Unveiled: 2014 Mazda 3

Very nice. MPS version thanks.
 
I think the Focus is handsome in it's one way, ditto the 3.
 
Looks legit. Wish it were a lift back/hatchback...so I'll end up with the hatch, me thinks, when the time comes.
 
I saw my first new Mazda6 today and damn, that car has presence. I'm really looking forward to this new Mazda3, and the MPS version.
 
Ahh. I've seen 3 in the red (I'm over it...) but the one in black was sexy as hell.
 
I think they should have found a way to make the headlights narrower across the face of the car, to widen the grill...either that, or shorten it's height. It looks a bit clunky compared to the 6:

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While maybe a bit dull, I think Mazda now has the most handsome and cohesive brand identity across it's range, this side of BMW and Audi.
 
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Saw a 6 yesterday in grey. Damned thing looked like a gangster. The new design language is great.
 
I like the sedan more than the hatch.
 
I think I like them equally, but I just couldn't live with one car, and having it NOT be a hatch. :( Unless it was really something special like a Mustang or BRZ.
 
I think I like them equally, but I just couldn't live with one car, and having it NOT be a hatch. :( Unless it was really something special like a Mustang or BRZ.

Maybe its easier for me because I've never owned a hatch (yet..the Escort is a 5 door hatch) but I'd choose the more attractive option every time.
 
I always end up having a need to haul things that are juuuuust too big to fit into a sedan's trunk opening. It doesn't matter how many cubic feet the trunk is if you have to load it through a mail slot.
 
I have yet to use a HUD that is based on a separate plastic screen that I like. I prefer the ones on the actual windscreen by miles.

Looks to be a transparent screen that folds down when not in use. I kind of like it more than a windshield projected unit.

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Kind of reminds me of a red dot sight:

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I always dislike the feeling of those, as it adds another plane of view, which for me always feels odd. The windscreen-projectors use just that, eliminating that issue.
 
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