bakit walang M/T ang mazda

[blitzmage_89]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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

[Type 100]

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]

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]

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]

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 In the Civic's case it was withdrawn due to weak demand for the 2.0 M/T since people who buy the 2.0 models have the money and are more likely looking for luxury so madalas yung A/T na kinukuha...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]

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.

[Type 100]

Tidus:
Honda could offer the FD2 M/Ts via indent (special-order) basis, I guess. So could Mazda, if they had customers who would absolutely insist on a stick and three pedals for their 3s.

[tidus1203]

OT: Uy tlaga pwede parin bumili ng 2.0M/T? That's good news for the ricers este the racers

[blitzmage_89]

i cant believe that an econobox such as the mazda 3 doesnt have an MT haha. Kaya nga econobox car yan dapat MT/Sedan/Tipid sa Gas.

The mazda 5 isnt available here and even the tribute is in AT

[mazdamazda]

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.

+1 on this... maybe less than 5% of the respondents (include me there) want a M/T vehicle even though it is only powered by just a 1.6L petrol engine.

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[Type 100]

OT: Uy tlaga pwede parin bumili ng 2.0M/T? That's good news for the ricers este the racers

Kung gusto lang nila. Mukhang ayaw nga lang talaga. Oh well.