FIRST DETAILED PICTURES OF THE 2010 MAZDASPEED3

Few hot hatches put smiles on your face as the Mazdaspeed 3. The current version of the nimble little five-door has been named CAR & DRIVERS 10Best list twice, won all three comparison tests in which it took part, and inspired the latest in our long line of bad-ass haulers.

Being the most muscular of the Mazda 3 lineup, the Mazdaspeed thankfully gets the butchest styling. A large air intake that feeds the intercooler now adorns the hood, managing to take some attention away from the smirky lower grille opening. The grill is painted metallic black in this application, which we think is a visual improvement over the gray plastic on the standard hatch and sedan. You cant have a hot hatch without the hatch, and the Mazdaspeed 3 will once again be available only as a five-door. The tail sports a unique fascia with more black trim and looks significantly more business-like than the standard 3's. The look is completed with a large rear spoiler and cat-eye LED taillights.

Aside from the happy new styling, Mazda hasnt made many changes to its fast-five-door formula, and thats alright by us. The new guy will continue to use the direct-injected, turbocharged 2.3-liter engine, which in its current state of tune sends 264 hp and 280 lb-ft of torque to the front wheels. (Sorry, all-wheel drive is still not in the cards.) The left and right half-shafts have been optimized to minimize torque steer and a six-speed manual with wider gear spacing is also included. New RX-8inspired 18-inch wheels wear wider rubber all around.

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[bizigli1974]

ive got one graffite grey sedan it is so smooth i love it i can assure you that im not sorry!!

[Brian125842]

this car look sick in blue

[WarpeaceWar6]

i wish the spped 3 came in sedan instead of hatchbacks

[87essam]

zoooooom zooooooooom go ahead

[FcMURDA]

looks like a nice daily. id get it.

[petmam]

all you guys are over judging this car i think it is a cool looking car and getting it in black or dark gray you wont tell that theirs a smile on the front bumper

[CarManiac82]

you now what ? when i look at this front smiley bumper it reminds me of animated movie CARS haha :P jeezzz new cars are just terrible, the same goes for ACURA TL

[skodia]

pretty futureistic car

[skodia]

This speed3 is prety cool. But 2010 rx8 looks ugly.