are car enthusiasts who are content with 155hp engines and FWD. They also need to talk more about money in their advertising and offer better deals (employee pricing/0% finance/1000 off for students/something like that).

Car enthusiasts already do a ton of research on cars they buy, making commercials for them is pointless. Use the extra money from advertising to build a Super Miata with a fixed hardtop, longer wheelbase/track, lift-back trunk, and 2.5 turbo making 300 horsepower.

>>17113838
>because very few people want to deal with a shitty rotary.

If you don't want to deal with a shitty rotary, don't fucking buy a rotary car in the first place.
Oh, I'm sorry, that would require some forethought.

>>17113702
>who developed the ecoboost
>who developed the best selling ford of all time

>>17113862
Or swap an LS. Seems like that is also a solution. Funny how that works.

>>17113716

Almost every Mazda of that generation has severe rust in Alberta.

>>17113845
>Copy nissan,
Whoa buddy let's not do something stupid here

>>17113872
....Toyota?!

>is this a trick question?

>>17113563
fuck of nu-s/o/viet

>>17113873
Go back to the trailer park that spawned you

>>17113253
>laugh at mazda for making low profits
>post GM who used obongos bail out money to avoid dying
ironing

>>17113806
>bring awd platforms worldwide
>revive mazda 9 as luxobarge/taxicab
>v8 in the bt-50

>>17113880
>being this fucking stupid

>>17113872
>mazda developed the ford f series truck

>>17113940
>rotary cuck got so mad he name fags and responds to cry about what people do to their own cars

>>17113876
Again, normies buy cars, not faggots from /o/. While mazda is down 56%, Nissan was surging 17% more in sales year over year. Their q1 profits were up 20% this year. Just because /o/ thinks every nissan is an altima from 2001, doesn't make it so.

>>17113968
>normies buy cars, not faggots from /o/.

this
hell half of /o/ bashes anyone that even mentions buying a new car

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>>17113940
fuck off soviet. Why do you feel the need to shit up this board with your autism?

>>17113240
>Mazda, a company that makes fun, reliable enthiast cars is down in profits
>/o/ rejoices
Really fires those neurons

>>17113981
"hurrr buying a new car waht a fucking idiot!!!!"

"why don't car makers build sporty new cars??!?!?!?"

Basically /o/ are car enthusiast niggers. Looking for the gibs. They want cheap second hand sports cars, but they want other people to buy them new and hand them down.

>>17113951
>If gay men are allowed to marry each other, then I should be allowed to put an LS in whatever the fuck I want.

>>17113880

>more torque makes cars slower

this is what some people actually believe

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>>17114015
Not him but that statement is completely true and beautiful.

>>17113997
>fun
Literally one car they have been sucking off since 1989.
>reliable
mehhh
>enthusiast cars
LOL

Mazda a shit.

>>17114025
>Not him

Did you just assume xir gender?

>>17114027
>I'm a bus rider: the post

According to /o/ GTR lap times are fun

>>17114068
Mazda Cuck getting mad again no one sucks off his shitty company? LOL

>>17113997
>Mazda, a company that makes fun, reliable enthusiast cars

Mazda makes anemic econoboxes that are handle better than their competitors, that doesn't mean they are enjoyable enough for actual enthusiasts. My friends Mazda 3 GT is nice but a bore compared to my Fiesta ST.

The new Miata is either too useless as a daily for most people or too expensive as a second car for most enthusiasts.

>>17114085
They don't even handle better. It's not 1993 anymore. People just assume that, but mazda isn't anything special in the handling department. They have NOTHING to offer. They aren't even the cheapest. Just shit cars and a stale miata.

>>17113240
Any company that falls for the tablet meme deserves to die.

>>17114096
They have above-average reliability, handling, and build quality in their segment, but below average features and interior space. They're pretty good for a sub-20k econobox, but the new Civics are better at being practical A to B appliances while being just as good for driving.

>>17113253
fpbp

>>17114143
The handling is no better than the other cars in it's class really. They aren't the most reliable and they aren't the worst. Their build quality is on par with everyone else. Literally the "mehhh" of companies. After they dropped the evo and rx series, they went to absolute shit.

