Mazda 2 Sport any opinions?

[BadBanshee]

I can't find a thread on here that discusses this car at all which is surprising because it has good reviews and is even better on paper. Main rival is probably the Panda 100hp and Toyota Yaris T Sport. The gearbox is meant to be straight out of the mx-5. Anyone ever driven one of these?

[BadBanshee]

Wow, I take it this car really isn't popular here lol.

Any opinions at all? Have you heard of this car before??

[mike13]

I had the Mazda 2 ts version,never really liked it,thought the reviews were overrated,very soft paint which was easily marked.Drove a friends sport,if that gear box is in the 5 i have no idea where this rifle like feel originates.Plenty of better cars imho out there for that price bracket.

[GT Kodiak]

Got a Mazda2. The Sport comes with plenty of goodies.

Cars roots are in that bland hatchback shopping car type genre, but it seems ok for the money.

[BadBanshee]

What would you guys recommend instead? I'm looking for a sport version of a model, so I want the performance and the sporty suspension, but keep it this size for insurance reasons.

[mike13]

I'd take the panda over this,i know it can be a stiff ride but i found it a more involved drive,not everyone's cup of tea though.

[vx220]

As this is fwd there is no way it can have an mx5 gearbox!

Mate has one, seems happy with it

But he is not a "car guy"

[MGZRod]

My mums not long taken delivery of her new one, red 3 door sport. Done around 300 miles so far I think! I'd take it as more of a trim spec (ie M sport, S line!) rather than a warm version. Try a good few things first I'd say!

[BadBanshee]

So, a supermarket shopper and a mum has one. I'm now more excited about the Mazda 2 Sport than ever before!

[BadBanshee]

Oh, not forgetting the guy who is not a car guy

[BadBanshee]

Does anyone know if the Mazda mpg figures can be trusted? 49mpg for a 1.5l sport sounds optimistic, when cars with similar bhp like the Yaris T-sport 1.5 and Panda 100hp 1.4 both return ~41mpg.

[Riknos]

BadBanshee said:

Does anyone know if the Mazda mpg figures can be trusted? 49mpg for a 1.5l sport sounds optimistic, when cars with similar bhp like the Yaris T-sport 1.5 and Panda 100hp 1.4 both return ~41mpg.

All manufacturer figures are over inflated for MPG, as they're not calculated on the road and done on rolling roads etc. They've been in trouble for this - Honda have been sued I know this much, so I expect they'll start telling the truth on newer models, but that wont be applicable to these.

Also looked at a Suzuki Swift Sport as an alternative? Sounds like you need to make a what car post in GG!

[BadBanshee]

Riknos said:

All manufacturer figures are over inflated for MPG, as they're not calculated on the road and done on rolling roads etc. They've been in trouble for this - Honda have been sued I know this much, so I expect they'll start telling the truth on newer models, but that wont be applicable to these.

Also looked at a Suzuki Swift Sport as an alternative? Sounds like you need to make a what car post in GG!

I tend not to place too much importance on mpg for that reason. I'm only going to using the car for social anyway so mileage will be low.

I thought "Reader's Cars" forum was for what car posts?

[Mastodon2]

BadBanshee said:

What would you guys recommend instead? I'm looking for a sport version of a model, so I want the performance and the sporty suspension, but keep it this size for insurance reasons.

I've worked with 3 people who have / had Mazda 2 sports, believe me when I say there is nothing remotely sporty about them, it's just a name for another trim level really. There is very, very little in the way of "performance" and the "sporty suspension" didn't feel much different to any other car in this class that doesn't have a "sport" moniker. It's just

[FlauM]

I drove a brand new mazda 2 sport when my 3MPS was being serviced. I loved it! Put it this way, I'm considering selling the MPS and getting a 2 due to high fuel & servicing costs.