bakit walang M/T ang mazda

**blitzmage_89** · May 7th, 2008 06:31 PM

i know mazdas are really good and reliable cars. Actually nung bata pa ako dream ko magkaroon ng mazda kasi lagi ko napapanood sa tv yung sila jetman at fiveman gamit nila mazda and sponsored by mazda kotse nila. Pero to this age na reachable na ang isang kotse , bakit walang M/T ANG MAZDA?

Yung MX-5 lang ata yung M/T nila. Sayang naman at least man lang yung mazda 3 sana may M/T

**parakitoJDM** · May 7th, 2008 08:59 PM

i think there's serious mental problem on Mazda Philippine's product planners. they'r the reason we don't have them. also i just laugh whenever i ask a sales agent why there's no manual tranny and they say the "sports shifter" is manual already.... torque converters suck power....

**blitzmage_89** · May 7th, 2008 10:34 PM

oo hahaha! yun din sinabi sakin ng agent. I was like duh thats just an automatic with some fancy gimmick .paddle shifters are even more manual than that. May MT ba yung mazda 6 abroad? If they would release an MT version of the Mazda 6 wala nang mailalaban yung camry at accord tsk tsk

**gr8twyt** · May 7th, 2008 11:32 PM

Meron dito sa US. I've seen several Mspeed3, Mspeed6, and RX-8s. 40 to 50 Hp more ang mga MTs compared sa ATs. There aren't any MT CX-7s and CX-9s here pero I think Japanese and Euro versions do.

**gr8twyt** · May 7th, 2008 11:40 PM

Meron din MT na regular Mazda 3 and Mazda 6 BTW.

**Type 100** · May 8th, 2008 12:03 AM

Blame the local product planners I guess.

Locally, if people can opt out of a manual gearbox, they usually will. I'm fine with that, but not having any choice in the matter is a little silly I think.

Then again, this is the same logic that saw the FD2 Civic 2.0S M/Ts phased out in less than a year.

**GoThicbLuE** · May 8th, 2008 09:32 AM

Originally Posted by blitzmage_89

oo hahaha! yun din sinabi sakin ng agent. I was like duh thats just an automatic with some fancy gimmick .paddle shifters are even more manual than that. May MT ba yung mazda 6 abroad? If they would release an MT version of the Mazda 6 wala nang mailalaban yung camry at accord tsk tsk

Meron din Manuall tranny na Minivan. Mazda5

**coiter** · May 8th, 2008 10:06 AM

baka nasa market study na nila na wala nang bumibili ng manual or the volume is just too small to justify the cost of building and marketing it. in addition, baka ang gusto nila, kung manual hanap mo, e ford focus bilhin mo.

**tidus1203** · May 8th, 2008 10:13 AM

Yep I thinks its more of studying the market. In the Civic's case it was withdrawn due to weak demand for the 2.0 M/T since people who buy the 2.0 models have the money and are more likely looking for luxury so madalas yung A/T na kinukuha... There are of course fans of M/T but they might not be big enough that they can be ignored...

**niky** · May 8th, 2008 10:32 AM

Well... on the top-of-the-line, it's understandable to stay AT, because buyers have more money and want the luxury, but for a 1.6 model to NOT have an MT option? That's a disservice and cutting out a whole section of the market.