If that screen has a laptimer app and can record video . . . win!
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It doesn't bother me at all. People festoon their car interiors with GPS units, radar detectors, A-pillar pods, etc...one integrated screen that sits in the center is fine. And it lets the rest of the dashboard stay quite low.
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based on limited experiences with rental cars - that screen does not detract whatsoever - it is completely fixed, there for the breaking. This seems to be a new annoying trend in car manufacturing.
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Originally Posted by fooger03
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based on limited experiences with rental cars - that screen does not detract whatsoever - it is completely fixed, there for the breaking. This seems to be a new annoying trend in car manufacturing.
I hate all of the crap mandated by the effing government to make cars heavier and more expensive. |
The volvo/Mercedes versions of that retract, but a lot of them fail, so it could be a good thing it doesn't retract.
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I'm running 245/35-17's on my Catfish, and there really aren't that many options for tires. With the ND, I think this will open up big time and Toyo (et al) will add some new sizes. BTW, 245/35-17 is a 23.7" tire that's 9.6" wide.
I've seen and talked to people who think that even a 225 series tire is too much for this weight vehicle. Not true. When the rubber heats up, there's a whole new world of grip out there... My :2cents:, the ND has the potential to be head and shoulders the best of the bunch. This is not a knock on any other generation, but I think that this is a car that may leave a bigger mark on history than the original. |
Originally Posted by cordycord
(Post 1164194)
My :2cents:, the ND has the potential to be head and shoulders the best of the bunch. This is not a knock on any other generation, but I think that this is a car that may leave a bigger mark on history than the original.
My hope is that I can keep my NBs alive until it's time to make a racer out of a ND. Never liked the NC high sideline soapbox look. If there still is a big block engine available from a simple swap (not a unique bolt pattern etc) this will still be reasonable. The times for a simple bandaids turbo kit is long gone though. |
Originally Posted by cordycord
(Post 1164194)
My :2cents:, the ND has the potential to be head and shoulders the best of the bunch. This is not a knock on any other generation, but I think that this is a car that may leave a bigger mark on history than the original.
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Originally Posted by cordycord
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I'm running 245/35-17's on my Catfish, and there really aren't that many options for tires. With the ND, I think this will open up big time and Toyo (et al) will add some new sizes. BTW, 245/35-17 is a 23.7" tire that's 9.6" wide.
I've seen and talked to people who think that even a 225 series tire is too much for this weight vehicle. Not true. When the rubber heats up, there's a whole new world of grip out there... My :2cents:, the ND has the potential to be head and shoulders the best of the bunch. This is not a knock on any other generation, but I think that this is a car that may leave a bigger mark on history than the original. Market leaders tend not to innovate much. Plus, there is nothing new about the formula to "wow!" everyone. Now if mazda brings GT-R (similar how the GTR brought supercar performance for 90k when it first came out) like performance for $30 grand, you might find that having a big impact... Performance ideas aside, this is a great car. How many other manufacturers actually listened and brought weight down 4 generations later into a car's life? I think its spectatcular that Mazda has put most of its effort in weight savings and a decent looking car. |
My problem is not with the screens, it's with the software that drives them.
It will be shitty. Very very shitty. |
Originally Posted by cordycord
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This is not a knock on any other generation, but I think that this is a car that may leave a bigger mark on history than the original.
If we end up with a 1.5 with 155hp? No thanks. A 2.0 with 180-200hp? Win! |
It's going to be closer to 160-165hp out of a 2.0L. The 1.5L is the overseas motor that is sold due to taxation based on emissions and engine displacement. The 1.5L in the new Mazda2 is going to make around 115hp if I'm remembering correctly; it's the same deal with being able to buy a 1.6L in an NB or a 1.8L in the NC.
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Originally Posted by thenuge26
(Post 1164279)
My problem is not with the screens, it's with the software that drives them.
It will be shitty. Very very shitty. |
Things you can do on miata.net: Call something autistic looking and say it has that autistic puffy-eyed look
Things you cannot do on miata.net: Say "that's a fucked up thing to say" |
Originally Posted by Dunning Kruger Affect
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Things you can do on miata.net: Call something autistic looking and say it has that autistic puffy-eyed look
Things you cannot do on miata.net: Say "that's a fucked up thing to say" LOL. Link? NVM found it. |
Originally Posted by Dunning Kruger Affect
(Post 1164287)
It's going to be closer to 160-165hp out of a 2.0L. The 1.5L is the overseas motor that is sold due to taxation based on emissions and engine displacement. The 1.5L in the new Mazda2 is going to make around 115hp if I'm remembering correctly; it's the same deal with being able to buy a 1.6L in an NB or a 1.8L in the NC.
I read a quote from one of the Mazda execs that "less HP won't work in America, they won't allow it." Essentially saying the American market buyers won't allow for a new model that has less HP. |
Originally Posted by thenuge26
(Post 1164279)
My problem is not with the screens, it's with the software that drives them.
It will be shitty. Very very shitty. |
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