iActivesense Thoughts

[wiley264]

I plan on getting the Touring. The BSM and RCTA are the only tech that I think will be useful to me on a regular basis. And luckily those both come standard on the T. The GT with the iactivesense just seems like a lot of expensive bells and whistles that Mazda is required to offer now to keep up with the competition and earn high safety marks. Also the tech parts of any car are always the first things to fail. The Touring is the sweet spot in the lineup. It has the right engine and only the necessary tech I need.

You are of course entitled to your opinion, but it seems a bit odd to dismiss i-ActivSense as something offered just to "earn high safety marks." Those safety marks are given because of real world data demonstrating that these systems do reduce insurance claims for crashes (see the AAA links on the first page or the IIHS FAQ).

Regardless, Mazda's packaging isn't really relevant to this thread.