Mazda, what are you doing?

"Rustholes-Are-Weight-Reduction" (rustholes-are-weight-reduction) 01/29/2020 at 13:59 • Filed to: None

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Staaahp !

In case you wonder: Mazda CX-3

jimz > Rustholes-Are-Weight-Reduction 01/29/2020 at 14:03

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CobraJoe > Rustholes-Are-Weight-Reduction 01/29/2020 at 14:09

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We need more asymmetrical cars.

CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > Rustholes-Are-Weight-Reduction 01/29/2020 at 14:13

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I liked it in my CX-3!

Also, manual CX-3, nice!  Canada Land special 

Rustholes-Are-Weight-Reduction > CobraJoe 01/29/2020 at 14:14

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If you're going asymetrical, yoi've got to fully embrace it. Not just with an odd vent

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Rustholes-Are-Weight-Reduction 01/29/2020 at 14:19

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Miata is same.

I think it’s good. Steering wheel is the “ center” of the interior, not middle of the center console.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > Rustholes-Are-Weight-Reduction 01/29/2020 at 14:20

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Mazda2 has the same thing going on

Ash78, voting early and often > Rustholes-Are-Weight-Reduction 01/29/2020 at 14:22

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Ahh, the new Kakenbaal design language. I think it’s from a Dutch firm. 

CobraJoe > Rustholes-Are-Weight-Reduction 01/29/2020 at 14:22

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I don’t mind it. It’s fully embraced in the design of the dash. It’s not like there’s an indent of where the matching circle vent should be, or that the circle vent was just shoved into where a straight vent should be.  

Milky > Rustholes-Are-Weight-Reduction 01/29/2020 at 14:25

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They’re m aking good looking inexpensive interiors.

M.T. Blake > Rustholes-Are-Weight-Reduction 01/29/2020 at 14:26

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Stop complaining or they’ll hear you and remove the manual transmission to spite you.

Svend > CobraJoe 01/29/2020 at 14:27

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And planes.

Sea Vixen

CobraJoe > Svend 01/29/2020 at 14:31

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Agreed.

I’m not sure which one came first...

facw > Rustholes-Are-Weight-Reduction 01/29/2020 at 14:32

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I like it!

Though I think circular vents look dumb in general.

nerd_racing > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 01/29/2020 at 14:35

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Wait a minute... I wonder if an equivalent model certificate could be had for a canada only manual model... hmm... 

Khalbali > Rustholes-Are-Weight-Reduction 01/29/2020 at 14:36

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I like it, helps blend in with the dash lines. Also, I would like a manual cx-3 please, since Mazda refuses to sell us the 2.

dogisbadob > Rustholes-Are-Weight-Reduction 01/29/2020 at 14:46

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it’s winking :p

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Khalbali 01/29/2020 at 14:46

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So annoying.

Here’s a CX-30 manual that we’ll surel y also not get.

Danimalk - Drives a Slow Car Fast > Rustholes-Are-Weight-Reduction 01/29/2020 at 14:46

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It’s just winking at you!

Thomas Donohue > Rustholes-Are-Weight-Reduction 01/29/2020 at 14:49

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Is the far-right vent circular as well? No t sure why they would do that, as the Tom-Tom-screen could still easily integrate with another round vent.

In the c ase below, it looks like they weren’t sure how to place the screen, so they just said fuck-it and put in the slot vent.

Sammyno55 > facw 01/29/2020 at 14:50

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They may look dumb, but work so much better than square ones. I can point my circular vent to the left of my steering wheel anywhere with just a flick. The square ones in the center console of my car don’t have that freedom of motion.

Thomas Donohue > Milky 01/29/2020 at 14:53

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Not bad looking overall , but why didn’t they just center the screen and put in another symmetrical round vent? It looks odd to me, even more so than the usual tacked-on iPad mini in most cars these days.

Discerning > Rustholes-Are-Weight-Reduction 01/29/2020 at 14:59

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I actually really like that idea!

In every car I’ve ever owned, the right vent always seems to be incapable of or poses an actual challenge to point directly at my hands. This would make that a possibility.

Other events come close, but I assume this could be pointed directly at my right hand.

I have low blood pressure and my hands get cold very easily when I’m operating something or playing an instrument.

I like the execution of the cx3 interior - though I think the screen looks like a cheap afterthought.

NKato > Rustholes-Are-Weight-Reduction 01/29/2020 at 15:00

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Circle vent: hand warmer or chiller. Horizontal vent: ambient A/C.

Discerning > Sammyno55 01/29/2020 at 15:01

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This is 1p0% my thought. I'll take round vents over rectangular vents that have poor direction any day.

SBA Thanks You For All The Fish > Rustholes-Are-Weight-Reduction 01/29/2020 at 15:16

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Driver centric...

Passengers?  they get the sub-standard vent

MrDakka > Svend 01/29/2020 at 15:19

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Asymmetrical you say? Have an o blique wing

gmporschenut also a fan of hondas > Thomas Donohue 01/29/2020 at 15:23

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Is the display was in the center wouldn’t the wheel be blocking the line of sight?

Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom > Svend 01/29/2020 at 15:53

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My fav is the turbine Indy car from 1967. 

Svend > Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom 01/29/2020 at 15:57

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That wouldn’t be because your a the Turbineguy would it?

Milky > Thomas Donohue 01/29/2020 at 16:13

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Im assuming because symmetrical didn’t matter to them.

Other design directions for context:

Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom > Svend 01/29/2020 at 16:25

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Strictly coincidental, I assure you. 

