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Originally posted by merkerguitars
Hehehe ford and mazda are almost one in the same now.
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Well.... kinda. Mazda's frequently use Ford engines. But with the exception of the Escape/Tribute and their truck (and you very rarely see teh Mazda truck around anymore), Mazda seems not to rely on Ford at all. They make unique designs and great ideas. Once they have proven themselves, Ford reminds them of their share and takes their ideas. Example ... RX-8. Mazda puts a great handling car with a unique shape and design. Ford takes it to copy directly into one of their Jaguar conepts. The folding seat from Mazda's mpv...the next year or two and Ford takes it to put into their Freestar. The Mazda 3. Great success, and now it appears (maybe only to me), that ford used a great portion of that car in its new 05 Focus.
Seems Mazda is putting out their own cars, and Ford is leeching the good ideas off of em. Could just be my own personal bias though, as i tend to think highly of Mazda, and not so great about Ford. Maybe im just rationalizing it.