got through the 1st page....sounds promising...but as a civic owner at heart...too big for me...

Yeah, everything seems to be going bigger. My '91 626 is about the size of the Mazda 3 now.

I'd be interested to see how well that 4 cylinder drives with the 6 speed.

This line says it all:

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Mazda looks hopefully toward the 50-to-54-year-olds now—the machinery drifts inevitably toward practiced competence instead of passion[/b]

I will NEVER own a car like that. Ever.

And the dipshits at C & D quote a 0-60 time of 6.2 for the V6 manual tranny...which their own article says WON'T EXIST. Morons.

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Yeah, everything seems to be going bigger. My '91 626 is about the size of the Mazda 3 now.

I'd be interested to see how well that 4 cylinder drives with the 6 speed.[/b]

I really wish the current n/a 2.3 had a six speed, it seems like it could really use one when driving over 80 mph.

I drove an 07' that had a 6 ATX in it.. it was pretty damn quick. and shifting into that 6th gear was pretty nice..

Yeah, that sixth gear is nice, both on the 9 and the MS6.

new 6 design = Ehh

It reminds me of a Hyundai or Daewoo, and that's not a good thing.

From all the latest spy shots...the new 3 is going to look very similar to the 6.....

I have the 6 speed 3.0 liter which hasn't let me down yet, the 6th speed helps a lot!

Would be great for a daily or road trip but not for track use or cool factor.

supposdley for 09 the 3 only gets a minor refresh... 2011 is the new 3

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supposdley for 09 the 3 only gets a minor refresh... 2011 is the new 3[/b]

2011? not 2010? '11 would work better for me.