Spanfeller is a twat > Rustholes-Are-Weight-Reduction 01/29/2020 at 16:34

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Are you in Spain? GPS says Pista Camino de las_____________

Thomas Donohue > Milky 01/29/2020 at 16:46

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It mattered on 90% of the rest of the dials, knobs, and vents. It looks to me that they chose symmetrical vents centered around the wheel. Alternatively they could have put two slot vents in the middle, centering the entire dash.

IMO it looks haphazard with the hazard switch to the left, slat vent to the right, screen not centered, yet the three climate control knobs are . Then again I’m not a designer, just a commenter!

Rustholes-Are-Weight-Reduction > Spanfeller is a twat 01/29/2020 at 16:48

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That's a picture I found on the internet. Just saw the dash of the CX-3 in a movie 

Thomas Donohue > gmporschenut also a fan of hondas 01/29/2020 at 16:48

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Possibly, but plenty of other options to move things around. If visibility was primary concern, the screen would be tilted towards the driver. Or able to pivot based on driver height.

Spanfeller is a twat > Rustholes-Are-Weight-Reduction 01/29/2020 at 16:50

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Umm, strange choice for the nav; usually they choose those things in advance

Khalbali > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 01/29/2020 at 17:24

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The part that sucks is that I did my part and bought a 2014 mazda2 manual brand new, and all I want is another and Mazda won't take my money. I hate the Toyota grill but if you could get the Yaris hatch with a stick I'd consider it. I do like the cx3 though, except the arm rest is pitiful and way too cheap for how nice the rest of the interior is.

Tapas > Rustholes-Are-Weight-Reduction 01/29/2020 at 18:26

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I agree.

It’s a bad attempt at bring Q u I R k Y

MiniGTI - now with XJ6 > Rustholes-Are-Weight-Reduction 01/30/2020 at 02:02

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That’s pretty evil. Are there any other round vents?

Rustholes-Are-Weight-Reduction > Milky 01/30/2020 at 05:23

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I really do like their interiors, but having 3 round outlets and 1 flat outlet looks a bit weird.
They could have done it as in the RX-8, 2 round, 2 flat , but in a more modern way, obviously

Rustholes-Are-Weight-Reduction > Thomas Donohue 01/30/2020 at 05:25

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I’m not a fan of t hose tablet-style screens, or screens in general, but leaving the screen there, They could have used 2 flat vents and center the hazard light button

Rustholes-Are-Weight-Reduction > Thomas Donohue 01/30/2020 at 05:27

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That’s what I would have done, centering the hazard light button with the screen, and use 2 slot vents

Rustholes-Are-Weight-Reduction > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 01/30/2020 at 05:28

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From this angle, it does look ok to be honest

Rustholes-Are-Weight-Reduction > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 01/30/2020 at 05:31

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How is the car itself? My girlfriend really likes the CX-3/CX -5, but I’m afraid the CX-3 would be too small when we travel with baby in his seat, our large dog in the boot, and some bagage

Rustholes-Are-Weight-Reduction > Khalbali 01/30/2020 at 05:33

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Sadly, manuals are slowly disappearing in Europe , too, if you want a big engine

Rustholes-Are-Weight-Reduction > Discerning 01/30/2020 at 05:34

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Those tablet style screens are terrible, and Mazda is one of the worst offenders.

Rustholes-Are-Weight-Reduction > Thomas Donohue 01/30/2020 at 05:36

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Yes, there are 3 ound vents and a flat one.

It’s similar to the MX-5, but it makes more sense there, since there’s less space

Rustholes-Are-Weight-Reduction > M.T. Blake 01/30/2020 at 05:36

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I think manuals are phasing out anyway, sadly

Rustholes-Are-Weight-Reduction > MiniGTI - now with XJ6 01/30/2020 at 05:38

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3 round vents, 1 slot vent

Khalbali > Rustholes-Are-Weight-Reduction 01/30/2020 at 07:13

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Its so frustrating here, I don't feel like companies get the demographic at all. Are sales of manual cars way down? Absolutely. But I think to carmakers, people only buy manuals to save $1000 on the automatic, and I don't think that's true any more. Like the new Rio, by all accounts a decent cheap commuter, my wife has a 2013 she bought new, I would totally buy a Rio with the manual EXCEPT you can only get a manual with crank windows and manual locks. I am in the market for a new daily but I'd like some upgrade from my fucking '93 escort. Maybe the problem isn't totally that nobody wants a manual but that nobody wants fucking crank windows in 2020 (although it still comes with Sirius thankfully so that you can be bombarded with calls and flyers for years after you buy the car). I'm sure it's a small demographic but there's people like me who can't afford a hot hatch/sports car but would like a small modestly equipped manual runabout and the Honda fit is pretty much the only choice left.

CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > Rustholes-Are-Weight-Reduction 01/30/2020 at 08:23

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Probably a little small for you then. We had our doodle in the rear, but the back seats were folded down.

Rustholes-Are-Weight-Reduction > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 01/30/2020 at 08:58

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I’ll be checking out a used X3 later today to replace my girlfriend’ s X1.
That should do the trick hopefully

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Rustholes-Are-Weight-Reduction 01/30/2020 at 09:23

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It’s all perspective... =)

Milky > Thomas Donohue 01/30/2020 at 09:48

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You could definitely argue they are doing something different just for the sake of it, b oth inside and out.  B ut I like it.

The Compromiser > Rustholes-Are-Weight-Reduction 01/30/2020 at 18:53

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B ecause aesthetics?