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[the1]

Ca si in cazul generatiei actuale.

Mai multe poze, e clar ca sunt oficiale.Ciudat e ca foarte multe detalii, de la faruri si faruri de ceata si pana la geamurile laterale, stopuri etc par sa fie gata pt productia de serie. Ciudat... oare sa fie modelul final si nu doar un prototip?

[Artanis]

Judecand dupa oglinzi, praguri, tevi de esapament, pare mai degraba un concept-car.

[dante01]

mie mi se pare un pic cam mult...chestie de gusturi, evident...
parca prea aduce cu civic...

[Artanis]

Cu Civic ? Unde ?

[dante01]

designul evacuarii mi se pare asemanator cu cel de la civic.
si la fel ca si la civic, mi se pare un pic cam mult, o evolutie un pic hazardata...

Aceasta postare a fost editata de dante01: 30 iunie 2008 - 01:16

[Artanis]

Mda, doar evacuarea...in rest nu prea vad elemente comune...
Cat despre Mazda 3 imi place per ansamblu, desi nu ma prea impac cu grila aia frontala...

Sa speram ca aduce si ceva motorizari noi si moderne, un benzinar de mic litraj (1.3-1.5) cu distributie variabila, injectie directa si supraalimentat... Si sa mai speram ca nu renunta la multilink pe spate, asa cum pare sa reiasa din ultima poza...

Aceasta postare a fost editata de Artanis: 30 iunie 2008 - 01:22

[andrei041]

Grila aia frontala chiar nu cred sa ramana asa ... e prea aiurea amplasat numarul

[maximus]

prea exagerata. mie unuia nu imi prea place. e drept insa ca nici actualul hatch nu e un monument de design. ba dimpotriva

[rzv74]

e exagerata! pare mai realista asta: http://www.autoexpre...ning_new_3.html

NU STIU SA PUN POZE

[Cristian]

Si cgi-ul prezentat de autoexpress este frumos. Masinuta va arata superb. Sunt sigur. indiferent de concept

Aceasta postare a fost editata de Cristian: 01 iulie 2008 - 09:25

[the1]

Se pare ca 95% noua Mazda3 va arata precum acest concept. E clar ca va avea suspensie independenta spate, fiind bazata pe platforma viitorului Focus3.

[Artanis]

Se pare ca 95% noua Mazda3 va arata precum acest concept.

Asa speri tu, sau ai alte informatii ?

[the1]

Asa spuneau surse de pe forumuri straine.


Source: http://www.render.ru...p?work_id=46473

Mi-a picat o bomba atomica in cap! Se pare ca Mazduta asta superba e de fapt lucrarea de diploma full size a unui student rus. Nu-mi vine sa cred. Inca mai sper ca e doar o farsa elaborata si ca de fapt este conceptul oficial al Mazdei 3.

Aceasta postare a fost editata de the1: 01 iulie 2008 - 01:57

[Artanis]

Oricum pare mai degraba un CGI decat o poza reala...

[neron]

Probabil din cauza ca este un CGI

[andrei041]

De ce? Cea din Autoexpress arata mai bine

[the1]

Nu e cgi, e o macheta.

http://www.render.ru...h...46473&num=2

[the1]

Source: Autocar

Informatii interesante si test cu un prototip din autocar!!


http://www.autocar.c...Mazda-3/235310/
http://www.autocar.c...ew-mazda-3.aspx

Inside story: new Mazda 3

Mazda is putting the finishing touches to a comprehensively reworked version of the company’s Golf-sized 3, ahead of an expected launch next spring.

The heavily disguised prototype, pictured testing in Iceland, was described by Mazda engineers as “90 per cent finished”.

The 3 is a vital model for the company, having sold well in all the major world markets since its launch.

Although based on the existing car, the new 3 will get an extensive reskinning, marked out by distinctive ‘ridges’ and scalloped surfaces that hint at the surface treatment of the BMW 1-series.

The new 3 also gets styling influences from the RX-8 coup� with more pronounced front wings and an RX-8-style nose design.

The interior has been redesigned and features a sweeping new design language with a very distinctive centre console and bold, modern switchgear.

Mazda has applied weight-saving measures to the revamped model, though a serious breakthrough in weight reduction is expected in a few years’ time, when the all-new Mazda 3 arrives.

Although no details have yet emerged on the extent of the changes to the chassis, the car is in line for some impressive under-bonnet technology.

Mazda engineers have developed an all-new 2.0-litre direct injection petrol engine – thought to be good for 150bhp – as well as a new 2.2-litre turbodiesel unit that could be used in the next-generation 3 MPS instead of today’s turbocharged petrol engine.

