December 27, 2009
When I caught my first glance of the new Mazda3 and saw that ridiculous “smile” from the front grill, my reaction was to slap my forehead and wonder aloud what the heck Mazda was thinking. When the Mazdaspeed3 arrived at my door, someone remarked “Oh, it’s the smiling car.” After living with the MS3 for [...]
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November 17, 2009
Every year at Test Days, there is one car that surprises me. Several of our journo friends have driven the 2010 Mazdaspeed3 on the track and were blown away by how capable it was and yet somehow I was unprepared for how incredible this car is. In fact, the Speed3 exhibited so much grip and [...]
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