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sandman_kar
07-10-2008, 09:33 AM
Hey has everyone seen the latest impression of the all new model mazda 3 due out next year? i rekon it looks awesum! Im thinkin gettin one, probably the sp25. :D

http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z314/kfern_87/allnewmazda3.jpg

FOX33N
07-10-2008, 09:40 AM
looks like the astra!

70NYD
07-10-2008, 10:55 AM
ye ur right foxeen it does :(

sandman_kar
07-10-2008, 11:39 AM
lol id get one of these over an astra any day! i hate the current model astra and i doubt the new one will b much different. The front of this 3 looks a lot like the cx-7. I really like it

70NYD
07-10-2008, 11:52 AM
ye ur right it does look like a CX7.
talking bout crossovers
have a look at this brand new X6 :)
http://www.thetorquereport.com/x6_live_1280_08.jpg
its sex on wheels :) i love it cus the 1st time i saw one when i draw past a bmw dealership i thought it was a scaled up BA :p

DavoAust
07-10-2008, 11:55 AM
New 3 = astra meets CX-7, the love child you never saw coming.

it does look better than the current 3 though. atm they make me think of a chubby baby for some weird reason

marcs_sp20
07-10-2008, 12:08 PM
Looks to be a mix of Maz 6 hatch, Astra, Hyundai i30 & BMW 1 series... Looks ok, but i'd rather a Mazda 6 in comparison...

70NYD
07-10-2008, 12:19 PM
how ugly is the new rx8 but :( looks way to much like american muscle for my taste anyway :)

sandman_kar
07-10-2008, 01:09 PM
haha yer the 3 has put on sum baby fat. i love that whole chunky look.

haha and i do love that new bmw. The design is not like a traditional 4wd. Thats kinda like who the dodge calibre is designed to be a hatch but looks like a 4wd.

I loved the series one rx-8 but yer i not much of a fan of the new model. It hasnt evolved enough and i dont particularly like any of the exterior changes they have made from the series 1. If i was buyin one i would def got 4 a series 1. They look hot in blue with a bodykit and sunroof.

mussing
07-10-2008, 04:05 PM
Looks like an astra / peugeot 307 / etc.

Kinda disappointing that the styles are merging more.

And the Hyundai i30 looks suspiciously like a Subaru Impreza from certain angles.

02-KQ-LASR
07-10-2008, 04:18 PM
new mazda 6 for the win.

DavoAust
07-10-2008, 05:37 PM
how ugly is the new rx8 but :( looks way to much like american muscle for my taste anyway :)

IMO they're finally making it look like a sports car

2009 RX-8 (http://www.caradvice.com.au/9313/2009-mazda-rx-8-specifications/)
how hot is that with the R3 package. love the wheels

project.r.racing
07-10-2008, 05:55 PM
i like it... just looks like the current mazda 6. hopefully the tail-lights wont be copied from the 6.

ryan

70NYD
07-10-2008, 10:32 PM
okay so it looks better from that angle than from the angle i saw it. the only pic i saw it in was the add they have next to the airport. it was a disapointment so i didnt bother looking on the net :(

rodhog
07-10-2008, 10:53 PM
Looks like another bit of plastic puss to me.

YES PLASTIC PUSS.

Just wait til lthe pistons are plastic. rest of the motor almost is.

Ah X6- Are you feeling alright. it's not a SUV or even cross over. The owners would get scared it would scratch something climbing over a meadian strip. THe painted type.

I still hate the over advertised flying wing badge up front.

70NYD
08-10-2008, 07:54 AM
Looks like another bit of plastic puss to me.

YES PLASTIC PUSS.

Just wait til lthe pistons are plastic. rest of the motor almost is.

Ah X6- Are you feeling alright. it's not a SUV or even cross over. The owners would get scared it would scratch something climbing over a meadian strip. THe painted type.

I still hate the over advertised flying wing badge up front.

ye but thats how it is with most "4wd" these days. long gone are the days when people took their landrovers out to the bush... sh!t they are 120000 when they were new i wouldnt want to scratch that either. n as for the new cross overs they just offer a less robust option for bigger families that need the room to drive around in, but dont wanna drive around a tank :) at lest the bmw is 5k cheaper ;)

bourbon
08-10-2008, 09:11 AM
hhahahah a true 4wd is either a little ****y tin box like the sierras & vitaras... then also the hummers :D H2 and H3...

Rupewrecht
09-10-2008, 10:48 AM
X6 is lame.


This apparently is an official shot of the new 3 Sedan.

http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f385/andywana/Car%20images/081009.jpg

mussing
09-10-2008, 11:45 AM
Do want!

Putonyourshoes
09-10-2008, 12:16 PM
has anyone got pictures of the new rx8?

Rupewrecht
09-10-2008, 12:33 PM
More pics of the sedan:
http://jalopnik.com/5060845/new-mazda3-sedan-to-debut-at-la-auto-show-duh

sandman_kar
09-10-2008, 12:45 PM
oooh gimmie dat!

02-KQ-LASR
09-10-2008, 02:20 PM
sedan looks sick!
like the little midget version of a 6 lol

mrpayner
09-10-2008, 06:28 PM
looks a bit peugeot'ish at the front doesn't it? rear end looks really nice!

Adz

infini
10-10-2008, 08:58 AM
if that's the North American production version then i get the feeling the Australian production version will have a few minor styling tweaks, judging by the differences between the Australian and North American Mazda 6.

