# Mazda bids farewell to the CX-7 **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Tags:** cx-7, mazda\ **Created:** [March 11, 2012, 5:59am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/mazda-bids-farewell-to-the-cx-7/71379 "2012-03-11T05:59:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![bscar2](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bscar2/32/2468_2.png) [@bscar2](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bscar2)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2012, 5:59am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/mazda-bids-farewell-to-the-cx-7/71379/1 "2012-03-11T05:59:00Z")
> **[Mazda CX-7 leaving the U.S. market after 2012](https://www.autoblog.com/2012/03/09/mazda-cx-7-leaving-the-u-s-market-after-2012/)** > > We had a feeling this was coming, but the cat's now officially out of the bag: The Mazda CX-7 is being discontinued in the United States. In the US anyways, it’ll still sell in other countries. With the Cx-5 coming into play, they’re phasing the 7 out at the end of the year. The 5 will also be the only SUV in it’s class to offer a stick shift option good for 35mpg highway and 31~32 for automatic with AWD or FWD. An option most 7 drivers, myself included, would have loved to have available. ---
**Author:** ![galant](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/77aa72/32.png) [@galant](https://community.cartalk.com/u/galant)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2012, 7:57am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/mazda-bids-farewell-to-the-cx-7/71379/2 "2012-03-11T07:57:45Z")
Well, the title is more depressing than the whole thing. Essentially we are getting something a bit smaller. This should be a fun car/crossover. When we were buying our CRV, we passed on the Mazda, but it is still a good contender. ---
**Author:** ![bscar2](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bscar2/32/2468_2.png) [@bscar2](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bscar2)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2012, 5:07pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/mazda-bids-farewell-to-the-cx-7/71379/3 "2012-03-11T17:07:42Z")
I guess it’s more depressing if you actually own a 7. I love mine and I must have rubbed some of that off onto someone else at work because I noticed soemone at work had a newer one as well. With the closest dealership an hour drive away, you don’t see many Mazdas around here, even used. ---
**Author:** ![jtsanders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2012, 12:54am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/mazda-bids-farewell-to-the-cx-7/71379/4 "2012-03-12T00:54:56Z")
The 327 fuel injected Corvette was a wonderful car. But times change, and manufacturers adjust to what they think the public wants. I’m sure that it’s the same with the CX-7. It was produced for one generation. While that’s short for a marque, it appears that Mazda wanted a little more differentiation for their new mid-size SUV. It’s a little smaller outside, but at least as large inside. I see it as an incremental change, and Mazda wanted to market it as something more to increase sales in the USA. You looked for quite a while before you jumped at the CX-7. I works for you, and that’s all that matters. ---
**Author:** ![bscar2](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bscar2/32/2468_2.png) [@bscar2](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bscar2)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2012, 2:21am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/mazda-bids-farewell-to-the-cx-7/71379/5 "2012-03-12T02:21:50Z")
maybe I should store it in a barn for the next 30 or 40 years and see how the market fares. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![jtsanders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2012, 2:47am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/mazda-bids-farewell-to-the-cx-7/71379/6 "2012-03-12T02:47:54Z")
Make it 70 years. Drive a ZR-1 in the meantime!