New Mazda3 MPS and Mazda3 i-stop Revealed Ahead of Geneva Premiere

Mazda3 i-stop features a 12 percent improvement in fuel economy, MPS is the performance version of the Mazda3

2010 Mazda3 MPS / Mazdaspeed Axela
2010 Mazda3 i-Stop MZR 2.0 DISI engine
2010 Mazda3 i-stop
2010 Mazda3 MPS / Mazdaspeed Axela
2010 Mazda3 MPS / Mazdaspeed Axela

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kryst_PL

I like the new 3. It smiles to me :)

February 3, 2009 9:41 am

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jasb

I reckon it divides opinion - I hate that smile already. How can you take a car seriously, particularly the MPS version, when you have such a ridiculous, cartoon grin of the front?

February 3, 2009 11:04 am

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blay

lols you got a point there hahhahaha but maybe it's to keep people guessing...? guy at the red lights: "HAHA look at that! it's a clown car! Let's race it!!" (lights turn green) guy at the red (now green) lights: "HOLY S***!!"

February 3, 2009 11:16 am

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Monty

Well WCF readers, Who Prefers The Peugeot Smile Or The MAZDA Smile?, I prefer the MAZDA Smile.

February 3, 2009 11:14 am

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jasb

I prefer NEITHER smile. What's wrong with a good old fashioned scowl?!

February 3, 2009 11:56 am

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polyprotege

The car looks good but I don't know about that hoodscoop though. with it's big mouth I don't think it needs it!

February 3, 2009 11:18 am

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afterace2

Hahah, this car looks so happy.

February 3, 2009 11:36 am

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politz

the folks at car and driver just had an orgasm right now.

February 3, 2009 1:39 pm

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joshg_5

AHHH!!!! is it AWD ?!?!?!?! I NEED TO KNOW! I like it, but could be a little more aggressive looking. I'm sure some independents will make it look really good. Unfortunately, all it looks like they did is make the grille and bonnet bigger. Not a huge improvement IMO if not AWD. Personally I don't consider 10% fuel economy a revolution...

February 3, 2009 1:41 pm

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blay

no it's not awd. like the last mps3 it will be fwd. they'll probably do an mps6, that'll definitely have awd like the last mps6

February 3, 2009 2:58 pm

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joshg_5

NOOOOOO!!!! what a disappointment... Another potential great (not that it's still great, just not as amazing as it could be), lost to FWD syndrome.

February 3, 2009 11:07 pm

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MTC

260hp+ and FWD, it will be a wild ride!

February 3, 2009 3:28 pm

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blay

wildly understeering into a tree or traffic light? yes but you have to admit, you can't get cheaper straight line performance than this hahahahaha...at least, i don't think so? how much is that insane vauxhall?

February 4, 2009 3:32 am

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DeRay

I like the mps just as much as the next person but if we are going with just performance the Cobalt SS is no joke. I don't like the grin and it should have a scowl for something that is bred to eat unsuspecting WRX's. loose the hoodscoop because that is what made it stand out from the Subaru's.

February 19, 2009 3:50 pm

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Stockwell

I honestly don't mind the smile. Given this car's specs, I'm sure people will spend a lot more time looking at the rear end.

March 1, 2009 10:54 pm

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February 3, 2009 4:11 am By Alex Ricciuti

Filed Under: Geneva Motor Show, Japanese, Mazda

Tags: 2010 Mazda3 MPS , Mazda3 MPS , MPS , Mazda3 i-stop , i-stop , 2010 Mazdaspeed3 , Mazdaspeed3 , Mazda Axela , Axela , Geneva ,
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