02-KQ-LASR
11-10-2008, 01:03 PM
pics?

sandman_kar
11-10-2008, 05:59 PM
interesting how they unveiling them separately. That one looks nice but im hoping the sp25 looks a whole lot nicer ;-). I love the dual exhaust system and led taillamps.

mrpayner
11-10-2008, 09:54 PM
if that's the North American production version then i get the feeling the Australian production version will have a few minor styling tweaks, judging by the differences between the Australian and North American Mazda 6.
That's only because the north American market has a larger segment for 6 cylinder vehicles so they re-designed it to make the actual car larger at the same time. It's closer to the old Mazda 929 if anything.

The previous shape Mazda6 was exactly the same as the rest of the world but in the US market there were the three engine platforms available. 2.3L 4cyl, 2.3L Turbo and the 3.0L V6 engine [which came from the Mazda Tribute]. The reason that Australia didn't get the V6 engine is partly to do with how the Tribute's V6 engine was designed and that it couldn't fit a smaller engine bay in right hand drive [ie sit's lower and all that jazz], plus they didn't want the car to become a fleet special.

Here are pics of the North American Mazda 6

http://cache.jalopnik.com/assets/resources/2008/04/2009-Mazda6-NorthAmerica.jpg

http://cache.jalopnik.com/assets/images/gallery/12/2008/05/medium_2470865727_cb2c726b0c_o.jpg

Note the completely different rear end treatment, plus the headlights and front air dam are also different in comparison to the rest of the worlds Mazda6..

Adz

sandman_kar
11-10-2008, 11:13 PM
Love the look of the north-american 6. They should release it in Australia so we can rid our roads of the scum that is the commodore and falcon. They would give them a run for their money! haha

DavoAust
12-10-2008, 01:02 AM
the bum looks much better IMO, front not so much.

02-KQ-LASR
12-10-2008, 11:11 AM
the rear of the american one looks kinda like the new accord.

sandman_kar
19-11-2008, 06:59 PM
only 11 hours now till all is revealed! cant wait :-P

sandman_kar
20-11-2008, 08:24 AM
well the wait is over. Looks great!

http://blogs.cars.com/kickingtires/2008/11/2010-mazda3.html

02-KQ-LASR
20-11-2008, 08:20 PM
mini mazda 6! i like it!!

mussing
20-11-2008, 11:28 PM
Ok you all know how the last mazda 6 was released differently in the US, was the 3 different too? I'm wondering because - will this be the model we see in Aus, or will it be altered a tad?

sandman_kar
21-11-2008, 08:32 AM
hmm thats true. sounds like it is the same car. Im trying to figure out which model of the 3 was unveiled. It kinda resembles the Maxx model cos it doesnt have a body kit. The Maxx model doesnt exist anymore in the current line up though. On the rear of the car in the fotos it is badged with a 2.5 for the 2.5 litre engine. Surely this isnt the SP25 is it?

Madd_Maxx
12-12-2008, 09:42 PM
Is it me, or does the rear end of the yank 6 look similar to the new FG falcon range?

Prolly just me, but thats what i first thought of when i saw the pic

And the 3 sedan looks like its morphing slowly into a hatch, but still looks very nice

mussing
14-12-2008, 01:04 PM
Is it me, or does the rear end of the yank 6 look similar to the new FG falcon range?

Prolly just me, but thats what i first thought of when i saw the pic

Yeah, I agree.

mrpayner
01-03-2009, 05:37 PM
Nice wallpaper sized image..

http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/01/detroitwallpaper09_16.jpg

mussing
02-03-2009, 10:58 AM
I reckon it looks a lot better than the current hatch, but it's a pity the wheels don't fill the guards at all...

70NYD
02-03-2009, 12:24 PM
whoot mazda 3 is a 4WD like the BA astina hehe

sandman_kar
02-03-2009, 09:25 PM
Here are a few pics of the new 3 at the Melbourne motor show. This is the SP25 hatch:

http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z314/kfern_87/motorshow09023.jpg

http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z314/kfern_87/motorshow09025.jpg

http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z314/kfern_87/motorshow09026.jpg


This is the Maxx Sport sedan:

http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z314/kfern_87/motorshow09029.jpg

http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z314/kfern_87/motorshow09031.jpg

Apparently they are rushing over the new 3 mps this wed only a few hours after its unveiled in geneva.

Mad Mat
02-03-2009, 09:37 PM
hmmm don't like the look of them hey. they look just like a mazda 6 that fell in a drier and shrunk. lol

mussing
02-03-2009, 09:45 PM
The front of the blue SP25 hatch looks too much like a goldfish for my liking...

Smikey
03-03-2009, 08:34 AM
Maybe a scoop would help change that
http://www.autoblog.com/2009/03/02/more-images-details-of-new-mazdaspeed3/

Rupewrecht
03-03-2009, 08:39 AM
That scoop is horrible!

70NYD
03-03-2009, 10:11 AM
i like it, it does look like a goldfish thou, but then again the new wrx looked like sht when it first came out (to me anyway) but it grew on me, now i like it haha, this will grow on some ppl perhaps as well. its really out there, but IMO the shape is Very similar to the new toytas (from the front anyway) such as the yarris or the camry or even corola. its the whole bumper protruding forward from the headlights, but i guess its more aerodynamics friendly this way