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Old 05-08-13, 01:48 PM
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Originally Posted by Hoovey2411
Navi screen looks nice and big. Bigger than the latest Mazda6
well, i guess i like it better than Mazda6's... but its clearly Mazda's version of BMW interior.
Still worlds better than anything else in the segment.
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Old 05-08-13, 02:11 PM
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Originally Posted by spwolf
well, i guess i like it better than Mazda6's... but its clearly Mazda's version of BMW interior.
Still worlds better than anything else in the segment.
Absolutely. I'll be in a Mazda before a Honda, Toyota or Nissan.
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Old 05-08-13, 02:29 PM
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Originally Posted by bagwell
LOL (10 char)
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Old 05-08-13, 08:36 PM
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Originally Posted by bagwell
looks good -- glad they're going from.....

the happy looking mazdas were my favorite, gave the car so much character, we even named my brother happy.

the mazda is an awesome car, my brother liked it much better than the corollas, civics, and hundais we looked at
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Old 05-09-13, 12:28 PM
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Originally Posted by Hoovey2411
I'm very excited to see this. The design trend with the CX-5 and Mazda6 has been a smash in my eyes. Has it translated to sales yet? Not really, but just the fact these cars are getting smaller, more efficient, more dynamic, more innovative, and more fun makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside!
+1 here
im really liking them and glad they are making a good come back
but i do hope they do better in sales

too bad im not in the market for that segment of cars, otherwise I wouldnt mind considering a CX-5
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Old 05-09-13, 12:40 PM
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I saw the new Mazda 6 the other day for the first time and it looked really nice in the front. This new 3 looks similar, which is good!
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Old 05-09-13, 01:13 PM
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Wow does that have a long nose. Makes it look very much unlike the fwd compact car it is. I dig it, and I think this'll be a segment-buster like the gorgeous new 6.
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Old 05-11-13, 03:46 PM
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Originally Posted by geko29
Wow does that have a long nose. Makes it look very much unlike the fwd compact car it is.
Which is why I don't like it. Other European hatches look a lot better IMO.
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Old 05-12-13, 05:41 AM
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Originally Posted by jadu
gotta give it up for mazda on this one. IMO its appealing as the first mazda3 that came out a decade ago. That long nose can stuff a v6 under there, or better yet, the mazdaspeed version
Nah, I ll take the V6 over the turbo any day. However, we all know a V6 in the 3 is highly unlikely.
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Old 05-23-13, 12:08 PM
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http://wot.motortrend.com/we-hear-20...#axzz2U8weGlzP





STUNNING.
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Old 05-23-13, 12:27 PM
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Mazda is on a roll. A 3 or 6 would make a nice daily
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if the mazda3 is indeed identical to the rendering on top and gets about 35mpg average on a normal engine then I'd buy one myself. But as usual mazda always numbs it out and makes it more bland than the renderings.

the mazda6 isn't as dramatic in person as the pics show it to be. it's actually a very bland car. It doesn't have the oomph as the kia optma or the chevy malibu has. It's somewhere in between a camry and a ford fusion.
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New 3 and 6 both look nice! I hope they make Miata look as nice as 3 & 6 too!
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saw a LOT of new maxda 6 (including wagons) on recent trip to europe.
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