What new Mazda is coming?

[craigo]

Oh I am not slamming the Stinger, just making commentary about the former "Zoom Zoom" brand...

And agreed on a bigger CX-3 being a CX-5. I really don't understand having a bazillion differently sized CUVs.

cx-3's are pretty popular in europe.... i see a lot more there than cx-5's. The different vehicles for different market needs. The platforms are pretty flexible so it's not all that difficult to manufacture.

[jthj]

CX-7 makes the most sense to me considering the current market craze.

[ColoradoDriver]

CX-7 makes the most sense to me considering the current market craze.

Doesn't the CX-5 have more room internally than the old CX-7 did?

So what role is a proposed CX-7 playing in the current line-up? A bigger CX-5? Not quite a CX-9?

CX-5 was the replacement for the CX-7 was it not?

[jthj]

Hey I’m just as confused by all the SUV sizes as you.

I would kind of see it as compared to something like the Ford Edge or Nissan Murano.

And most nameplates have jumped a size class honestly. Doug Demuro recently did a review of the new RAV4 and pointed out that it’s about the same size as the Explorer from the ‘90s.

[7eregrine]

6 Wagon in the US?!?!?!?!

[jthj]

And Colorado posts the picture of Clark Griswold’s station wagon in 3...2....1......

[ColoradoDriver]

And Colorado posts the picture of Clark Griswold*s station wagon in 3...2....1......

Ok...



I understand the wagon love, even if I think the overall shape and dimensions make them one of the ugliest car classes in existence (like if a wiener dog was a car), but I won't argue. They have their uses, it's just not for me. Different folks, different strokes. 6 wagon would make a lot of folks on this board very happy.

[jmhumr]

Doesn't the CX-5 have more room internally than the old CX-7 did?

So what role is a proposed CX-7 playing in the current line-up? A bigger CX-5? Not quite a CX-9?

CX-5 was the replacement for the CX-7 was it not?

The 5 and the old 7 are about the same. However, I think something larger than the 5 that isn't a 3-row would be well-received, at least in the US. Something akin to the size of the Edge or new Blazer.

[NelsonLewis]

The 5 and the old 7 are about the same. However, I think something larger than the 5 that isn't a 3-row would be well-received, at least in the US. Something akin to the size of the Edge or new Blazer.

I*d buy it. No use for a 3rd row, but a little more room in the 2nd row would be great. It would fill the need of me being able to sit in the passenger seat comfortably when the baby seat had to be turned around (if you*re taller than 5ft 8 idk how one does this), give a little more room for 2 baby seats for those that need (no way would I keep this thing with two youngings), and just a little more room in general for adults and what not. Too that off with CX-5 like cargo space
To boot, and you have yourselves a winner, to Me anyways...

[jthj]

And I think they have said before that they would introduce another crossover that would be made in that joint plant with Toyota.

[dougal]

cx-3's are pretty popular in europe.... i see a lot more there than cx-5's. The different vehicles for different market needs. The platforms are pretty flexible so it's not all that difficult to manufacture.

Yeah, it actually does. In fact, they sell just a few less CX-3's in Europe as they sell Mazda 3's in the USA. I could see a new Mazda CX-3 coming.

[boandlkramer]

CX7....Mazda’s answer to the X6 or GLC!

[NelsonLewis]

CX7....Mazda*s answer to the X6 or GLC!

Seems they have an answer for everything these days, NOT! (Lol)

[craigo]

Larger version of a CX-3 isn't a bad guess. According to this: http://www.madeinalabama.com/2018/10...ials-in-japan/ They're planning 150k corollas and 150k mazda "crossovers". That's a big number for a Mazda model. Are they going to be platform sharing with Toyota? Other possibility is its a tweaked version of China's CX-4 that's more SUV-like. They might drop the base models of the CX-5 for whatever this is - clearly it's meant to be a volume seller, which means cheaper.

[jmhumr]

I*d buy it. No use for a 3rd row, but a little more room in the 2nd row would be great. It would fill the need of me being able to sit in the passenger seat comfortably when the baby seat had to be turned around (if you*re taller than 5ft 8 idk how one does this), give a little more room for 2 baby seats for those that need (no way would I keep this thing with two youngings), and just a little more room in general for adults and what not. Too that off with CX-5 like cargo space
To boot, and you have yourselves a winner, to Me anyways...

Preach! It'd be my ideal SUV for just that reason. I don't understand why crossovers are so terrible at accommodating infant seats. Instead of prioritizing this everyday family situation and pushing the rear seats back a few inches so the front passenger isn't chewing their knees, they prioritize the cargo area. Makes no sense to me considering you can always drop the rear seats on those random days you really need the cargo space. At the very least, they should design a sliding rear seat with significant travel distance so owners can customize to their situation (most I've seen only travel a couple inches).