Comments on: 2009 Mazda 2 upgrade

By: Matthew

Matthew — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 09:41:23 +0000

Does the 09 model get that red and black instrumentation instead of that ugly cream one they’ve got now?

By: Bret

Bret — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 02:19:46 +0000

Dude, you’re a sick puppy (but right!)

By: Dude1

Dude1 — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 05:10:19 +0000

if you squint hard enough, the centre console looks like the shape of mickey mouse…with an erection. LoL.

By: Frontman

Frontman — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 00:28:11 +0000

I’m pretty certain you will find the different floorpans for Fiesta are Euro outgoing, Euro incomming, and the Extended unit used in India as Fiesta Sedan. The extended unit is not such a big deal as the masters of minimilist floorpans (VWAG) often don’t count extended pans as seperate units.

By: Andrew M

Andrew M — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 22:25:53 +0000

Dlr1,
mate i believe you if you say,
and i agree with the sentiments of the Jurnos.

Once again another thing controlled by the US.

Gee they are really on fire arent they
perhaps if they fell on their A*se it would knock some stubborness out of them.

Lets hope they dont dent the other branches when they trip.
I actually think Ford has taken some antibiotics just in time……..

On topic,
i just pulled up some fiesta pics to refresh myself, and when you look there are quite a few styling differences.
the Mazda2 actually looks dated when held against the aussie spec fiesta.

The fiesta will certainly take the cake, but will ford sell it?? They have a history of not being able to sell good cars.
Ford just sent me an online survey relating to my FG purchase, and i certainly let them know about their dealers poor product knowledge…….

Cupid,
are we getting the Ka???
the last one didnt look much chop, but the newbie looks the goods

By: Cupid Stunt aka No Name

Cupid Stunt aka No Name — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 16:04:15 +0000

Not a patch on the new fiesta, look at the new Fiesta dash for a small inexpensive car its way stylish emping a mobile phone. The Mazda 2 if boring in comparison.
I failry sure they share the same platform as does the Fiat 500, the new Ford Ka and I think some new Toyota soon to be on the block.

By: Al Juraj

Al Juraj — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 13:31:43 +0000

With plastic, the Japs tend to do a great job. They’re able to place them at the right spots, particularly in the dashboard. Take for instance the Accord Euro. It’s nowhere near German in quality, but it’s well thought of and hard plastics are where they should be.

The 2 is a particularly cute car but with the new Jazz, I’m not sure if it’s still the class leader. For starters, the small Honda is the only one that offers 5-speed auto in the segment.

By: Tim

Tim — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 13:03:45 +0000

Frenchie wrote:
“Get use to it. Most car interiors are made of plastic.
So quit with the “oh it looks cheap with all that plastic”.
Get with the 21st century we have moved on from the 1970’s!”

Yes, but there is good plastic and bad plastic. To my taste, the plastics of a Swift/Jazz/Fiesta are better than the ones found in Mazda 2.

By: Alan

Alan — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 12:27:02 +0000

With the new fiesta announced, this suddenly seems to be 2nd best. This interior looks cheap and horrible with black pastic everywhere, whereas the fiesta’s interior looks much much nicer. Personally, i would say the new fiesta is easily the best in class, hopefully it will sell well here and lift ford’s sales up.

By: Dlr1

Dlr1 — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 12:16:13 +0000

Andrew M, just quoting what i’ve read in Auto News, apparently Ford has 35 different platforms around the world which they intend to reduce to 9. Even the journalist seemed surprised that one one hand there were 3 different Fiesta platforms and on the other hand not suprised they were losing money.