The Mazda 3 version three five-door

According to well informed, the next Motor Show Bologna held as usual in the first week of December will, in all likelihood, the scenario in which will be presented to the public the new Mazda 3.

Unfortunately still do not know the technical specifications of the new vehicles alone the company has taken steps to distribute the photos official.

Nevertheless network are available in the first unofficial photos that show her character Sports accentuated dall’assetto low and especially from a frontal characterized by large air-intakes and headlights front rounded.

We just have to wait until the Bologna Motor Show opens its doors to be able to see live and know all its technical characteristics including the price and availability for our country.

Debut on several occasions for the new Mazda3, at the Salone of Los Angeles was presented to the public for the four-door saloon, while next to the Bologna Motor Show will make their debut for the three-door and five-door.

From an aesthetic point of view, the new vehicles have retained the distinctive features of the previous model that has achieved a good success with the public and that is why the company decided not to overturn.

The interiors, however, have undergone changes with the seats that have been further expanded to provide greater comfort to driver and passengers. The design of the bridge has been amended to make it even easier to reach the commands in it.

As for the engines to those already existing has also added 2.2 turbo that’s a choice, will be 150 or 185 horses.

The Mazda 3 Axela (Japan)

Manufacturer Mazda
Also called Mazda Axela (Japan)
Production 2004–present
Assembly Hofu, Japan
Bogotá, Colombia
Tehran, Iran
Santa Rosa, Philippines
Taoyuan, Taiwan
Predecessor Mazda Familia/323/Protegé
Class Compact
Body style 5-door hatchback/wagon
4-door sedan
Layout Front-engine, front-wheel drive
Wheelbase 2640 mm (103.9 in)
Designer Hasip Girgin

The Mazda3 (known as the Mazda Axela in Japan) is a compact car manufactured in Japan by the Mazda Motor Corporation. It was introduced for the 2004 model year, replacing the Mazda Familia (323 or Protegé in export markets). A more performance-oriented version of the Mazda3 is marketed as Mazdaspeed3 in North America and Mazda3 MPS in Europe.

A second generation Mazda3 for the 2010 model year was unveiled in late 2008, with the sedan premiering at the Los Angeles Auto Show and the hatchback at the Bologna Auto Show.

The original Mazda3 MPS

the powertrain remains largely unchanged, the turbocharged 2.3-litre four-pot still developing 256bhp but gently reworked for a little more mid-range torque and, importantly, lower emissions and improved economy – CO2 output is down by 5g/km, and the engine now meets Euro 5 regulations. Leaving the power figure unchanged isn’t a problem: even now, 256bhp is right up there with the new RenaultSport Megane, Seat Leon Cupra and Vauxhall Astra VXR.
Under the newly-steroidal metal, Mazda has heavily revised the MPS’s bodyshell, improving torsional stiffness by 41 per cent. The chassis has been beefed up too, with much thicker anti-roll bars and stiffer shocks and springs. Weight is down by 50-odd kilos. All good stuff, but how is it out on the road?

Fast. Really, significantly fast. The new MPS will crack 62mph in just over six seconds, barely a tenth slower than the Focus RS. Though not quite as ballistic when it gets on turbo as the Ford, it’s still an indecently rapid thing, noticeably quicker than TG’s Slightly Sensible Hot Hatch of Choice, the Golf GTI. Find a straight piece of motorway, bury the throttle in third and feel the horizon hoover you in as the MPS gets on boost at around 2,500rpm and keeps pulling hard to 6,000rpm – it’s clear you’re in a serious bit of machinery. Mazda has improved sound deadening in this new 3, which is great for motorway cruising but not so good for maintaining a squeaky-clean licence: it’s the sort of car where you can be happily pottering at 60-something in the inside lane, absentmindedly squeeze the throttle to pass a caravan and suddenly find you’re hauling triple figures and have mysteriously acquired a full police escort, a lengthy jail term and a new soap-wielding best friend called Chopper.

A proper base-spec MPS, a car that undercuts the Focus ST, Golf GTI, Renault Megane et al while offering more pace and power would be a tempting prospect for the committed hatchist. But at this price it’s tough to see why you wouldn’t forgo a bit of kit and opt for the Golf, or save up for a few more months for that proper hot-hatch supercar, the Focus RS.

Unlike the last-gen Mazda3 MPS, the new version manages to be as interesting on the road as it is on paper – in a good way, for the most part. But in a market packed with glitteringly brilliant hot hatches, it’ll remain a niche choice. Tough crowd.

The Mazda3 sedan 2010

The Mazda3 (known as the Mazda Axela in Japan) is a compact car manufactured in Japan by the Mazda Motor Corporation. It was introduced for the 2004 model year, replacing the Mazda Familia (323 or Protegé in export markets). A more performance-oriented version of the Mazda3 is marketed as Mazdaspeed3 in North America and Mazda3 MPS in Europe

Mazda has unveiled its 2010 Mazda3 sedan here at the LA Auto Show and we managed to snap some nice shots off as it was spinning around on a huge rotating stand. It's a good looking car that Mazda says carries on its "family face" with stylish bulges and creases that attract the eyes, and we're really looking forward to seeing the hatchback version as well. Underhood is a newly-enlarged 2.5-liter version of Mazda's MZR inline-four that offers up 167-horsepower and can be mated to either a 6-speed stick or 5-speed auto. As before, a standard 148-horsepower 2.0L four will be available and can be had with either a manual or auto tranny with 5 forward ratios each.