Mazda names crossover CX 7
05-27-2005 | 06:37 PM
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Mazda names crossover CX 7
Is this a sign of good or bad news for the RX 7 name brand ??
http://www.autoweek.com/news.cms?newsId=102461
Mazda makes it official, dubs new crossover model CX-7
Posted Date: 5/26/05
Mazda has officially made it official: its MX-Crossport concept that bowed at last January’s Detroit auto show will become a production vehicle. The crossover sport ute will be named the Mazda CX-7, which the company says fits into its new worldwide naming strategy.
The CX-7 is expected to enter the U.S. market in the spring of 2006, and will likely be based on the Mazda6 platform.
“The addition of the CX-7 to the Mazda lineup is a critical step forward for us in terms of our ability to grow Mazda’s business in North America,” said Jim O’Sullivan, president and CEO for Mazda North America. “In order to succeed, we have to be true to our core values and for any vehicle to wear the Winged-M logo on the grille, it must have the soul of a sportscar.”
In Mazda’s new naming conventions, crossover utes will carry the CX moniker. The majority of the company's vehicle lineup will continue on as Mazda followed by a number that relates to vehicle size, such as Mazda6. The automaker's rotary-powered sports will cars carry the RX designation, while other sport models will have the MX moniker. The company's upcoming, next-generation Miata will be promoted more heavily moving forward as the MX-5. Mazda's Tribute ute, MPV minivan and B-Series Truck will continue on with the same names for the time being.
Mazda says the production Mazda CX-7 will carry many of the design cues of the concept and will be built solely at the automaker's facility in Hiroshima, Japan.
cheers
michael
http://www.autoweek.com/news.cms?newsId=102461
Mazda makes it official, dubs new crossover model CX-7
Posted Date: 5/26/05
Mazda has officially made it official: its MX-Crossport concept that bowed at last January’s Detroit auto show will become a production vehicle. The crossover sport ute will be named the Mazda CX-7, which the company says fits into its new worldwide naming strategy.
The CX-7 is expected to enter the U.S. market in the spring of 2006, and will likely be based on the Mazda6 platform.
“The addition of the CX-7 to the Mazda lineup is a critical step forward for us in terms of our ability to grow Mazda’s business in North America,” said Jim O’Sullivan, president and CEO for Mazda North America. “In order to succeed, we have to be true to our core values and for any vehicle to wear the Winged-M logo on the grille, it must have the soul of a sportscar.”
In Mazda’s new naming conventions, crossover utes will carry the CX moniker. The majority of the company's vehicle lineup will continue on as Mazda followed by a number that relates to vehicle size, such as Mazda6. The automaker's rotary-powered sports will cars carry the RX designation, while other sport models will have the MX moniker. The company's upcoming, next-generation Miata will be promoted more heavily moving forward as the MX-5. Mazda's Tribute ute, MPV minivan and B-Series Truck will continue on with the same names for the time being.
Mazda says the production Mazda CX-7 will carry many of the design cues of the concept and will be built solely at the automaker's facility in Hiroshima, Japan.
cheers
michael
05-28-2005 | 03:50 AM
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No, it won't be a rotary. If it was a rotary it would be RXsomething, not CX-7. CX stands for crossover type vehicle...RX stands for rotary engine vehicle. Mazda hasn't said what engine will be in it.
There are heaps of pics around. Search for MX Crossport.
There are heaps of pics around. Search for MX Crossport.
05-28-2005 | 04:43 AM
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05-28-2005 | 05:17 AM
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CX hmmmmmm... Gas Turbine????? Diesel rotary...
Looks clearly a US market thing... Like the MPV... Like the inside... That glass roof should be great in the middle of the day at longreach on Xmas day.... not....
Looks clearly a US market thing... Like the MPV... Like the inside... That glass roof should be great in the middle of the day at longreach on Xmas day.... not....
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05-29-2005 | 02:11 AM
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Hmmmmmm.........
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04-21-2006 | 12:03 AM
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We are going in to put a deposit on one this afternoon. We will be #6 on the preorder list at my dealer. Pricing at this stage appears to be 40,000$ (plus on roads) for the base model.
04-21-2006 | 01:15 AM
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That's a sexy looking SUV-type vehicle. Only thing I don't like is all that stuff in the middle...hate where the radio should go. What the hell is that? HAL?
Then again, I'm just getting used to the RX's "radio" space. I'm so 1980's it's not funny.
Then again, I'm just getting used to the RX's "radio" space. I'm so 1980's it's not funny.
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