New Mazda 3 and MPS to be released in 2010... - OzMazdaClub.com - Australia's Best Mazda Car Club and Forum

MPSjoe · #1 30th July 2008, 05:29 PM

Not sure if this is the same pic as the other thread that's posted on here (it won't load up on mine), but i'm assuming this would be close enough to the final product of the normal 3 to be released in 2010. As for the MPS, apparently it will be getting the Focus five cyclinder turbo, but only 250bhp??? No mention of AWD at this stage...

I actually like the look of the car in this pic, would be a top seller if released...

28th July 2008

Full story here...
Mazda sharpens up its act on new 3 | Auto Express News | News | Auto Express

tricache · #2 30th July 2008, 06:25 PM

bring on the MPS 3 sedan hopefully :D

A Pirate · #3 30th July 2008, 06:26 PM

dont mind it there may be a MPS3 on my horizon in 10

Skeem · #4 30th July 2008, 08:01 PM

Things are looking better and better...

Davo · #5 30th July 2008, 08:32 PM

That looks HOT!
Hmm....was a simple decision before new euro, or new 6....now....
man... LOL

Snoop · #6 30th July 2008, 09:13 PM

Like I said on the other thread:
This suits me perfectly as we'll be upgrading in 2010!!!!!

3PEAT · #7 30th July 2008, 09:48 PM

that does look good, a lot better than some of the 'sneak peeks' that have been floating around the net. could be just in time for me to upgrade when the series 2/3 rolls around!

Seifz · #8 31st July 2008, 12:07 AM

that looks really big, at first i thought it was a new 6 (yes i know there is already one haha)

also noticed how the pic is of a sedan but the article only mentions hatch?

duglet · #9 31st July 2008, 12:19 AM

I like also how they mention focus 5cyl...its a volvo engine..not Ford.

Also...the article is flawed...as mazda use their own engines...DISI. (not ford duratec).

As for the 5cyl...personally I cannot see it happening as you will be paying rego and insurance for a 6 cyl vehicle in Australia.

The Auto Express is a UK mag/website and will vary from what Japan, US and Australia get in regards to Mazdas.

I personally think the MPS3 will have either the 2.3L DISI...or upgraded 2.5L DISI 4 cyl turbo myself...and I will agree that mazda will beef up the appearance to make the car more aggressive...but I dont think thats a step forward...the sleeper look (or some say BLAND) is something I adore....not some boy racer hot hatch.

Its early days yet...until I see it hit a motorshow stand with more detail....then I will be convinced...many things can change in 2 years.

Happy Motoring
duglet

mosoto · #10 31st July 2008, 12:37 AM

What is it with the Japanese and they're Poky mon front styling.............a 2.5L AWD turbo would be a damn nice car tho !!!!

SilverSP · #11 31st July 2008, 08:50 AM

I like it so far. I have a hatch but might change to a sedan if it is looking like that!

armthehomeless · #12 31st July 2008, 10:10 AM

Doesn't look too bad. Let's wait til we see one in the flesh at the respective motor shows in the next few months.

As for the MPS - I doubt they will give it more power than they have in the current model. A possible reason why they have indicated a possibly switch to the 5-cyl.

Corzza · #13 31st July 2008, 10:29 AM

volvo engine in a mazda that will fun

Soichiro · #14 31st July 2008, 10:45 AM

Looks strangely familiar....
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armthehomeless · #15 31st July 2008, 10:47 AM

Yes, even has the same trees at the back.

Good pick up!

woofy · #16 31st July 2008, 11:49 AM

I would hazard a guess and say that they may go the Ford/Volvo cylinder purely to do with the 2.4L turbo not being around, maybe drop that same engine in the MPS 6 if it ever happens to. The duratec engines are pretty much the same, just variants.

Although I think that whole pic is a dodge photoshop and probably not showing anything in reality.

Skeem · #17 31st July 2008, 12:30 PM

OK thanks to Soichiro, we can now safely assume that its a photoshopped image.

Same angle, same colour car, same but diffeent. Mazda would never do that.
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willow · #18 31st July 2008, 01:00 PM

Looks like the new 6 has been photo-shopped...

The new Mazda 3 prototype will be unveiled in the last quarter this year at one of the overseas motor shows, that should then provide a good indication of what it will look like.

speedy · #19 31st July 2008, 01:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by duglet

As for the 5cyl...personally I cannot see it happening as you will be paying rego and insurance for a 6 cyl vehicle in Australia.

Not quite, basing the registration charges on the number of cylinders may apply in QLD, but it is not the case in the other states. If you look at the two largest markets in Australia, in NSW it is based on the weight of the car, in Victoria it appears to be a flat rate.

As for the insurance, most insurers will ignore the number of cylinders and take the turbo into account when calculating the premium.

MPSjoe · #20 31st July 2008, 03:42 PM

Maybe they have a test circuit with a camera on it (hence the same angles) lol... Just not sure why well known motoring mag would post a photoshopped pic. Anyway you're probably right, as for Mazda using their own engines, this is true in the past, doesn't mean anything about future releases. We owned a 1990 Mazda 626 and my aunty had a Ford Telstar. The only difference with the 2 were a few exterior panels. Engine and interior were exactly the same. Mazda and Ford often use similar parts, look at the bravo ute and the Ford Courier (i think its the courier), they are pretty much the same car also, with just a different badge.