If you get a chance to drive the previous generation they can be a blast. No power and the manual does rev hang sadly but good gearing and arguably a more dynamic chassis. They are firm enough that just swapping out for performance wheels and tyres delivers surprisingly high levels of grip. Have surprised my share of Japanese cars driving one of these in the twisties.
@@KiwiCarLife for sure. Depends what your priorities are though. Most of the decent stuff is getting wildly expensive. Personally I don't even go for the faster stuff anymore because it's too easy to use the power as a crutch. The main thing is that these are going to wind up properly cheap because people don't rate them. For reference I still rate its handling above the Integra iS stock for stock.
I vote that the auto one has hard someone with rings and jewellery in it. That would explain why there's so much damage on both the gear lever and the steering wheel.
Great video, as a former Mazda Roadster owner I can say that mazda does make some good handling cars even if power is not all there.
Yeah definitely
love it when you post mate please post more ofter 😂
Haha cheers man maybe it is about time I post twice a week coz I've got a massive backlog of completed videos atm
Another amazing video mate. If its possible, can you review a MT Mazda axela? Because its a car that I want to buy😁
If I can get my hands on one maybe!
If you get a chance to drive the previous generation they can be a blast. No power and the manual does rev hang sadly but good gearing and arguably a more dynamic chassis. They are firm enough that just swapping out for performance wheels and tyres delivers surprisingly high levels of grip.
Have surprised my share of Japanese cars driving one of these in the twisties.
Yeah I've driven a few, there's defo better cars out there for similar money imo...
@@KiwiCarLife for sure. Depends what your priorities are though. Most of the decent stuff is getting wildly expensive. Personally I don't even go for the faster stuff anymore because it's too easy to use the power as a crutch.
The main thing is that these are going to wind up properly cheap because people don't rate them. For reference I still rate its handling above the Integra iS stock for stock.
No manual transmission variant in the Philippines :(
Oh darn
@@KiwiCarLife 2017 they stop producing MT for Mazda 2 and last for all Mazda vehicles.
I vote that the auto one has hard someone with rings and jewellery in it. That would explain why there's so much damage on both the gear lever and the steering wheel.
Quite possibly, although to me it looks more like the sun damaging the lacquer
Common issue with some of the new Mazda's is the steering wear