MAZDASPEED3 pics on MazdaUSA.com!!!

[Antoine]

What differences can you spot between the Euro and NA Spec MS3?

Go: http://www.mazdausa.com/MusaWeb/displayPage.action?pageParameter=upcomingMS3&bhcp=1

 

[Gambino]

nice! I want more pictures other than just the exterior.

 

[Mounty]

What differences can you spot between the Euro and NA Spec MS3.

1) The raised rear spoiler on the NA spec
2) The rear side-makers appear on the NA spec
3) Lack of rear fog light on the NA spec
4) The badges
5) No "keyhole" (or whatever that is) on the trunk of the NA spec

 

[fattyboombatty]

Ohhh baby I was iffy on the hatch but the more I look at it the more I love it... I want it.

 

[Rogue]

does the rear bumper seem longer on the NA-spec? Like on the P5s.

 

[Option]

LOVE the new spoiler...exactly what the ms3 needed IMO. BUT NO SUNROOF?!! Come on mazda! This was going to be the absolute perfect car for me (for now at least). Oh well...at least I'll have navi. I am interested in the "upgraded materials" and the "mp3 player jack." Is it just me or do the US spec pics appear to have less wheel gap then the Euro/Japanese spec? Also, this early mazdausa post is a good sign that we may be seeing it on this side of the Atlantic sooner rather then later.

 

[jmv]

like the spoiler alot.

 

[CitizenPro]

Car looks a little better.............and for some reason the NA spec MS3 looks lower than all euro-spec pictures that ive seen. Doesnt look to have that huge gap......

 

[jmv]

Car looks a little better.............and for some reason the NA spec MS3 looks lower than all euro-spec pictures that ive seen. Doesnt look to have that huge gap......

yeah, to me it looks lower than some of the euro spec pics, and about the same as some of the others. It looks pretty good height wise in this pic though, i hope it stays that way, or maybe even a skootch lower.

 

[RODSCALIP5]

I want to see the interior. I hope they didn't screw that up.

 

[altspace]

Don't judge the photos for wheel gap...trust me. Just look at almost all print/tv/multimedia automotive marketing and you will see cars with a more pronounced "lowered" stance. Darkened windows is another.

 

[Mace Windu]

I'm a bit surprised there is no badge on the side of the car like the 2.3 has.

 

[chuyler1]

Seriously, where do I sign up.

 

[RHAGEL]

Seriously, where do I sign up.

Ditto. I should keep an eye out at the Mazda NA Headquarters to see if I can catch a glimps of it.

 

[mazda3zoom]

its sweet, but im not crazy about the hatch only thing. If they made it in the sedan i would buy it the day it came out.

 

[Mounty]

its sweet, but im not crazy about the hatch only thing. If they made it in the sedan i would buy it the day it came out.

Look on the bright side, the hatch now has a hood without the grille attached to it, so maybe someone here will eventually figure out how to swap the engine and the hood etc.

 

[InFeXIoN]

they really did alot of things to this car besides interior and exterior. Its a really badass setup, everytime i read and look at it i ****** want one.

 

[Kansei]

I wonder how that spoiler looks from the side. The current spoiler on the 3 hatch already doesn't line up properly with the lines and curves of the car, I can envision that spoiler being even worse. Overall I like what they've done, they've made an otherwise unbearable 3 hatchback look dare I say it -- muscular. I think that's why they went with the hatch, the sedan is too sleek. The hatch already had the bulgy fenders and hood.

They fixed it up a lot though, the front end of the normal hatchback scream PT Cruiser to me, it was all about the grille being taller than the headlights. Damnit and I'm going to be in the market for a car soon too

 

[goldwing2000]

Hatin' the spoiler but everything else is cool.

 

[Gambino]

Hatin' the spoiler but everything else is cool.

I am kinda with you, I dont HATE it, but I do like the normal 3 hatch spoiler better.