New Mazda 3 - Your Preliminary Thoughts? Who's Keen? What Do You Think of The Design?

They look pretty cool, hope they keep bringing them in a manual!

Also, a runout of the old model might be a smart buy soon too. They seem like a fantastic car.

Comments

  • Was it recently revealed? Do you have a link to info on this?
    I did a Google but only saw things from last year, not sure what we're talking about here.

    • No new 'news' per se but I saw a review from late Jan which prompted me to see what other people were thinking.

  • +2

    I'm more interested in the new skyactiv-x engine "the power of a high-revving gasoline engine and the fuel efficiency of a diesel".

    • just curious, what did they have to do to achieve "the power of a high-revving gasoline engine and the fuel efficiency of a diesel"

  • i think new kia cerato and hyundai i30 look alot better.
    the back of the new mazda hatch and sedan look terrible.

  • https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.pinterest.com/amp/pin/25494…

    tiny back window and huge back pillars means bad rear vision

    • +1

      Not in the sedan ;)

      But yeah, that is a factor with a lot of hatches these days. The swoopier the roofline gets, the bigger the C pillar becomes.

    • I have a Renault Megane Rs265. Rear visibility is poor and on certain angles when your trying to cut into a road you can't see cars. Minor issue, but does make you sweat a bit to try and get into traffic. Does have rear camera and senors which is a must. Assume 3 would need it.

  • Doubt there would be a manual The design is pretty close to their concept car. Best to see it in the flesh. If in that Metallic red it should look great.

  • I think it looks good and I am keen to get it.

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