>>17114161
>evo
Hurrppp
GTX* my bad

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>>17114096
The new mazda 6 is sex on wheels and better looking than anything new in its price range
prove me wrong

> protip: you can't

>>17113384
Government won't allow it

>>17114161
>build quality on par
The interior quality is leagues ahead of Honda or Toyota. I would argue that it's as good or better than what Cadillac is putting out- for a sub 20k car, that's not bad at all. Exterior styling? I think they nailed it this time around. Not a fan of new cars but the 3 and 6 manage to look sleek instead of chunky, and those tail lights are amazing. Problem is that Mazda is playing really safe and not reminding people of how amazing their sportscars once were. They literally only have economy cars right now, and a weird looking Miata.

I agree about reliability though

>>17113806
>put the 2.5t in the mazda 3 and 6

>trying to build "fun" cars in segments where nobody cares about fun

Yeah, like somebody is going to buy a CX-5 because of how well it communicates tire feedback to the driver

>>17114210
How delusional are you?

>>17114210
I think you are confusing build quality with material quality.

>nailed exterior styling
Okay I'm out. This conversation has gone full retard.

>>17113253
>how will mazdafags recover?
They'll just shit post about Nissan some more.

>>17114040
>xir
did you just assume its pronouns?

>>17114179
LOL it's a bland copy of the new maxima.... WTF are you talking about.

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>>17113692
>Mazda's niche is making reliable mainstream
>mazda
>reliable

Oh I am laffin

>>17114105
Any company that doesn't have a touchscreen-based infotainment stack in all of their models is desperately behind the times.

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>>17113852
>tell me about this car in emojis

>>17113286
Holy shit retards, wash your fucking car and have it rustproofed. Bam, you got yourself a shiny, clean car.

>>17114260
They were rusting from the inside out. They used shit metal for a while.

>>17114250
Every auto company has that. It's the ones that just lazily slap a tablet in the console deserve to die.
>Audi
>Mercedes
>BMW
>Mazda
>Tesla

>>17113254
They make the 3 non-grand touring in mexico. CX-3 is made in mexico too i think.

>>17113985
>2017
>not knowing why alphonse posts cancer 24/7
It's his nature
Relevant fable, the frog and the scorpion (worth a listen if only for the narration):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTKd82Dh8Dk

>>17113739

>more torque

In the low rev range. but the ls and 13b have about the same usable power band

13b makes power from 3500 - 8500rpm
Ls 1800 - 6250rpm


Roughly 5k rpm that's usable, similar enough that swapping for one or the other has no performance benefit.

>better fuel economy

A boosted ls gets about the same fuel economy

>better reliability

Subjective, depends on how much power you're making on stock internals, a 600hp boosted ls will last just as long as a 13b.

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>>17114105
agreed
>>17114250
>touchscreen-based infotainment stack
that's not what he was talking about, retard
>>17114271
agreed. I was going to defend Audi and BMW but then googled their 2017 interiors

>Tesla cucks on twitter actually defending this

>company trying to save the gas engine
>/o/ hates them
I want bus riders to fuck off back to /n/

>>17113852
>Car enthusiasts already do a ton of research on cars they buy, making commercials for them is pointless.
wrong
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7Qek70eLxk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5kNhJZl5GBg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLbwN08COlA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zYSh_S5DcDE

Jeez, these get my heart racing

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7Qek70eLxk

This one also makes me sad about the future, but it also makes me want the car.

>>17114330
>you're making on stock internals, a 600hp boosted ls will last just as long as a 13b.
While making 4 times the power, yeah

>>17114369
>fca
Any knowledgeable person knows to not purchase FCA.

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>>17114375
>any person getting his knowledge on cars from 1980s anecdotes knows not to purchase FCA
FTFY
The bad one was Daimler-Chrysler, FCA is great. And so is Mercedes on its own.

>>17114391
>FCA is great
>blank buttons
>piss poor electronics
>can't let go of 90s mercedes technology
>actually making a headlight into an intake
lmao fca is a joke. a big fat joke.

mazda fucked up when even loyal miata owners would rather buy something more cost effective than an overpriced 155HP roadster.

I'd rather buy a used s2000 or a 370z than spend that much money.

>price to get a Miata with an LSD is 37k CAD
>could get a BRZ/86 at 29k CAD for similar performance
>or could get a Camaro V6 1LE/base Mustang GT for the price of the Miata and be extremely fast

Why would I pick the Miata?

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>>17114454
because you want to tell the world that you love cock.

