Nonsensical Wild Ass Rumor of the Day: GM Buys Mazda
Published: January 14th, 2008
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Is Ford selling Mazda to GM? Although there's absolutely no indication it would ever happen, the United Press International seems to know something the rest of us don't. Their headline about the NAIAS Car/Truck of the Year Award proudly proclaims "GM wins car and truck prizes." Since we know the Mazda CX-9 won the truck award, it only stands that UPI has some insider information that the rest of us don't. Either that, or they need to hire some real automotive writers and quit letting their business writers write about things about which they have no clue. Just sayin'…
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A Chevy Cobalt and a Mazda3 aren't even on the same playing field. At least, three years ago when I was test driving cars in a search for my next car, the Cobalt was a joke. While I didn't buy a Mazda3, it was more comfortable, more practical (storage, rear passenger seating), and more fun than a Chevy Cobalt. I don't even know if it's possible to "tart up" a Chevy Cobalt to the point that it could compete with a Mazdaspeed3 (test drove one last year for the fun of it).
Mazda3 (when compared to Japanese competition) is rough riding, loud, gas guzzling sub-compact which comes 17in V-rated tires that probably lasts half as much as the ones on Corolla/Civic/Sentra. The mid-size Nissan Alitma delivers same/better mpg and more HP than a Mazda3s should speak volumes of Mazda's engineering prowess (or the lack of).
I think it's safe to say United Press International is the keeper of the drive-by journalism flame...