That roof pillar...

"sm70- why not Duesenberg?" (sm70-whynotduesenberg) 11/28/2018 at 14:11 • Filed to: None

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There’s only one other car I know of with a roof pillar that big...

Mazda wore it better though. It looks pretty good.

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 11/28/2018 at 14:15

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No it looks bad, we can’t sit back and accept these injustices 

dogisbadob > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 11/28/2018 at 14:19

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I think that new Mazda 3 hatch looks hideous. That back pillar looks awful, not to mention the lack of visibility it provides.

facw > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 11/28/2018 at 14:20

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I like the 3-hatch. It might look better (and have better visibility) if they had wagoned it up though. 

BvdV - The Dutch Engineer > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 11/28/2018 at 14:20

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The Datsun Cherry X1R doesn’t agree with that!

bob and john > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 11/28/2018 at 14:20

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alfa romeo Brera

Tristan > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 11/28/2018 at 14:21

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Did someone say “giant C-pillar”?

Berang > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 11/28/2018 at 14:21

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Mazda should bring back the wrap around rear window that was part of their design language for decades.

vicali > Tristan 11/28/2018 at 14:23

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A t least the not-a-Cruiser can wheel..

vicali > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 11/28/2018 at 14:24

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Design schedule;

Mercedes Streeter > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 11/28/2018 at 14:26

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HammerheadFistpunch > vicali 11/28/2018 at 14:26

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are you firmly in “not a land cruiser” camp?

SnapUndersteer, Italian Spiderman > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 11/28/2018 at 14:26

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The Ghost of Oppo > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 11/28/2018 at 14:27

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If Mazda called this a shooting brake, people would be wetting their pants over this

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 11/28/2018 at 14:27

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There’s a zillion ways to deal with a giant C-pillar. Co-opt it, own it, hide it, flaunt it, style it in...

Particularly if you’re Mazda. There’s a history:

The most important part of Pillar Club, though?

You need to have arrived there on purpose. Mazda looked like they did it on purpose with the 120A, but the new 3 looks like carelessness.

Probenja > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 11/28/2018 at 14:29

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Hope it’s not a new trend.

Tristan > vicali 11/28/2018 at 14:30

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I’ve never driven one, but how does one ‘wheel a vehicle that large with practically zero outward visibility? My Cherokee with it’s light and airy greenhouse makes for great trail vision.

vicali > HammerheadFistpunch 11/28/2018 at 14:32

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lol, shhh, I have to pretend not to like them because they’ve been veto’d by she who makes responsible car purchases.. otherwise.. oh man, it would go sideways..

plus I get a kick out of the ‘ not a cruiser’ purists and their wacky beliefs..

vicali > Tristan 11/28/2018 at 14:34

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Carefully I hope, unless you are this guy;

Tristan > vicali 11/28/2018 at 14:37

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Ahhhh..... the “close your eyes and floor it” technique! Brave!

BvdV - The Dutch Engineer > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 11/28/2018 at 14:37

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But the 120A is a Datsun, so that has more to do with Nissan than with Mazda I’d say ;p

Tareim - V8 powered > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 11/28/2018 at 14:38

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Am I the only one that sees a lot of Brera styling cues here?

Tareim - V8 powered > bob and john 11/28/2018 at 14:39

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ah, I thought I was the only one who saw this similarity in the 2 cars

BvdV - The Dutch Engineer > SnapUndersteer, Italian Spiderman 11/28/2018 at 14:40

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This is not it’s most flattering angle, that’s for sure. If they’d made the roof just a bit longer and less curved it would have been nicer (a small wagon/long hatchback like the Opel Signum)

HammerheadFistpunch > vicali 11/28/2018 at 14:42

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dang straight. I love teasing the cruiser museum curator about their inclusion of the FJC in the collection. Whenever they give the tour they make sure to mention that its not “really” a land cruiser but...

right.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > BvdV - The Dutch Engineer 11/28/2018 at 14:46

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Sorry, brain failure. Second wednesday in a row I’ve been somewhat befogged.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 11/28/2018 at 14:51

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Had a brainfart moment, but Mazda had some beefy pillars right alongside Datsun. ‘Twas the style.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > BvdV - The Dutch Engineer 11/28/2018 at 14:52

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I dug up some choice Big Pillars from Mazda to reply with...

RallyWrench > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 11/28/2018 at 14:59

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Looks like an update on the Brera

way2blu does a rev update > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 11/28/2018 at 15:00

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https://oppositelock.kinja.com/fixed-the-mazda3-1830697297

I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 11/28/2018 at 15:05

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I want to like it. I really do. But I just don’t. It looks like garbage.

BvdV - The Dutch Engineer > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 11/28/2018 at 15:13

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No worries, can happen to the best of us! But you’re right, M azda also had some beefy pillars, as did Simca and Renault. It really was a thing of the times.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > BvdV - The Dutch Engineer 11/28/2018 at 15:23

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Some 929s had a very curious C-pillar treatment. Must be practically unique:

interstate366, now In The Industry > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 11/28/2018 at 15:41

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It’s because it’s Mazda that there isn’t universal hatred for it. If Honda or Toyota had done it, there’d be pitchforks and torches.

BvdV - The Dutch Engineer > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 11/28/2018 at 15:42

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That’s pretty unique indeed!

Textured Soy Protein > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 11/28/2018 at 16:24

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It’s not that the pillar is so huge in itself, it’s the combination of the sloped back window, the pillar, and the back door windows kicking up before the pillar to add to the sheetmetal. It’s like a swoopier flattened out Volvo XC40.

Either that or a chunked up Ferrari FF.

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > bob and john 11/28/2018 at 16:59

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Ah yes that too

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > BvdV - The Dutch Engineer 11/28/2018 at 16:59

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Whoops forgot that

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > vicali 11/28/2018 at 17:13

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My thoughts exactly. Good looking car until you get halfway down the rear doors.

ranwhenparked > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 11/28/2018 at 18:02

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It would look a lot better if they stuck a fake chrome vent, or faux gas cap, or logo badge on the side of it. Kind of break up the expanse of painted metal.