They've been Honda/Toyota quality or better for like 20 years now, they just drive more reactively than some people like. Low key they're trying to compete with the luxury brands now.
I bought an '09 Mazda6 literally fresh off the dealer delivery truck....that depreciation

I'm looking at a CX-50 or CX-70 now but I'm trying to hold off for a hybrid version if not full electric.
I'm a stan
Fassho, mazda gets slept on
It's funny too cause my dad's a ford guy but mazda was owned by ford for a bit. A lot of tech used in mazda cars went into ford vehicles as well
Like how the first gen fusion was built using the 6's platform
The tail lights on the late 90s taurus being inspired by the fd rx7 is hilarious to me
Also, i think they should've came out with a luxury division like lexus or acura
Mazda's been making great cars, but with them being an underdog already, it'll be even harder to convince people to pay bmw prices for a Mazda
I was hoping those rumors of a RWD next generation Mazda 6 with a twin turbo inline 6 were true
Not looking likely according to leaks
But those CX's are pretty nice. Hope you can cop one like you want. I feel like full electric gotta be on the way with how the industry seems to be pushing hard for it