2010 Mazda 3
WorldCarFans reports that a tourist got a pretty clean look at the new 2010 Mazda 3, despite some tricky car-to-car photography at 70 mph.
Originally due for a release towards the end of ’09, it now appears on target for a showroom release in the summer of ’09 as an…an…a ’10 model? Or should we say “oh-ten” model? Oh, bother, the hassles of new millennium nomenclature. Somebody consult m-w.com, please.
The new Mazda will continue to ride on Ford’s global C1 platform. You know, the one that gives Europe a brilliant Focus while leaving us put-putting around in our little chrome-gilled pretender here in the states. Further, WorldCarFans states that the new 3 will be slightly longer and wider, as well as sporting a bump in engine displacement and mpg. They also state it will come with six speeds in its manual transmission. Watch for the official release at the…