>>17113625

Test drove a 2014 Mazda Grand Touring with the 6speed manual and it was comfy af without being too slow either.

>>17114403
>piss poor electronics
Mercedes, Audi and BMW all use FCA electronics aka Magneti Marelli retard
also all your other comments are literal memes

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>>17114248
>live in australia
>no salt on roads
>barely ever have to worry about rust unless the car is from the mid 80s or older
>see shit like this

God damn, I didn't even realize that newer cars could rust up like that.

>>17114391

My friend has a 2016 Challanger.

First his sunroof was leaking.
Then his brother found his back seats wet. His rear glass panel was leaking.
Then he had his passanger side high beam get stuck on.

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>>17114535
>buying the base challenger
>buying base anything

>>17114549
Do you think the one with more options has more care put into building it? They all still have the same build and electronics and shit.

I guess that someone will probably want the skymeme before normies realize that those low displacement turbo 4 eat gas like a v8.

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>>17113240
>RX-9 never

>>17113716
weirdly enough Quebec was one of the biggest market for mazda

>>17114555
>They all still have the same build
lol

>>17114371

>implying nobody builds 13b's

go fuck a dog.

Daily reminder mazda won le mans with the 787b on their first attempt and GM has put the corvette around la sarthe god knows how many times and has NEVER EVER WON

>>17114592
He's a furfag so he probably does on a daily basis

>>17114549

His is a Scat pack, not a base model.

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>>17114624
>2017
>being an icecuck

>>17114624
>ban evasion
fucking nigger. if you get banned stay banned until your ban is up. stop ruining this board for everyone else.

>>17114632
>Scat pack
well you can't say it was unexpected to be shit, top kek
next time get a T/A

@17114624
@17114637
@17114645
Samefag. Nobody is amused by your stupidity, Alphonse. Nobody is going to fall for your shit.
Why don't you go shit up /pol/ instead for a change? At least you know some poor bastards will take you seriously.

>>17114592
pumping up the power stresses those apex seals out, reducing lifespan, a turbo'd ls at 600hp will last longer than a turbo/built 13b, obviously.

>>17114674
What does that have to do with my post tho?

>>17114669
>>17114674
>furfags btfoing each other
beautiful
>>17114676
Hi there!

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>>17114685
>Nothing
That's right

>>17114689
>I'm not a furfag
sure thing nigger, that's why you have a g/fur folder and try to derail threads into g/fur

>>17114669
>>17114669
a stock internals ls1 wont make 600hp with forced induction reliably. it will blow up at 500hp. this is just a fact
an old unopened (everything stock inside, even the worn out factory apex seals) 13b will make 500hp reliably as fuck

>>17114706
>a stock internals ls1 wont make 600hp with forced induction reliably
Wrong, stock gen 3 rods are good to 600hp safely, this is widely known, gen 4 rods are good to 700/800
The rods are the weakest link in the stock motor.
>stock 13b making 500hp reliably
What exactly is your definition of reliably...

>>17114691
>>17114711
Fuck off furfags

>>17114716
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MfALGjjklwY

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>>17114724
>i-i'm not a furfag!
>has a huge g/fur folder
pick one nigger

>>17114716
>What exactly is your definition of reliably...
over 20k miles of constant abuse at 500hp on an engine that is already 80k+ miles old?

>are good to 600hp safely
yeah ls1 will drop all semblance of 'reliability' well before that lmao

>rotary has won le mans
>gm pushrod shit never has
LMAO

>namefags and tripshits ruin another thread

When will all of them be permabanned

>>17114752
>20k miles on an 80k mile old engine
lol, people out there boosting 250k mile 5.3s for ages, rotary will never even reach 250k to receive boost thereafter

>>17114793
lol, ls engines constantly shitting themselves below 10k miles stock, and you call them reliable top kek

>>17114803
It's LS platform

>>17114767
>namefags and tripshits ruin another thread
>no colors anymore starts playing

>>17114754
>>17114778
you forgot to take off your trip dumbass nigger
go die of aids

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>>17114819
also based pharma bro

>>17114819
We already know he constantly replies to and backs himself up as anon
If I did the same it would be immense, threads would be annihilated.
Luckily I aint a little bitch tho
>>17114825
>link video
>exclusively talks about ls1 style rods being good to "600 safe, 700 pushing it" WHP
>>17114733
do you want me to spoonfeed you links from ls1tech as well or what

>>17114830
oh so you aren't a tripfag but a namefag instead, big fucking deal

>>17114834
>We already know he constantly replies to and backs himself up as anon
truly pathetic
I hate to agree with a furfag who can't drive without nearly killing himself in the process but you're still right on this

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>>17114853
(You)

>>17114853
https://ls1tech.com/forums/generation-iii-internal-engine/1521006-stock-ls1-connecting-rod-question.html

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>>17114927
stfu faggot
everything you said is wrong

>>17113661
They've been working with Fiat these past few months. Even most of the 124 is assembled in Japan.

