NelsonLewis
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I certainly hope this suv craze ends soon.
Better start walking...
I certainly hope this suv craze ends soon.
I certainly hope this suv craze ends soon.
I certainly hope this suv craze ends soon.
Being the largest in the world also means they have lots of shareholders to answer to. If "leeching" is cheaper, so be it. Everyone else does it. I bet the Supra, even with its BMW drivetrain and infotainment, doesn't break even or barely does, on the development and cost of setting up an assembly line for it.
I doubt the 6 would sound quieter per se. And I believe the Skyactiv X itself sounds kind of diesel like due to the high compression ( spark controlled) ignition. Ergo itll probably sound like a diesel I6.
Wait a minute you've got a point considering there's gonna be 2 more cylinders. Perhaps MAzda could pipe in some good sounding artificial intake engine grunts into the cabin. The new VW GLI has this feature with on/off switch.
Ha! Turning off sound actor ( or whatever they call it) was one of the first things I did when I got my OBDeleven.
sweet. On what car?
I was 22 when I bought my CX-5. Perfect mix of feeling sporty to drive, easy access in and out for me and my long legs, practicality with cargo space when I need it and AWD, and good looks and style.I'm turning 65 soon. All of us Baby Boomers want vehicles that (a) are safe, and (b) are high enough off the ground to get in to/out of easily without us making unseemly noises. Every person I know who is my age has either an SUV or a pickup truck. It's the modern version of us all driving Oldsmobiles and Cadillacs.
Many of us have the money to spend. Fuel efficiency is nice but not necessary at this stage of our [retired/non-commuting] lives. We are already sold on the style. It's only a matter of which model we're going to buy. I don't know why SUV manufacturers don't specifically market to us, rather than telling younger people that they will suddenly go camping and stargazing and "listening to the trees talk to each other" if they buy that specific model.
Maybe they don't want the younger crowd thinking "this is an old person's car." But I think a peek at SUV owner demographics might be eye-opening.
Dominos had "Avoid the Noid"
Maybe Mazda needs to roll out "Shunt the Grunt." Or "Please the Geeze."
So I completely understand the ingress/egress thing. As for safety I think that has more to do with the vehicle being well designed with safety in mind than inherently a attribute of its form factor.
People can make whatever excuses they want for Toyota cheaping out on the Supra, but that was the point of the article in regards to Toyota: if a small car company like Mazda can R&D a new inline 6 from the ground up, there is no excuse why the world's largest auto company couldn't R&D their own engine, except for laziness and taking the cheap and easy way out.
Mazda will put that engine in many cars for years to come amortizing the cost across thousands if not millions of vehicles. No other Toyota vehicle uses that type of engine, or is even able to package such an engine without significant other compromises. Mazda's small size and limited lineup actually works in their favor this way - they can tweak the vehicles to fit it without too much effort.
Isn't a inline-6 overall considered the smoothest running engine design?
Agree. I expect to see this in the next gen CX9 and new flagship 6 sedan to begin with... or maybe a bigger sedan ala the vision coupe show car.
I'm trying to think of a way this could fit in with a new RX. They've said the rotary component could be a Range eXtender for an electric. Maybe they sell two versions? Electric RX with rotary range extender, and a straight-6 powered version. I can't see them putting much resources into a sedan - those just don't sell now. Or maybe go the way of the NSX with a turbo 6 + electric !
Sports cars sell even less than sedans though.