Why the Mazdaspeed3 will not make my newcar list

http://www.autoblog.com/photos/new-york-2010-mazdaspeed3/1486872/

Umm... no.

The bad guys look better in black.....

Honestly the car looks strange in pics, but better in person... I don't think I like it better than the old one, but the dark colors do help with the grin.

WHAT

THE

HELL???

InigoMontoya wrote: The bad guys look better in black.....

But not by a whole lot. I saw one coming home today. Front end looked goofy and they went with those gawd-awful altazza style tail lights.

I drove a new Miata...er...MX5 last week. It has a little of that look going on, too.

Well, the resale values on '09s just went up!

Good thing they gave it gills, because I've been wanting a car to drive underwater.

It sort of looks like the result of an ill fated attempt to breed a Pontiac Vibe and a Lotus Elise.

I think the front end is rather endearing. It's those stupid, bulging rear lights that E36 M3 me.

Ya that's getting just plain weird looking.

They definately built a SH$t eating grin right into it. That definately is wierd.

the front end has a big E36 M3eating grin and the rear is sticking its tongue out. weird styling mazda

weezilusa wrote: They definately built a SH$t eating grin right into it. That definately is wierd.

haha, couldn't have said it better myself

The first thing that came to mind you ask?

Mick Jagger.. . . Yes not only is it smiling but it has lips.

Second thought was the tall skinny dude in the Fat Albert cartoon.

Now a totally warped vision melding a Mazda 3 and the sound track with "Hay Hay Hay" are swirling around in my head.

OMG I want my Zoom Zoom back.

That's, um, not an attractive look.

I predict a do-over like the Subaru Tribeca...

Why the new Mazdaspeed3 won't make my new car list..

1. I'm broke.

2. I'm married

3. I have a kid

4. Did I mention the broke part.

Weeeeeeeeeee! I'm the happiest car on earth!

WHat do you expect from the land of furries? The japanese have been making weird E36 M3 forever, its about time it crossed over into their car design

Kind of has the post "I got some" grin.. . .

I'm broke. Yep I Just purchased a house I know that feeling!!! I'm married Yep.... . . Explains why I just dont quite remember that "post grin" thing. What do you call it? I have a kid Baha I got 4 want a couple Shoot I will rent then out cheep.. . . Hell I would pay you to take one or two for a couple of weeks. Want a almost 20year old? How about a toddler?l Hell I got them at all stages at the moment. I will gladly loan them out to anyone that is seriously considering kids. Should cure that delusion but quick!

Ok sorry about that tangent there I got sidetracked. Now back to our regularly scheduled Mazda 3 bashing.

The front end looks like an emoticon!

See what I mean?

ive seen both models of the new 3 in person (not the ms3) and i like the new grill. its like a sadistic evil plotting world domination smile that stewy griffin would have. the headlamps and tail lamps are ugly shape and protruding. its like when a slightly overweight chic wears clothes WAY too tight and all the bulges pop out. and not the good curvyness.

and the new ms3, now graduated to COP BAIT with that hood scoop.

i wonder how much my 08 resale value will go up too.lol

Awful. Really, really bad. A for taking a risk, F for execution. And I like weird looking cars.

How does something like that make it to production? On an semi-unrelated note, I was surprised to see a 2 yr old Mazda 3 with rust on the doors, hatch, and around a few of the lights in a parking lot last week.

It's smiling because it's going to eat you.

Thank GOD I got mine early in the run. I think the resale on my 2007 Speed3 just went up!