2010 Mazdaspeed 3 Preview


2010 Mazdaspeed 3CriticalKnowledge:
  • Redesigned for 2010
  • Europe gets a 260-hp, 2.3-liter, turbocharged 4-cylinder engine
  • Top speed of 155 mph
  • 6-speed manual transmission
  • Standard limited-slip differential
  • Oversized disc brakes
  • Race-tuned sport suspension
  • North American Mazdaspeed 3 debuts at the 2009 New York Auto Show
Introduction
Launched in 1968 as "Mazda Sports Corner," Mazdaspeed is synonymous with high performance. The company's high-performance tuning division started as an in-house racing division competitive in the famed 24hours of Le Mans race series. Mazda assumed full control of the division in the late 1990s and tasked Mazdaspeed with building consumer-oriented performance models. The first car introduced to the North American market was an upgraded Mazda Prot_g__MP3 with increased engine power. It was followed by the Mazdaspeed MX-5Miata. The success of those models led to the Mazdaspeed 6 (based on the Mazda6) and Mazdaspeed 3 (based on the Mazda3).

The all-new 2010 Mazda 3 MPS is the European-spec variant of the upcoming North American 2010 Mazdaspeed 3, which is set to debut at the2009 New York Auto Show. The all-new 2010 Mazdaspeed 3 is performance-oriented 5-door hatchback. A product of Mazda's famedMazdaspeed unit, the factory-upgraded vehicle is based on the redesigned2010 Mazda 3 model. Dissimilar both mechanically and aesthetically from its sibling, Mazda says the race-tuned Mazdaspeed 3 is one of the fastest front-wheel-drive compact cars on the road today.

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