Quote Originally Posted by Vinnie View Post
i find the fact that all this argument spawned from people being outraged that the euro dropped a single star rating quite humorous. there are multiple factors that could have caused this, not least of which it is an ageing design. the fact that is was rated at 5 stars in the first place should be seen as a massive achievement on its own.

then there was a whole lot of discussion about the epica which, if anyone has noticed, isnt rated at all (most likely due to its 'epically' crap performance figures).

now its just another jap/aust car debate...
I reckon it dropped 1 star because it doesn't offer curtain airbags across the range like what Mazda does with the Mazda6 now.