New Mazda 3 will be presented in 2009 and it become new alternative in the family hatchback sector. The car is based on the status-leading Ford Focus, and blends these proven underpinnings with framework expertise from the MX-5.
Refinement and chalet element are high on the agenda for Mazda, so presume loads of pleasant-meet bungalow plastics and a present inspired by the bigger 6. Launch engines will come from the Ford stable, with gasoline units ranging from 1.4 to 2.0 litres and diesels from 1.6 to 2.2 litres.
As engineers made the newest 2 lighter than its predecessor, the new 3 is set to weigh fewer, too. Add in the liberal use of biodegradable supplies, and it will be one of the greenest hatchbacks around.
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Performance fans will be pleased to hear that a MPS fashion will feature the five-cylinder turbo from the Focus ST. In the Mazda, which is due in 2010, this will deal around 250bhp. And the tasteful look of the modern Mazda 3 MPS is set to be axed in favour of a more alarming goal.
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