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#41 of 2744 RE: First pics from Geneva by wongpres Mar 05, 2003 (6:23 am)
Dinu, good that you like it. I've actually known that this will be my first car since late 2001 (hence my crazy research on this car). But I'll be getting the sedan.   As for pricing, I suspect it'll be more expensive than the current Pro/P5, with the fully loaded ones just getting into 6 territory. The Pro is Canada's 3rd best selling car so Mazda Canada has to be smart the 3.   etea, the production Mazda3 will debut at IAA Frankfurt (September). Sales in Germany start in October and I suspect it'll be a couple months earlier in Japan. Numerous MazdaUSA hints/expectations say Nov/Dec area. I suspect it'll be 1st quarter '04 for Canada.
#42 of 2744 Pix ... by ashutoshsm Mar 05, 2003 (7:23 am)
Sorry - but the speedo gauge and the side view make me wonder why Mazda has gone and imitated the Toyota Matrix/Pontiac Vibe. They could do so much better!   The specs, engine and front/rear are impressive, though. I am not a big fan of the section behind the C pillar (side view).   Like the instrument panel and stack - very 6-like, but without the shiny plastanium. Also noticed the same popup style compartment in the center of the dash - cubby-hole now, navigation later, perhaps?   I STILL like the Mazda 6 hatch much better
#43 of 2744 Well for $24K by dinu01 Mar 05, 2003 (7:28 am)
I'd rather have a loaded (see sunroof) 3 than a GS 6 lacking it. I also prefer smaller cars, so there's another reasin why the 3 would make more sense for me.   Dinu
#44 of 2744 New 2.0l engine by bluong1 Mar 05, 2003 (7:40 am)
Vad wrote: I suspect it will include the variable valve timing feature in NA, similar to its 2.3L cousin.   Sorry, I have to disagree, as I wrote above, the 2.0l on Mazda6 sale in europe doesn't have the VVT.   Bruno
#45 of 2744 More Geneva pics by dinu01 Mar 05, 2003 (10:31 am)
http://autoweek.com/specials/2003_geneva/mazda/index.htm   Dinu
#46 of 2744 Engines: europe vs US by bluong1 Mar 05, 2003 (12:02 pm)
To the best of my knowledge, the europeen engine has sligly higher hp, less torque and higher rpm than its US counterpart.   Let's take an example: for 2.3l engine, UK vs US specs are:   - Power (hp): 1656500 vs 1606000 - Torque (lb.ft): 1534000 vs 1554000 - Compression ratio: 10.6 vs 9.7 - Gas: premium vs regular   Engines in UK and US are usually coupled with the same manual gear box.   Same thing happens with the current 2.0l on the Protege5/Protege for UK and US.   Here is the spec of the new 2.0l in the Mazda6 in UK:   - Power: 141hp 6000 - Torque: 134 lb.ft 4000 - Compression ratio: 10.8 - Gas: premium   My guess is the new 2.0l for the Mazda3 in US will have around 135-136hp, 135-136 lb.ft, a compression ratio less than 10, and can run with regular gas.   Bruno
#47 of 2744 2.0l engine by wongpres Mar 05, 2003 (1:56 pm)
Dinu posted this on the Mazda3 sedan board (from a UK source covering the Geneva autoshow):   "The concept car features a 2.0-litre, 147bhp engine producing 138lb ft of pulling power. It will be joined in the 3 range by 1.4- and 1.6-litre petrol units, as well as at least one common-rail diesel."   So I suspect the N. American version of the engine will be somewhere around 140-145hp.   ashutoshsm, I completely agree with you about the gauges. I'm not familiar with the interior of the Matrix/Vibe, but the MX Sportif gauges look just like the Altima, '04 Maxima (and a few other new Nissan's), and I don't like them either. I much prefer the gauges on the Mazda6 (and Mazda2) to those of the Mazda3 (and RX-8).
#48 of 2744 Stupid question... by etea Mar 06, 2003 (3:16 am)
The concept has transparent light covers... but I assume that the 'normal' version will not?   In that case, how easy is it to get these and have them changed? Is Mazda selling them?   I know how to do my oil changes and basic maintenance so I guess I could do that myself, just wondering where you get those, as it's not really "tuning"...   Thanks!   Etea
#49 of 2744 the seats by nwng Mar 06, 2003 (7:23 am)
I will bet you $1 those wonderfully bolstered seats won't make it over to NA
#50 of 2744 the C pillars by bluong1 Mar 06, 2003 (8:11 am)
I wonder if those big triangular C pillars would obstruct the back visibility. I hate my sister's Open Astra for this very reason.   Bruno

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