Mazda 3 MPS

[USC]

does not look too bad..they ve reduced the happy face effect with the chrome trims in the bottom grille.

[Jess]

i think its hot - just not the red.
bonnet scoop is hot imo

[poita]

pics dont do it any justice at all, but will wait until i see one in teh flesh

[oneightoo]

yeah i dont mind it..

would wanna see real photo's of it tho..

[CORZZA]

I'm of the opposite opinion, I like it...

The new bonnet looks awesome and o/a front end looks much better than the previous model IMO...the tail lights are the only thing that look a bit funny to me love the dual exhaust becoming standard on everything these days

Will as always reserve final judgement to when I see it in the flesh, pics nearly always never do justice to cars, in the metal they always look heaps better, recent example of this with me was the new WRX sedan, looks pretty average in pics, but has excellent styling and presence in real life IMO

I'm still hoping we see more power and torque and some tech/refinement in the mechanicals of this car compared to the previous model, maybe even a turbo version of the new 2.5 DISI engine :eek1:

As do I.

With a more tunable 2.5 engine yummo

[JohnBu]

I like it.

love the back and side..

not too fond of mr happy front.

but overall i like it.

i don't think too many people will be too dissapointed if it carries over the current engine as its top of the class at the moment. 190kw is nothing to be sneezed at either.

hope they improve the handling of it.

overall good work.

[Wraith]

I'm still hoping and quite sure it'll have more power than the outgoing model...

It appears to be bigger in size therefore it'll be heavier, so it dosn't make sense for Mazda not to have 'upped' the power me thinks

Also I've recently read more articles suggesting it will feature this 'revo' system also used in the Focus RS, surely that means it can cope with/handle more power and might as well put that new opening in the bonnet to some purposeful use, would be great to see it with around 221kw / 430nm stock from factory

Also from one of the articles I read, they pictured one in blue colour, looked HOT...

Hopefully they'll expand the colour range as well compared to the outgoing model, this new shape will look fantastic in the lighter colours such as white IMO

[Wraith]

not too fond of mr happy front.

The one little detail I love about the Mr happy front, is the way they've put a neat little MPS badge there to one side (on the right looking from the front) in my eyes that just looks so cool and completes the picture - very nice touch

Side on, the lower panel crease looks alot like that on the Hyundai i30...

[lithium]

what type of intercooler does the old MPS run? even if it doesn't gain peak power the gaping hole in the bonnet should help on hot days in Oz

i like it but in a different way to the old MPS. its no longer the ultimate sleeper but now looks very happy and very hungry!

[ROCCO]

wow...thats aggresive looking....I like it alot! very similar intake to the new WRX though