>>17114937

Maybe they will join forces with kia again.

But I doudt it kia and hyundai is there main competitor

>>17115029
reported for cancer

>>17113806

For starters, they could learn how to hedge against the USD/JPY exchange rate

>>17114280
And Nafta is getting renegotiated.

Say what you will but the Ford stake in Mazda wasn't such a bad thing.

>>17114369
Only idiots buy cars becuase they saw it on TV, and it becuase it was a good commercial.

>>17115020
Mazda's 3 and 6 are upmarket of the sonata and accent. The hatchback 3 is one the most expensive hatches you can get.

>>17115129

The sonata starts at 21,600 the 6 starts at 21k.

The 3 competes with the Elantra. the elantra Gt starts 18,800 the 3 hatch starts 19,095

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>>17115117
how did ford gain from that whole transaction? Did ford actually own part of mazda and then sold off their holdings?

I know ford is bracing for a downturn in the car market (which will happen this year) by increasing cash reserves....im assuming mazda got dumped because of that?

Mazda is pretty fucked here. No major manufacturing in NA + strengthening JPY/USD means less exports coming out of japan + inevitable downturn in the entire auto market....time to short or is it already correctly priced?

>>17113806

Mazdaspeed MX5 with the RF hardtop and the 2.5T. 6-speed manual.

I'd so fucking buy one right fucking now.

>>17114432
>>17114454

Fucking this. It is crazy overpriced, and other cars in the same price bracket are either faster, more practical, offer more for your money or a combination thereof.

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>>17115121
Those commercials aren't what makes you decide to buy one, dummy. They merely make you consider the car and get you hyped up about it. They seduce it with the exhaust note,, which any self respecting man (not a fucking cuck) with money would pay 80k for. Then you learn it has a Ferrari engine, that it's the fastest sedan in the world, that the Italian police uses it to catch the bad guys, that it puts any other sports sedan in the world to shame including the Panamera and if you can afford it, you buy it. Unless you're a passionless robot, in which case I feel sorry for you.

>>17115155
Mazda got dumped becuase of the great recession, the move was made several years ago. I want to say ford had a 20% or less ownership stake in Mazda, and they shared platforms and engines in a few of their cars. B2300's were rebadged rangers, Ford escapes, and the rebooted Fiesta were based off mazda designs, and IIRC that partner ship later spawned the Ecoboost that's sold today.

I don't think ford completely absolved itself of all of mazda's shares its owned but its enough to where ford isn't helping anymore.

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>>17115189

>>17115203
saddest thing is that the post is real, kek
https://archive.4plebs.org/o/thread/16760957/#16765280

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>Mods deleted Alphonse's posts
You're doing God's work, you earned your hotpockets tonight guys

>>17114819
>>17114834
>>17114836
>>17114883
>>17114887
>>17114934
was that soviet? ala /n/ guy aka bike guy?

>>17115189
>seductive exhaust note
>V6
wrong

>Ferrari engine
>V6
wrong

>>17115258
yes it was soviet aka alphonse

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>>17115277
>t. triggered bmw fangirl
I never heard anyone say the stuff they say about the Giulia when they hear a BMW. Probably because BMWs aren't exactly mozzafiato when it comes to sound.

>>17115277
Literally a F154 with two cylinders less.

>>17113253

They'll take a government bailout.

