Mazda2 Neo and Maxx sedan - Motoring
Mazda2 Neo and Maxx sedan. Adelaide Hills, SA. Mazda has reintroduced sedan variants of the Mazda2 after an absence of about four years. The new sedan may account for as little as 10 per cent of Mazda2 sales – around 1300 sedans, based on last year's VFACTS figures. However, Honda's City sold over 2700 last year – setting a benchmark for the Mazda2 sedan to match. Mazda was on a winner with its 121 sedan back in 1990. Anyone over 30 will remember the TV commercial – with a girlfriend tipping a bucket of water on her boyfriend from an upstairs window as he washed the car in street. While the 121 sedan was a hit at the time, it was probably the last occasion a light sedan left an impression of that kind in the psyche of the Australian car-buying public. Since then hatchbacks have become the dominant force in the light car segment, despite being noisier than sedans and frequently lacking boot space. The Mazda2 sedan won't cart around a bar fridge, but it does provide plenty of luggage capacity – 440 litres – for porta-cots and prams, so it's a serious consideration for small families. The 60/40 split-fold seats fold down for even more volume by yanking on two cable releases in the boot. Source: www.motoring.com.au
