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02-12-2013, 09:31 AM
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Mazda's new Kodo design language is set to quickly spread across the automaker's entire lineup, judging by these spy shots of the next-generation Mazda3 (http://www.autoblog.com/mazda/mazda3) that show some very familiar styling cues. No matter, we're impressed with what Mazda (http://www.autoblog.com/mazda) has done on the CX-5 (http://www.autoblog.com/mazda/cx-5) crossover and Mazda6 (http://www.autoblog.com/mazda/mazda6) sedan in terms of design, and we're happy to see the C-segment hatchback ditching the smile-for-a-mile Nagare design.
It's unclear what sort of architecture is found below the new Mazda3 - our spy shooters suggest that the car could simply be using a heavily massaged version of the Ford (http://www.autoblog.com/ford) C1 platform found under the current car. Our best guess is that it's actually a reworked version of the platform used in the CX-5 crossover, however, chocked full of weight-saving Skyactiv technologies. After all, the CX-5 plays in the compact CUV segment, and those vehicles are commonly based on C-segment platforms. And besides, there's probably some economic savings at work with the new chassis - both in terms of fuel efficiency and economies of scale. Still, no one is totally certain what lies under all that black-and-white paper at the moment.
The new Mazda3 is targeted to arrive for the 2015 model year, meaning we could see a final production car debut as early as this year. We expect the hatch you see here to debut along with a traditional four-door sedan, and unless we hear otherwise, we don't doubt that a Mazdaspeed (http://www.autoblog.com/mazda/mazdaspeed3) version will be far behind.2015 Mazda3 shows its shape (http://www.autoblog.com/2013/02/12/2015-mazda3-shows-its-shape/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Tue, 12 Feb 2013 10:58:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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Mazda's new Kodo design language is set to quickly spread across the automaker's entire lineup, judging by these spy shots of the next-generation Mazda3 (http://www.autoblog.com/mazda/mazda3) that show some very familiar styling cues. No matter, we're impressed with what Mazda (http://www.autoblog.com/mazda) has done on the CX-5 (http://www.autoblog.com/mazda/cx-5) crossover and Mazda6 (http://www.autoblog.com/mazda/mazda6) sedan in terms of design, and we're happy to see the C-segment hatchback ditching the smile-for-a-mile Nagare design.
It's unclear what sort of architecture is found below the new Mazda3 - our spy shooters suggest that the car could simply be using a heavily massaged version of the Ford (http://www.autoblog.com/ford) C1 platform found under the current car. Our best guess is that it's actually a reworked version of the platform used in the CX-5 crossover, however, chocked full of weight-saving Skyactiv technologies. After all, the CX-5 plays in the compact CUV segment, and those vehicles are commonly based on C-segment platforms. And besides, there's probably some economic savings at work with the new chassis - both in terms of fuel efficiency and economies of scale. Still, no one is totally certain what lies under all that black-and-white paper at the moment.
The new Mazda3 is targeted to arrive for the 2015 model year, meaning we could see a final production car debut as early as this year. We expect the hatch you see here to debut along with a traditional four-door sedan, and unless we hear otherwise, we don't doubt that a Mazdaspeed (http://www.autoblog.com/mazda/mazdaspeed3) version will be far behind.2015 Mazda3 shows its shape (http://www.autoblog.com/2013/02/12/2015-mazda3-shows-its-shape/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Tue, 12 Feb 2013 10:58:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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