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>>17115381
>Literally a F154 with two cylinders less.
No, it's not. It's not made by Ferrari, and it doesn't share a single part. If you removed 2 cylinders from an F154 it would not function because a flat plane V6 would vibrate apart in about 10 seconds. It's about as Ferrari as these shoes. If you want a Ferrari engine in a rapidly depreciating sedan it already exists, it's called the 03-13 Quattroporte

>>17115610
>It's not made by Ferrari
fair enough
>and it doesn't share a single part
wrong
>If you removed 2 cylinders from an F154 it would not function because a flat plane V6 would vibrate apart in about 10 seconds
no shit, that's why counterbalances exist
>If you want a Ferrari engine in a rapidly depreciating sedan it already exists, it's called the 03-13 Quattroporte
that thing doesn't lap around Nürburgring in 7:32

>>17115610
>>17115978
Oh and it also doesn't have the gorgeous design of the Giulia or the excellent steeering, and it doesn't have its exhaust note either. The Maserati isn't a sports sedan, it's a high performance luxury sedan.

>>17115978
>and it doesn't share a single part
>wrong
Give me a part number that's shared

>>17115984
no shit the part numbers don't match, but they're interchangeable

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>>17115982
>Oh and it also doesn't have the gorgeous design of the Giulia
Correct, the QP looks much better
>or the excellent steeering
How do you know when you haven't driven either car?
>and it doesn't have its exhaust note either.
That's for sure, the QP sounds incredible while the Alfa sounds like a shitty Chrysler V6

>>17115995
>no shit the part numbers don't match, but they're interchangeable
No, they aren't, the parts aren't even interchangeable between the crossplane F136 on Maseratis and the flat planes on the Ferraris. Let me know when you've pulled both apart.

>>17116010
>F136
This is the F154 retard

>>17116010
>Correct, the QP looks much better
opinion discarded
last generation QP is the good looking one
>How do you know when you haven't driven either car?
It isn't rocket science
>That's for sure, the QP sounds incredible while the Alfa sounds like a shitty Chrysler V6
It sounds nothing like a Chrysler V6.

>>17116071
>>17116081
Sounds like you need to read EXTRA slowly to keep up, try reading my posts 3 or 4 more times

>>17115381

So every GM minivan and sedan with a V6 has a Corvette engine?

>>17114475
How tall are you?

>>17114454
>$24k is overpriced

I dunno about burgerland, but mazda is fucking crushing it in Aus.

Every second car is either a mazda 3 or 6. And there are so many NC, ND miatas around.

>>17116592
same in New Zealand.

3 & 6 has replaced the Corolla & Camry as the default go to car.

>>17113679
>Where is our GT-R competitor?
Those don't contribute to sales. It would be awesome to see Mazda make one but seeing as how their profits are down big time, they need a car that sales. Not a 100k+ halo car.

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>>17115158
>Mazdaspeed MX5 with the RF hardtop and the 2.5T. 6-speed manual.

mazda will never make this because it's too "immature".

>>17116702
Nz fag here, definitely on the 3 and 6.

Also, Kias and that other chinko brand.

>>17116804
>Also, Kias and that other chinko brand.

Yep the current hierarchy here is:
1. Mazda
2. Kia
3. Toyota
4. Honda/VW

I'm buying Mazda3 and there's nothing you can do to stop me.

>>17116812
Sounds about right.
Boss has a Hyundai, my manager a Kia, sales rep a VW, etc etc, 2 accords and a Mazda 6 sits in our carpark.

Work ute is a Hilux, I'm breaking the mold by being a faggot with the MX5.

>>17116136
Nope, flawed logic right there m8. LS based engines are a staple of GM cars. You don't see the F154 used in anything else than a handful of Ferraris, Maseratis and two Alfas: Giulia and Stelvio. If we're gonna get nipticky you could also pretend the Maserati V8 F154 isn't a Ferrari engine because it has a wet sump. Ferrari designed, Ferrari tuned, it's a Ferrari engine, end of the question. Even if the V6 is made at the Fiat factory.

>>17113336
Not in europe, gas is 1.5 € a fucking liter.

>>17114248
What 3rd world country is this?

>>17114706
>13b will make 500hp reliably as fuck
>Engine eats itself every 60k
>Reliable

You rotards are deluded as fuck about your shitty magic triangle engines.

>>17114527
Ayy lmao

>>17113286
The issue was fixed in 2009. Thier only problem now is they're selling in 30-40k tier trying to compete with lux brands.

>>17116814
Nice

>>17117489
>$40k Mazda3

>>17116814
Year?

>>17114330
>Ls 1800 - 6250rpm

You mean 600-7,000 rpm.

With better lifters and valve springs, an LS is able to safely turn 8,000rpm.

Saying a rotary has more useable power is COMPLETLY false.