2010 Mazdaspeed3 Officially Launched in Japan

[bazooka joe]

i bumped into a guy the other morning, a mature gentleman much like myslef...anyway he gets out of his 2010 3 and i asked him how he liked it and he couldn't stop talking about the ride and handling...he loved the styling and thought it was the best value for the dollar of any of the imports he tested out. as we were leaving i said "hey, she's smiling at you" and he replied, "ya, that's the one thing, you either love that front end or hate it"....apparently, he's lovin it!

 

[robin2660]

I mite go test drive one for the fun of it and see how it does.

The crabs seem to be spreading.(wow)

 

[Lord_Zath]

It's both predictable and a bit funny; but this happens with every enthusiasts' car whenever there is a design change. The current owners of the previous gen car always state that the new car is slower, heavier, not as appealing, whatever - in short, that they are so happy that they have their car as is. And that it is not worth it to them to trade for the newer model. Meanwhile those who do not yet have one, praise the new gen because they are looking forward to purchase that model rather than looking back nostalgically at the prev gen. It's happened in the WRX forums, the GTI forums, and so on.

Those of you who have an '08, or '09 be happy with your ride and enjoy. If you don't want to trade for a '10 - no prob, no one is asking you to.

Just don't put down the new model just because you don't want one. That does not mean the new model is not just as good as yours for someone looking to get into a Speed3 who does not already own the prev gen car.

My current daily drive is a Speed6 and have driven the old 3, old Speed3, and '10 3. At worst, the new car will be around par with the outgoing model. Even if the mag numbers drop by a tenth of a second, there are other factors where people may prefer the newer model.

And just to be clear, I really like both the '09 and '10 Speed3s from what I have seen/read/driven so far.


Just my 0.02.

Rant complete.

The same thing happened when the 3 came out. I remember how everyone said compared to the Protege it was ugly, too tall, the paint sucked, yadda yadda yadda.

 

[my3needsaname]

I'm just saying that from an owner who hates their car, I'd rather have mine than a '10.
Dis is all.

 

[Donas64]

The same thing happened when the 3 came out. I remember how everyone said compared to the Protege it was ugly, too tall, the paint sucked, yadda yadda yadda.

I still think the P5 is better looking than a 3 5 door (non mazdaspeed). Now as far as everything else (interior, engine etc) the 3 is superior. But in looks? Nope.

 

[ms6acton]

I still think the P5 is better looking than a 3 5 door (non mazdaspeed). Now as far as everything else (interior, engine etc) the 3 is superior. But in looks? Nope.

i like the look of the 3 hatch.. not a big fan of the p5

 

[boosted1]

Sources?

www.mazda.com

 

[P2K]

www.mazda.com

What info is Mazda's global home page supposed to provide? At least post some links that provide some real reviews instead of useless junk. There are no consumer reviews provided by Mazda, that's what he meant by sources.

This is the review of the 2010 3s. Nothing about it understeering as discussed earlier, but the skidpad numbers and other info is provided. I don't know the stats of the previous model (too lazy to look it up), but I assume it's an improvement.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5iVrDqCZyR4&NR=1

 

[derspi]

The same thing happened when the 3 came out. I remember how everyone said compared to the Protege it was ugly, too tall, the paint sucked, yadda yadda yadda.

Sure that may have been but the 3 was quite a bigger step forward compared to the old P5. I still think the P5 is a looker despite its age and it handled very well. The new 3 was better in many other areas (if you discount styling) - more power, better interior, more convenience features, more space not to mention it looked COMPLETELY DIFFERENT than the outgoing model (for better or worse).

One thing is for sure and still stands as we speak: The paint on the 3s and MS3s REALLY suck. That's one area where the 2010 models will most certainly improve on coz it can't get any worse.

 

[derspi]

Car and Driver and CNet both mentioned understeer in their reviews of the 3S.

First car exhibited some of this as well so I'm hoping its dialed out on the speed3.

That's kind of a given on any mass produced car. Whether or not a reviewer mentions it is almost moot coz it's always gonna be there. If you want to beat the understeer out of a chassis, you're gonna have to rely on the aftermarket to help you with that.

 

[Lord_Zath]

Sure that may have been but the 3 was quite a bigger step forward compared to the old P5. I still think the P5 is a looker despite its age and it handled very well. The new 3 was better in many other areas (if you discount styling) - more power, better interior, more convenience features, more space not to mention it looked COMPLETELY DIFFERENT than the outgoing model (for better or worse).

One thing is for sure and still stands as we speak: The paint on the 3s and MS3s REALLY suck. That's one area where the 2010 models will most certainly improve on coz it can't get any worse.

Interested to know about the paint - Proteges had crappy paint, too. What's so bad about the 3's?

Good points there, but one could say the appearance is just as revolutionary as going from Protege to 3!

 

[6SpeedTA95]

That's kind of a given on any mass produced car. Whether or not a reviewer mentions it is almost moot coz it's always gonna be there. If you want to beat the understeer out of a chassis, you're gonna have to rely on the aftermarket to help you with that.

Of course the vast majority of cars understeer to some degree, but too much understeer can be downright annoying...

I talked to two dealers here in OK today both said mid september on teh 2010 speed3's.

I'm going to test drive some stuff next weekend and a 2010 regular hatch to see what I think.

 

[newwildchild]

It has arrived at the us port

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KkVdyQvBOos

 

[6SpeedTA95]

New Speed3s in white actually look good, I was impressed.

 

[lmnt]

It has arrived at the us port

you truly are a king of kings

 

[Ricolando]

Omg makes we wish I had waited for it lol.

 

[hatchkidgt]

ah they have arived

 

[SPEED305]

that means that we should be getting reports on them soon.

 

[Donas64]

I'm expecting good things.

 

[Derrick_B]

Neither of those have LED tails. I guess that confirms earlier reports of no led tails, HIDS, etc. Kind of sad.