>be Toyota
>suck at making cars but sell a lot
>get Mazda to build a better car for you
>don't even "badge reengineer" it, just plain have Mazda make the whole thing and put Scion badges on it
>do nothing but redesign the front bumper (shittily) and tail lights
>use same exact interior and other parts from Mazdas. Call it a Scion anyway.
Holy fuck, I wonder how much money Mazda gets for each one sold, and how much Toyota and Toyota dealers get.
In the past they'd at least put new panels and interiors, maybe even engines, and just share the chassis and suspension and such, but this is literally over 99% a Mazda.
CX-3/Mazda2 interior.
>Scion
>>13845764
Problem?
>Scion is a joke brand
what else is new
>>13845880
I guess I'm salty that they'll sell 5-10 as many under the Scion brand than Mazda could have sold on their own lots.
I hope Mazda is getting good money for this shit.
Car seems decent, too. 2400lb, 33/42 mpg, Mazda's usual suspension and such.
Only low point is that fake carbon fiber trim and the engine is detuned to 12:1 compression ratio and probably some other things.
>caring about shitboxes this much
>be GM
>suck at making cars but sell a lot
>get Toyota to build a better car for you
>don't even "badge reengineer" it, just plain have Toyota make the whole thing and put Geo badges on it
>do nothing but redesign the front logo (shittily) and tail lights
>use same exact interior and other parts from Toyotas. Call it a Geo anyway.
This is all badge engineered cars, schmuckatelli.
>>13845764
>I wonder how much money Mazda gets for each one sold,
guaranteed not enough
How much did an xA used to cost when new? I can't find it.
This new iA is freaking 17.5 grand.
>>13845960
The fake carbon trim could have been glossy black.
i'll take fake carbon fibre over that any day.
>>13847449
Piano black finish is so much better than fake carbon fiber. Wtf.
