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As you already know, I will be driving the 2010 Mazda3 this whole week. Today, I want to take you around the interior of the new 3 from Mazda. Sit inside and right away you notice superb build quality, especially for a car competing in the compact segment. Overall build quality and feel seems to [...]

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Looking for a cool car for under $18,000? Well, you’re lucky because Kelley Blue Book has just put together a list of the Top 10 Coolest New Cars Under $18,000.
“The vehicles that made Kelley Blue Book’s 2009 list of Top 10 Coolest New Cars Under $18,000 — typically a gas-sipping and obviously affordable bunch — [...]

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Mazda has announced the pricing on the all-new 2010 Mazda3. Starting at just $355 more than the outgoing model, the 2010 Mazda3 will carry a starting price tag of $15,045 for the entry-level model equipped with a manual transmission.
The 2.0L Mazda3 i Touring sedan with an automatic transmission will be priced at $18,350. Key standard [...]

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•  The 2010 Mazda3 5-door hatchback gets a new exterior and new interior.
•  All-new 2.5L that produces 167-hp and 168 lb-ft of torque.
•  6-speed manual is standard; Optional 5-speed automatic available.

We’re not sure why Mazda didn’t show the new 2010 Mazda3 5-door at the 2008 LA Auto Show along side the new Mazda3 sedan but it [...]

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It seems like the 2010 Mazda3 is very confident that it can easily take on its rivals Honda Civic and the Toyota Corolla. The new Mazda3 was all smiles today at the 2008 LA Auto Show with a completely new redesign, better fuel-economy, a higher level of standard and optional equipment and of course, more performance.
The [...]

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Mazda has revealed some more info on the 2010 Mazda3 two days before its official debut at the 2008 LA Auto Show. The 2010 Mazda3 range-topper will get a new 167-hp 2.5L engine (replacing the outgoing 2.3 liter) with an entry level 2.0 liter. The 5-door hatchback model will arrive at a later date.
The press release [...]

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We’ll get to see the 2010 Mazda3 sedan next month at the 2008 LA Auto Show, but true Mazda enthusiasts are awaiting the arrival of the next-generation MazdaSpeed3 (also known as Mazda3 MPS in Europe). The car was recently spotted around the Nurburgring undergoing some final testing before it takes to the Nordschleife.
Rumor has it [...]

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If you missed it, late last night Mazda revealed a couple of details along with three images of the 2010 Mazda3 that will make its debut at the 2008 LA Auto Show next month.
A teaser video has now been released showing the 2010 Mazda3 in a little bit of fake action.
What we know so far [...]

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Well, that was quick. We just wrote how the next-generation Mazda3 was 90 percent complete and now it seems it’s a 100 percent complete. Mazda has just dropped the first official photos along with a brief press release on the 2010 Mazda3 - which will make its official debut at the 2008 LA Auto Show next [...]

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Mazda is close to completing work on the next-generation Mazda3 and is expected to bring the car to the 2008 LA Auto Show next month. The hatchback was recently caught testing in Iceland where Mazda engineers told AutoCar that it was “90 percent finished.”
Based on the current model, the next-generation Mazda3 will get a total [...]

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