DouglaS2000

Was driving out to the OC when I came across a car I haven't seen on the road before. Low and behold it was the new Mazda3! In person, it is a nice looking car.

They're not on sale in the U.S. yet and had the mfg plates so I am guessing they were doing some testing.

I managed to snap a couple blurry shots without crashing my car..




A decent shot of the car

Palmateer

Can you say "Ford Focus?"

sehenkel

I was thinking more like the offspring of the Nissan Sentra and Chevy Cavalier.

eyescream

rims looked exactly from RX-8

kadeshpa

I think it is pretty sweet. If it handles anywhere nearly as good as the Focus it'll be a nice piece. Should def. provide heady comp for all those Civics, Sentras and Corollas. Good looking car.

Grimace

Some Canadian publications have already tested it and are comparing it to Audi A4's and the like.... absolutely gushing reviews.

pierceman

looks good to me for a little commuter, far better than a 4d focus

Mark_is300

Maybe I should get this instead of a used Lex?
I saw one today on ebay, the MSRP was a little over $20K fully loaded (except leather). A little pricey for a small car.

wing

They are out in Canada, you sure they aren't in the US?

Palmateer

The next-gen Ford Focus and Volvo S40 will be based on the same common platform of the Mazda 3.