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Basic? Seems pretty damned sophisticated to me!Made me sad, torsion beam rear is disappointing and the awd seems very basic that even Dave was struggling to find positives over any other awd on the market.
Basic? Seems pretty damned sophisticated to me!Made me sad, torsion beam rear is disappointing and the awd seems very basic that even Dave was struggling to find positives over any other awd on the market.
The sedan looks better than the previous gen for sure. Id probably still go hatch as I think itll look fine in person and its already growing on me in the pictures. That being said Im probably keeping the GTI. AWD is nice but I like the 220+ hp [emoji2]
Yep. I guess it's still better than nothing. AWD, more space and cheaper to build, sounds like a win but I'm just sad the direction Mazda is heading to.Are you referring to Dave Coleman avoiding marketing BS around torque splits?
By just having AWD its better than everyone else in this class aside from Subaru with which its probably still a tad better. Remember this competes with the Impreza not WRX and Subaru AWD systems arent all created equally. Compare to Quattro Ultra? Thats a much more expensive car.
Cmon mazda are you really gonna make me buy a Veloster N?
Cmon mazda are you really gonna make me buy a Veloster N?
If we got the Elantra GT (i30) N I would seriously consider it.
Just watched the Jalopnik video. I will officially tefrain from judging it like Unob said, until I see one...but second impression after watching that. ****.
I'm officially old. I knew the day would come when I'd start thinking new cars were ugly. 2018 3 IMO is the unapologetic hatch. I AM A HATCHBACK / WAGON. I AM NOT PRETENDING TO BE AMYTHING ELSE. LOVE ME OR HATE ME! It's gorgeous imo. I went to Mazda dealer to get CX5 and almost bought a 3 instead. I liked it that much. This guy? It could be a hatch. Or just a weird sedan in camoflage.
The new CX5 came out, And i like it, but think gen1 looks better. Now the 3? Early impression....hate. it reminds me of the AMC Gremlin. [emoji848] Anyone got an AARP application handy?
Mazda seems to think that evolving Kodo design requires removing all the character lines. First the Gen 2 CX-5 and now the next-gen 3. What appears to be happening instead is they're removing all the character! I'll be in the market for a new hatch next year and I was hoping this would be the one. I may have to pick up an '18 3 before they run out or maybe a Hyundai Elantra GT N-line.
Yea I think I made the right choice buying my GTI vs waiting for the updated 3. I figured we wouldnt get a performance option.
Now the 3? Early impression....hate. it reminds me of the AMC Gremlin. [emoji848] Anyone got an AARP application handy?
I like the styling as its timeless and sophisticated. It doesnt look like its trying to hard to be cool or boy racer. And in 10 years it wont look dated.