Will we ever see the 9 again?

jitb · Post by **jitb** » Thu Jun 18, 2009 11:28 pm

I think..a luxury sedan from mazda is needed. Simply because there isnt any available form mazda besides the 6..and that isnt much luxury besides the basic trim and extras. My only obstacle i see from Mazda is a engine to use in a big luxury sedan. The JE is a dinosaur, but it would be nice to see a updated 3.5-3.8, big mazda engineered v6. The 3.5 Twin turbo Eco-boost from ford would be a good heart for it. But id rather see a mazda heart in it. An updated 20b would do me just fine... :mrgreen:

*sigh*

we can only hope!

Matsuda9 · Post by **Matsuda9** » Fri Jun 19, 2009 12:29 am

well, what i get is that CX9 is the replacement for 929 (which is apparently based on MPV/HE floor pan anyway)

personally, i don't think that we will see another Saloon from mazda. there's really no market for it

even lexus mostly pushes its IS300 then any other model, Nissan has canned the president and only has skyline that is anywhere near the saloon. Toyota dumped crown, MrkII/Chaser/Crester interprise and the century

the only car that is in sort of saloon class (sort of because it FWD) is honda Accord.

people now days see SUV/Crossovers as a luxury saloons, as they have all the trimmings and usability

jitb · Post by **jitb** » Fri Jun 19, 2009 12:36 am

didnt know all thsoe models got the axe... :cry:

if the genesis, does good in sales,, which it has so far.. i gurantee they will come back! but i guess with the economy, ther isnt really a big market for big expensive boats anymore..

Matsuda9 · Post by **Matsuda9** » Fri Jun 19, 2009 1:06 am

the only market that mazda could fit is exectuve and executive transport, but for most poeple when choice comes down to Mercedes Benz, Audi, BMW, Alfa Romeo etc, hard to fit Mazda in there

its just an image thing. maybe things would have been different if Ford would have allowed mazda to create Amati brand to combat Nissan's Infinity and Toyota's Lexus

jitb · Post by **jitb** » Fri Jun 19, 2009 1:16 am

Matsuda9 wrote:the only market that mazda could fit is exectuve and executive transport, but for most poeple when choice comes down to Mercedes Benz, Audi, BMW, Alfa Romeo etc, hard to fit Mazda in there

its just an image thing. maybe things would have been different if Ford would have allowed mazda to create Amati brand to combat Nissan's Infinity and Toyota's Lexus

yea true..

alpha · Post by **alpha** » Fri Jun 19, 2009 2:06 am

Matsuda9 wrote:well, what i get is that CX9 is the replacement for 929 (which is apparently based on MPV/HE floor pan anyway)

personally, i don't think that we will see another Saloon from mazda. there's really no market for it

even lexus mostly pushes its IS300 then any other model, Nissan has canned the president and only has skyline that is anywhere near the saloon. Toyota dumped crown, MrkII/Chaser/Crester interprise and the century

the only car that is in sort of saloon class (sort of because it FWD) is honda Accord.

people now days see SUV/Crossovers as a luxury saloons, as they have all the trimmings and usability

there is a president, aswell as glorias, cedrics and cimas...
f50 president

nissan cedric/gloria/m45 in us

and nissan cima(same chassis as president)

oh and new addition is nissan fuga

and toyota mark II

i would love to see a new 929 but we all know its wont happend as mazda is no good with luxurious cars:)
i woudl love to own 2001 sentia tho, last production year

and there are brand new mark II's aswell(incredibly ugly:))

Matsuda9 · Post by **Matsuda9** » Fri Jun 19, 2009 3:12 am

i stand corrected

but i don't hear about them as much as i did 10 years ago

but damn, they are oh so ugly...... i would hate to have something that ugly carrying the 9 badge

alpha · Post by **alpha** » Fri Jun 19, 2009 3:30 am

mark 2 is ugly aswlel as glorias but cimas and presidents and fugas are reasonably pretty, and look stunning when slammed and with vip treatment
fuga

cima

president

oh and century still exists

but they havent changed much since 1967:)

there is one for sale in new zealand, only nz$16000 but has done quiet a bit of kms:(

Matsuda9 · Post by **Matsuda9** » Fri Jun 19, 2009 4:39 am

i wonder do they still have CRT TV and VHS player in them

alpha · Post by **alpha** » Fri Jun 19, 2009 4:54 am

they still got tape deck, but they got navigation screen, so i guess they have built in dvd/cd player somewhere.im sure they ditched vhs in 97:)
but i couldnt find any more info

but here are interior pics

i think its one of the most beautiful car ever made:)
i so would love to have one of them in my garage:)

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