Company sources say the 2.2 diesel, which is expected to produce 185bhp, has the economy of a 2.0-litre diesel, but with considerably better power and torque. This diesel engine will also be fitted to the CX-7 SUV and Mazda’s Mondeo-rivalling 6 range later next year.

The new SISS stop-start system will also be available on the new Mazda 3. SISS stops the engine when the car is travelling below 2mph and in neutral, ensuring that the pistons stop in the optimum position to be restarted by an injection of fuel directly into the cylinder.

Mazda says the restart time of 0.35sec is half that of rival systems. Overall fuel economy should improve by up to 10 per cent.

The new 3 cannot come soon enough for Mazda in the US. After a strong sales start to the year, the Japanese car maker was hit by the global economic turbulence, with the Mazda 3 being particularly hard hit.

However, Mazda in the UK is still performing strongly, with sales in September down just over 1.5 per cent and down less than one per cent for the first nine months of the year.

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Drive test

Driving the new Mazda 3

After a short, but fast drive around the Icelandic coast in the late-model 3 prototypes, there’s no doubt that Mazda has made a major leap forward with its new direct-injection engines.

The new 2.0-litre DI engine – driving a very slick six-speed manual ‘box – is impressively smooth, refined and torquey.

While the revamped 3 still delivers the sensation of being a more compact, handy and pointable car than is common in this class, this petrol engine feels broad shouldered and bigger than its quoted capacity. It has something of feel of the old Golf V5 – a relatively compact car with a satisfyingly punchy engine.

However, the real surprise comes from the 2.2-litre diesel. Not only is this motor also exceptionally refined, it also has quite exceptional pace, especially in the compact 3. Very well matched with the ratios in the six-speed ‘box, the 2.2 had standout overtaking ability – always a good indication of real-world performance. Indeed, such is the engine’s mid-range muscle, Mazda engineers admitted that this model has superior performance to the current 3 MPS.

One problem that affected both cars was tyre noise, long a weak spot on certain Mazda models. But defining the extent of the problem was very difficult because not only are Iceland’s roads some of the noisiest in the developed world, these prototype cars didn’t have the final specification (quieter) tyres fitted.

Even so, it's clear that the next Mazda 3 will be a big improvement over the current car.

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Interiorul, apropiat de cel al mazdei6 si al CX-7-ului:



'Although based on the existing car, the new 3 will get an extensive reskinning...'

Deci e un reskin, asa cum e la moda acum. (Megane3, Golf6, Pug 308).

Aceasta postare a fost editata de the1: 08 octombrie 2008 - 01:37

[Aer Curat]

Si eu ii blamam pe cei de la Skoda pt acest lucru, in cazul Fabiei 2.
Nu ca nu ar fi de blamat, insa observ ca se poarta treaba asta la mai multe case.

[Artanis]

Abia astept sa-o vad fara camulfaj...promite !

[oaspetele]

si masinile japoneze tot de nemti is testate.

[Aer Curat]

Oricum este o situatie oarecum inedita, sa fie testata (mai mult sau mai putin) oficial o masina aflata inca in procesul de pregatire al unui nou model.

[the1]

autocar (UK) a mai testat om aceleasi conditii noul Superb si BMW X6.

[the1]

OK, sedanul e oficial acum.





Official press release

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Mazda Motor Corporation has confirmed that the sedan version of the all-new Mazda3 (known as Mazda Axela in Japan), fully redesigned for the first time in 5 years, will be revealed at the Los Angeles Auto Show on November 19, 2008.

The covers will be pulled off during Mazda's press conference from 12:20 to 12:45 (local time) revealing the all-new Mazda3, the latest evolution of Mazda's Zoom-Zoom spirit.

Every element of the all-new Mazda3 has been developed for heightened exhilaration, with a more refined sporty ride, top class fuel economy and quietness. Environmental and safety features, based on Mazda's long-term "Sustainable Zoom-Zoom" vision, aim to achieve a balance with fun-to-drive. Add in a new expressive face and Mazda's dynamic design elements, and the all-new Mazda3 is everything a driver could ask for in a sports compact.

The brand new version of Mazda's best-selling sports compact carries forward the heritage of Mazda and the pedigree of the current Mazda3. Since its launch in 2003, the current Mazda3 has sold approx. 1.8 million vehicles in over 100 countries and has won more than 90 global motoring awards to date. The Mazda3 accounts for almost one in three Mazdas sold every year.

Following the world debut of the North American specification sedan with 2.0- and 2.5-liter engines at the show, the five-door hatchback version will be revealed in line with Mazda's global sales schedule.

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O evolutie stilistica a actualului model, dar, in fond si la urma urmei, why change the winning team?

[ska]

wow... i like a lot
mi se pare f reusit...