Good to hear.

Just saw a Mazda 2 sedan in white in Kota Kinabalu earlier this week. Great looking car, very nice indeed. This is the first B-segment sedan that looks sporty, proportionate and nice at all angles.

Very detail explanation!

Was in your shoe too..
Initially my plan was to buy a Vios (both my families and all relatives drives a toyota) but Vios don't have VSC so plan to buy a 2nd hand Toyota camry since there are 9 family members and relatives driving it. All recommended me to buy it. But it doesn't excites me if I buy a 2nd hand toyota camry. Mayb becoz it is not a new car, the dasboard looks kinda old, VSC is only available on 2.4 high spec and my dad is also driving a toyota camry although I have to admit it is very spacious and comfortable.

So I plan to buy a Honda City. Test drive it and was very happy with it. Probably becoz I am driving an old proton saga which is 10+ years.
When I heard and saw the new Mazda 2, I instantly fall in love with it especially when they announce the price is below Rm90k and revealed the sedan. I am also a sedan guy, hehe.. The spec was almost full spec with a tempting price. I can find a dozen reasons that I should buy the mazda 2 instead of the Honda city. The only thing that bothers me is the cabin space and boot space since I have a 1 year old baby. I need to put a baby car seat. When I heard the Mazda 2 hb has reached my nearest Mazda showroom, I quickly ask my friends who is taller than me to join me to test drive. When I saw the car, it was love in 1st sight. I like the kudo design and sporty 16in rim very much. When I sat in the driver seat, the dashboard looks like merc C class + BMW 3 series, haha.. The HUD, touch panel, turning knob near the handbrake, fine red lining stitch on the leather seat and dashboard looks very cool! I also agree the mazda 2 is more fun to drive. When I ask feedback from my friend sitting at the back, they say the legroom is very cramp. Their head almost hit the back windscreen when I drove pass the speeding hump. They are 175cm and 180cm tall. When they sat at the driver seat and adjusted the seat, my legroom only have 1cm clearance. I am 165cm seat. I may have difficulty in installing the baby car seat because it need to face the back. Sometimes I also need to bring 2-3 passengers.

So in the end, I choose the Honda City. So far, so good..
But prefer the Mazda 2 sedan Red soul if I haven't have kids yet. Envy u la Ricot!

Recently my wife just told me she is pregnant, so luckily I didnt choose the Mazda 2 for my case..

Thanks. Now on to colour selection.
Done with the summary in first post.

GRATZ

For me, it's either red or white.
But since the white offered is pearl white (and i have not seen one yet), it make me leans toward red
Pearl white is notoriously hard to take care. Some even consider it as OLD white (yellowish) just after few months under our beloved sun

For Honda City, other than the top V-spec, the rest of the specs are running on Goodyear GT3 tyres, which are CRAP. I can't wait to replace my Jazz's tyres. It roars on rough road surface.

? are u saying 30 thousand malaysians are stupid idiots for booking the city ?

other car brand salesman like yourself always tell lies here. Honda city is the best selling non-national model in Malaysia, with record number of bookings.
u still want to tell lies here and say city is no good ? are u saying 30 thousand malaysians are stupid idiots for booking the city ?

Logic by numbers doesn't hold water. There are millions of smokers in Malaysia. They aren't stupid when choosing to smoke  I guess?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argumentum_ad_populum

other car brand salesman like yourself always tell lies here. Honda city is the best selling non-national model in Malaysia, with record number of bookings.
u still want to tell lies here and say city is no good ? are u saying 30 thousand malaysians are stupid idiots for booking the city ?

Check price first, Honta City sells most are the lower specs at dirt cheap price. Those who could afford Mazda 2 will go for Mazda 2 already, won't bother to go for the cheap low quality junk City.

thanks to Honda for giving us value for money cars. not like the greedy bermaz which sells the cramped mazda 2 at high price.

Mazda 2 not worth la...the car look so small...better save up a bit get mazda 3

thanks to Honda for giving us value for money cars. not like the greedy bermaz which sells the cramped mazda 2 at high price.

sport - go mazda 2
conform - go to city

Are you forgetting Elantra & Cerato? If wanted comfort and space, go for Elantra & Cerato.

City, what space & comfort you get? Nothing but cramped interior for 4 adults, 5th person no place to sit already.

1. Honda city is roomy and spacious , both in passenger space and boot space. its more suitable for families compared to cramped mazda2. clever Malaysians realize this which is why its much better selling than the cold car mazda2.

2. Honda city is a safe car , don't tell lies here. it is sold globally means it passed crash tests in Europe, japan, and USA.

If I am not mistaken, none of the City manufactured locally is sold outside of Asean, apart from Honda Grace, which I believed is manufactured in Japan. You are referring to Honda Jazz/Fit perhaps?

1. Honda city is roomy and spacious , both in passenger space and boot space. its more suitable for families compared to cramped mazda2. clever Malaysians realize this which is why its much better selling than the cold car mazda2.

2. Honda city is a safe car , don't tell lies here. it is sold globally means it passed crash tests in Europe, japan, and USA.

Interior....Mazda 2
Exterior...Mazda 2
FC...Do not know...
Second Hand Value...Do not know...

This B segment...H & T need to do something...

Locals who bought City are those who can't afford Vios and Mazda 2. City inside, headroom is low, legroom just average and interior width, can forget sitting 3 full size adults behind. Unless you're thin like lidi, then sure can fit you in middle sandwitched between 2 small built adults.