Mazda2 [MERGED]

**weisshorn** · March 12th, 2010 01:24 PM

Para simple:
Steel wheels ay yong nakikita mo na ginagamit ng mga jeepneys, ordinaryo lang ang itsura nya.
Alloy wheels ito ang gamit ng mazda 2 sa posted pictures, maraming design at sizes. Maganda ang porma.

**single_ma** · March 15th, 2010 01:46 PM

How much does the entry level cost?

**laswoosh** · March 15th, 2010 03:36 PM

Originally Posted by single_ma

How much does the entry level cost?

1.5 m/t sedan - 725,000

1.5 a/t sedan - 785,000

1.5 a/t hatch - 795,000

available na daw sa showroom ng mazda makati, saw it yesterday (sunday) sa storage ng mazda makati (back of their showroom).

first sight, mejo not cool. im hoping gaganda siya pag launch i think sa bonifacio high street this thursday (as per mazda makati), and then saturday sa trinoma (as per mazda qc)

**laswoosh** · March 15th, 2010 03:54 PM

why is the mazda2 sedan in this video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TcKakBoarvo look really good? whats the difference with the pictures posted? walang tint?

and since the sedan test drive unit is not yet available, would it be okay to test drive the hatch? pareho lang kaya yun handling and feel ng hatch with the sedan?

**niky** · March 15th, 2010 06:02 PM

Originally Posted by laswoosh

why is the mazda2 sedan in this video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TcKakBoarvo look really good? whats the difference with the pictures posted? walang tint?

and since the sedan test drive unit is not yet available, would it be okay to test drive the hatch? pareho lang kaya yun handling and feel ng hatch with the sedan?

They'll be different to some degree. The extra weight and length of the trunk will have a negative effect on the handling unless they adjust the suspension. The Honda City, for example, has never been as good to drive as the Jazz.

Will find out on Wednesday.

**andywesteast** · March 16th, 2010 12:39 AM

CHEAP Hard Plastic Interior....Yechh.

**niky** · March 16th, 2010 02:19 AM

As if the competition were any better.

Toyota's plastic on the Vios and Yaris are just as bad. Honda's is the best of the three... but the interior is still plasticky... and the Honda and Toyota cars have flimsier action in their glovebox lids and minor controls.

**Type 100** · March 16th, 2010 08:25 AM

Originally Posted by laswoosh

why is the mazda2 sedan in this video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TcKakBoarvo look really good? whats the difference with the pictures posted? walang tint?

and since the sedan test drive unit is not yet available, would it be okay to test drive the hatch? pareho lang kaya yun handling and feel ng hatch with the sedan?

- Window tint film, a pretty dark one at that
- Sunroof
- Some kick-*$$ videography
- Check out the J-turn at the end of the video

Otherwise it doesn't look all that different. The wheel wells still look malnourished with just 15" wheels, especially at the rear.

Looks like whenever you turn a hatchback into a sedan by just slapping on a trunk, the rear always becomes slab-sided and heavy. Think GD Honda Jazz into the GD Honda City - very similar to the 2/Demio hatch into the 2/Demio sedan, although the Mazda looks a lot better.

**laswoosh** · March 16th, 2010 12:03 PM

Originally Posted by Type 100

- Window tint film, a pretty dark one at that
- Sunroof
- Some kick-*$$ videography
- Check out the J-turn at the end of the video

Otherwise it doesn't look all that different. The wheel wells still look malnourished with just 15" wheels, especially at the rear.

Looks like whenever you turn a hatchback into a sedan by just slapping on a trunk, the rear always becomes slab-sided and heavy. Think GD Honda Jazz into the GD Honda City - very similar to the 2/Demio hatch into the 2/Demio sedan, although the Mazda looks a lot better.

really? i thought the honda city looks way better than the mazda2 sedan at first glance. oh well, will take the mazda2 sedan for a test drive within the week (available na pala siya for test drive sa makati)

**Type 100** · March 16th, 2010 02:41 PM

Originally Posted by laswoosh

really? i thought the honda city looks way better than the mazda2 sedan at first glance. oh well, will take the mazda2 sedan for a test drive within the week (available na pala siya for test drive sa makati)

Was referring to the GD Honda City, the older model from 2003-2007. It was a direct "reboot" of the GD Jazz with a boot/trunk gradged on. Not many people liked how it looked, with the tall-boy look and the heavy rear quarter styling that conspires to "shrink" the wheels - in a sense that's where the Mazda2 sedan is similar.

The present GM Honda City is much better - it disguises its Jazz roots and is better styled.