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Old 09-14-07, 07:30 AM
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Default Mazda rips off Lexus?

Doesn't the new Mazda 6 look a lot like the ISx50???????
http://money.cnn.com/galleries/2007/...r_show//4.html
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It does have a few similarities at certain angles, but so do many other cars. Heck I always thought our 2IS looked a bit like the Mazda 3 in the rear at first glance. I think the main picture in that article with the angle they use enhances the similarity with the IS350. The side view like below shows just how little they resemble each other.

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I see some similarities. But what strikes me the most is that it's a great-looking car. Mazda afficianados are no doubt crossing their fingers that the US model looks nearly the same. It would be a shame if it doesn't... I fear another case of the States getting a watered-down version.
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**** it. it's a mazdaa
Old 09-14-07, 08:33 AM
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i could say it looks like the G sedan as well
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Yeah it sure does. Check out the new Lancer commercial. Even the electronics are the same. Steering wheel shifters, central info display showing gears, etc.
Old 09-14-07, 08:40 AM
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As much as that new Jag looks like the Subie Legacy.
Old 09-14-07, 09:04 AM
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At least it not as blatant as Hyundai's copying. It looks quite nice but then again, it's no Lexus.
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Yeah, it may have some slight similarities, but it's still a Mazda!
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Come on only the BEST design get copycat!! Haha you may also take a look on the MITSUBISHI Lancer the rear design just like our IS...


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Old 09-14-07, 09:08 AM
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I think it looks like the mazda CX7 .
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I did this picture months ago.
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it looks more like a mazda3 and a solara smashed together
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looks like the toyota solara to me.
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Originally Posted by andoy
looks like the toyota solara to me.
+1 looks very similar


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