New Mazda 3 MPS - release date?

New Mazda 3 MPS - release date?

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Hanslow

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801 posts

244 months

Saturday 5th April 2014
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Anybody know when the new Mazda 3 MPS is meant to be on the forecourts? Quite interested to see how it stacks up against the other hot hatches and am hoping to get something in place of the MX-5 sometime this year. The plan is for the missus to buy my current MX-5, and we'll sell/part ex hers.

CrammyJay

163 posts

170 months

Monday 7th April 2014
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the mps is dead

Crafty_

13,248 posts

199 months

Monday 7th April 2014
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I don't think it is "dead" as such but they certainly haven't released any details of a model, so at the very least I reckon you're 6 months away from seeing one. The MPS wasn't a big seller so they will probably want to flog the shopping trolley models first to recoup money.

Hanslow

Original Poster:

801 posts

244 months

Monday 7th April 2014
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Booo! Hope it ain't dead. I can understand that feeling given there appears to be zero info about it, yet it's meant to be out this year frown

I do hope they bring it out, I like the current MPS, but am quite liking the refined shape of the newer 3 inside and out.

GAjon

3,721 posts

212 months

Monday 7th April 2014
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I don't think they'll kill it off, it's a popular car in other parts of the world.
Some speculation of it being AWD, hope so!

belleair302

6,835 posts

206 months

Tuesday 8th April 2014
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Nothing listed in the 2014 model guide.

fozluvscars

150 posts

143 months

Friday 25th April 2014
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From what I've read recently the MPS brand appears to be dead and buried.....or at least shelved for the near future. It looks as though now that Mazda have actually started making money again, they'll concentrate on developing their wheezy skyactiv engine technology to bolster their balance sheet. Shame as I was really looking forward to see a new 3 or 6 mps as the normal versions are very nice looking cars.

Horse Pop

685 posts

143 months

Saturday 26th April 2014
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Not even mentioned doing one yet.

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In fact, I feel like I read them saying they weren't somewhere?

Then they were and it might be diesel?
http://www.caradvice.com.au/260637/mazda-3-mps-get...

Or NA petrol?
http://paultan.org/2013/07/14/next-mazda3-mps-to-l...

Now it's 4wd?

http://www.drive.com.au/motor-news/new-mazda3-mps-...

Confusing.

Wouldn't expect this one on a forecourt any time soon.

Edited by Horse Pop on Saturday 26th April 13:53

Hanslow

Original Poster:

801 posts

244 months

Sunday 27th April 2014
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What a load of pap. I'll scratch this off the list of potential purchases this year then frown