Yours was a well thought out, and well written, post.
Yet, the Maverick will be a new launch.
I sold Mazda's briefly in the mid 90's, and heard it said that when the Miata was launched, dealers were getting at or above MSRP. At the time that I was at the dealer, the Millenia car had just...
I haven't been this excited about a new release in decades.
Given the Maverick's pricing structure - although I have a strong suspicion it will start at $19,995, plus an outrageous destination fee charge of $1.5k - bringing the true total to $21.5k - the Maverick might well be the next K-Car...