1 September 2009

New Mazda3 MPS details

Mazda has announced details of its new generation MPS Mazda3 variant.

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The car features a much more sporty and aggressive look based on the second generation of the car. It gets a new bonnet with air-intake and two deep character lines for a hot-hatch look and optimised intercooler efficiency.

Larger front headlamp fascias hold cylindrical bi-xenon headlamps with boomerang shaped position lamps and there are specific MPS round fog lamps. LED tail lamps are standard.

Side under-spoilers lower the car’s visual centre of gravity and a new, larger rear spoiler increases down force, and contributes to lowering lift.

Inside there are new instruments with red MPS logo and a new LCD turbo-boost gauge between the driver dials. There's a special MPS black interior with red graphic design throughout the cabin (on seats, door trim and dashboard) and red stitching on door trim, steering wheel, gearshift lever and sliding centre armrest.

Power comes from a 260hp engine producing 380Nm of torque. The car is capable of a top speed of 250 km/h and acceleration 0-100 km/h in 6.1 seconds.