Why did Mazda miss the luxury brand boat?

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Old 04-18-2018, 11:04 AM
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I've always been a fan of the RX-7, moreso the FC than the FD. Would love to have one for an occasional drive/toy/track day car.
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The way you guys are with red, is the way I am with blue. I hate most blue colors on cars. Very few exceptions that I like.
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Outside of performance cars, red yellow orange & the like are not for me.
I'd have gotten blue on my F150, if Blue Jeans were available on the Sport.
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Bleh.
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Other than the fact that Mazda was late to the Japanese North American luxury market they also had Ford as their largest shareholder (33% at one point) which also provider stern direction, control and oversight.
Supposedly Ford exec's were never into the idea of a separate luxury Mazda line, since they saw how hard it was already having Lincoln and Mercury lines for Ford.

Friend's parents had a Millenia, pale comparison to a Legend. Handled like a understeering pig, ride was too soft, reliable, but nothing special driving wise.
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