by "Shoop" (shoopdawoop993)
Published 10/24/2017 at 18:04
by "Shoop" (shoopdawoop993)
Published 10/24/2017 at 18:04
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STARS: 4
Capital U, ugly. I like all of mazda’s current line up, I think they did a great job with the suv, which could have gone very wrong, but this thing is terrible. Weird hips, disproportionate glass, strange deep set headlights, unbalanced overhangs and more. If you put you’re hand over the back half, the front looks like the start to a gorgeous luxury sedan, the back looks like a dog dropping a turd. I think they left out the actual hatch? What ever it is it’s disproportionate and ugly.
Im starting to believe the comments on the fp are not organic.
"AestheticsInMotion" (aestheticsinmotion)
10/24/2017 at 18:08, STARS: 7
I freaking love this
"RT" (rt-p)
10/24/2017 at 18:14, STARS: 2
Take a moment to look at the amount of glass on the rear window.
Can it even be called a rear window? It’s like a postbox out there.
"Shoop" (shoopdawoop993)
10/24/2017 at 18:14, STARS: 1
You can love it, just don’t call it pretty.
"Shoop" (shoopdawoop993)
10/24/2017 at 18:15, STARS: 1
LIKE YOUR WIFE
"AestheticsInMotion" (aestheticsinmotion)
10/24/2017 at 18:18, STARS: 4
No, I definitely think it’s pretty. Beautiful lines, a great front end, and one of the few times I feel like the modern high beltline works well. It’s like a curvaceous aggressive baby wagon. Which is fantastic
"InFierority Complex" (lanciere)
10/24/2017 at 18:22, STARS: 1
It’s like if Mazda designed the Alfa Brera and I love it.
"MarquetteLa" (marquettela)
10/24/2017 at 18:23, STARS: 4
Eh, concepts always look more conservative once they’re actually put into production. They took all of the RX-Vision design cues and forced them onto a hatchback body, which doesn’t translate well IMO.
However if they nail this interior on the production car, they will have done exactly what they need to do.
"SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media" (silentbutnotreallydeadly)
10/24/2017 at 18:26, STARS: 2
It’s not ugly so much as unrealistic. Therefore rather tricky to pass judgement on.
If nothing else you can’t fault Mazda for actually trying. It’s more than a few of their competitors are doing.
"Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now)" (bman76-4)
10/24/2017 at 18:26, STARS: 1
I like it until the B-pillar, then it gets a bit wonky.
"Textured Soy Protein" (texturedsoyprotein)
10/24/2017 at 18:28, STARS: 0
That’s a wonky-ass render and unlikely to be indicative of a real car. This pic from the same fp post looks less crazy.
But they’re all wacky ass renders of what would be a concept car not a production model.
"MM54" (mm54mk2)
10/24/2017 at 18:31, STARS: 1
Yuck.
"interstate366, now In The Industry" (interstate366)
10/24/2017 at 18:33, STARS: 2
This is a hotter take than it should be, and I agree with you 100%. I also thought the RX-Vision was ugly and couldn’t understand how so many people around here loved it.
"Maxima Speed" (maximaspeed)
10/24/2017 at 18:43, STARS: 0
That’s hideous, is that an official concept or just some internet randoms drunken design.
"Chariotoflove" (chariotoflove)
10/24/2017 at 18:46, STARS: 0
I agree that this hatch looks kinda weird, especially from this angle. A broader issue to me is that every Mazda concept since the Shinari has been a riff off the same general design concepts, inside and out. That’s not a bad thing. It’s just that I don’t quite understand why they keep making these expensive concepts. Maybe it’s just for marketing purposes on the show circuit? Seems to me that just releasing their excellent new production (or preproduction) cars would be better unless they’re going to make a radically different concept.
"feather-throttle-not-hair" (feather-throttle-not-hair)
10/24/2017 at 18:47, STARS: 1
I hate how the rear overhang is tiny and the front one is big. Either would be fine if the other end matched it better.
"ranwhenparked" (ranwhenparked)
10/24/2017 at 19:00, STARS: 0
The bigger 4-door coupe concept they showed is absolutely gorgeous, but this one does seem like a compromise, like they wanted to do the same thing but couldn’t figure out how to scale it down and still look right.
The back looks like one of those 2-box humpback 1940s/late 30s cars, but not in a good way, I like most of those.
"notsomethingstructural" (notsomethingstructural)
10/24/2017 at 19:07, STARS: 1
this is bad and you should feel bad
it wasnt a perfect concept
but
that rear 3/4 shot doe
(and the profile, for that matter)
"interstate366, now In The Industry" (interstate366)
10/24/2017 at 19:21, STARS: 0
And yet, oddly, I feel great.
"TheHondaBro" (wwaveform)
10/24/2017 at 19:28, STARS: 1
The only current Mazda that’s mildly attractive is the 6. All the others are fucking awful.
"TheHondaBro" (wwaveform)
10/24/2017 at 19:32, STARS: 0
It’s not ugly so much as unrealistic. Therefore rather tricky to pass judgement on.
Sure didn’t stop people from lambasting the Lexus UX concept.
"SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media" (silentbutnotreallydeadly)
10/24/2017 at 20:17, STARS: 0
Sure. It is a thing on the internet.
"Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo" (thetomselleck)
10/24/2017 at 20:18, STARS: 0
Why don’t they just make a damn coupe
"HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles" (hondasfordsvolvo)
10/24/2017 at 20:23, STARS: 1
Ad some glass (lots of glass), and a bout a foot of car to the rear and I could be into it
"Highlander-Datsuns are Forever" (jamesbowland)
10/24/2017 at 20:27, STARS: 1
I agree it’s amazballs.
"wafflesnfalafel" (wafflesnfalafel1)
10/24/2017 at 20:45, STARS: 0
yeah - the rear hatch would extend over the heads of the rear passengers. Doubt it would pass crash tests. Maybe a design exercise for the next 3?
"SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media" (silentbutnotreallydeadly)
10/24/2017 at 20:48, STARS: 0
Mazda 3 sedan I reckon...hahahahahahahaha
"C62030" (c62030)
10/24/2017 at 21:10, STARS: 1
incorrect
"shop-teacher" (shop-teacher)
10/24/2017 at 21:55, STARS: 0
Agreed on all counts.
"Tapas" (tapas)
10/25/2017 at 00:50, STARS: 0
They fudged up the back.
The could improve the front a little bit by making in slightly less aggressive.
All in all, good effort. I definitely like the sedan and coupe concepts better.
"boxrocket" (boxrocket)
10/25/2017 at 20:32, STARS: 0
The scary thing with the Lexus is that they might actually make it.
The great thing about the Mazda is that they will actually make (something like) it.
"boxrocket" (boxrocket)
10/25/2017 at 20:34, STARS: 0
Toyota Matrix/Pontiac Vibe second generation was worse.
I agree there’s not enough glass back there. I have the same complaint with the new CX-5.
"RT" (rt-p)
10/26/2017 at 04:51, STARS: 1
A lot of cars on sale have this problem. Some of the window lines must be higher for safety reasons, but I bet there’s some ‘style over substance’ too.
^You can’t see out of the back of these.
It’s even worse when the roof starts sloping at the back, meaning you don’t get any headroom back there either. Can’t wait for this fad to end. :/