They can use the power train and platform from this large crossover to save a boatload of money. Mazda is still able to profitably make a tiny 2 door roadster and that car has very few shared parts with any other car in its lineup. A sprty sedan would absolutely not be a huge seller, but the fear that sedans are dead has been predicted many of times over the last 10 years and the opposite is happening now. There has been a small, but steady uptick in sedan sales over the last year or so as people seem to finally be getting sick of crossovers.
Plus, there was the rumor that this new large platform from Mazda was actually supposed to have been for a large sedan in its inception but then management changed it 1/2 way through.
They can use the power train and platform from this large crossover to save a boatload of money. Mazda is still able to profitably make a tiny 2 door roadster and that car has very few shared parts with any other car in its lineup. A sprty sedan would absolutely not be a huge seller, but the fear that sedans are dead has been predicted many of times over the last 10 years and the opposite is happening now. There has been a small, but steady uptick in sedan sales over the last year or so as people seem to finally be getting sick of crossovers.
Plus, there was the rumor that this new large platform from Mazda was actually supposed to have been for a large sedan in its inception but then management changed it 1/2 way through.