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Old 03-07-2005, 10:54 PM
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Originally posted by Shayaan@Mar 7 2005, 06:45 PM
I don't think Mazda should get into the luxury car business.... if they want to spin off a different brand (ala Amati) that might be a do-able idea, but I don't want Mazda to become that 'jack of all trades'... it never seems to work out well.
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It really didn't, at least where sales are concerned. That's why they don't make big cars anymore.

That said, I don't think there's anything stopping them from picking up where the Maxima should have gone: a new mid-size-plus rear-driver with a powerful V6 and manual or automatic transmissions. A budget BMW 5, if you will, featuring the powerful styling of the current models on a larger, more flowing scale.

That would sell like crazy, especially if priced appropriately like the Millenia was.
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