Mazdaspeed3 colour additions

[Jeff-TheBiz]

This just in,

With the next production in Feb 2007, 3 new colour choices rather than the one told months ago.

Crystal White Pearl

Black Mica

Cosmic Blue


* The True Red will not be available... but I do currently still have one red one left.. ;)

[sbmonkey]

A little late to the party, but Mazda Canada finally catching up. ;)

[Wild Weasel]

Looking at that blue on the US site, it looks pretty boring. They should have used the electric blue they had last year. That colour is hot!

The pearl white is probably the way to go. It's the only colour that's exclusive to Canada... though that will probably change too.

[Skarbro]

Black mica all the waaaaaay! ;)

[TheProfessor]

Well that's good news, the black and white ones should be hot.

[Wild Weasel]

Black mica all the waaaaaay!* ;)


heh. I should get one of these in Black Mica and then get plates that say "NOTKEN". :D

[MAZDA Kitten]

Crystal White Pearl is that the same colour on the CX-7's?

I wonder how it compares to Snowflake

[swales]

Crystal White Pearl is that the same colour on the CX-7's?

I wonder how it compares to Snowflake


Just check out a regular 07 Mazda 3, it's the same colour

[Cardinal Fang]

This just in,

With the next production in Feb 2007, 3 new colour choices rather than the one told months ago.

Crystal White Pearl

Black Mica

Cosmic Blue


* The True Red will not be available... but I do currently still have one red one left.. ;)


How many cars are they planning to produce for the Feb 2007 production run?

[Wild Weasel]

I don't understand all the monkeying around with the colours.

Damn... just make all the colours all the time. Let people get what they want... not just what happens to be around when they're ready to buy.

Mazda is strange with their paints. It amuses me that if you don't want to pay a couple hundred bucks extra, the only colour you can have this year is purple.

[MAZDA Kitten]

Crystal White Pearl is that the same colour on the CX-7's?

I wonder how it compares to Snowflake


Just check out a regular 07 Mazda 3, it's the same colour


huh?

Snowflake White Pearl is the same as Crystal White Pearl?

[swales]

Crystal White Pearl is that the same colour on the CX-7's?

I wonder how it compares to Snowflake


Just check out a regular 07 Mazda 3, it's the same colour


huh?

Snowflake White Pearl is the same as Crystal White Pearl?


Nope it's a different colour. You can't get Snowflake white pearl anymore, it's been replaced with Crystal White Pearl

[Broli]

mazda is dumb

this car should come in some more interesting colours!

namely Yellow!!!!
or orange

but something that stands out!

[MAZDA Kitten]

Crystal White Pearl is that the same colour on the CX-7's?

I wonder how it compares to Snowflake


Just check out a regular 07 Mazda 3, it's the same colour


huh?

Snowflake White Pearl is the same as Crystal White Pearl?


Nope it's a different colour. You can't get Snowflake white pearl anymore, it's been replaced with Crystal White Pearl


I knowwwwwwwwwwww
You guys are confusing yourself that is not what I was asking
Nevermind

[TheProfessor]

Yellow would've been cool.....orange not so much :P

[Broli]

Yellow would've been cool.....orange not so much :P


dont lie

u would prefer to see it in orange than boring blue!

yes

yellow would have been hot!!!!!

[TheProfessor]

dont lie

u would prefer to see it in orange than boring blue!

yes

yellow would have been hot!!!!!


Actually, you're right, I'd rather see it in orange than blue, but it all depends on which orange and which blue ;D

[Broli]

well i was thinkin a powerful orange like the elise orange
a little sharper than the speedprotege orange

[swales]

Crystal White Pearl is that the same colour on the CX-7's?

I wonder how it compares to Snowflake


Just check out a regular 07 Mazda 3, it's the same colour


huh?

Snowflake White Pearl is the same as Crystal White Pearl?


Nope it's a different colour.* You can't get Snowflake white pearl anymore, it's been replaced with Crystal White Pearl


I knowwwwwwwwwwww
You guys are confusing yourself that is not what I was asking
Nevermind


LOL...I'm soooo lost.

[Broli]

Crystal White Pearl is that the same colour on the CX-7's?

I wonder how it compares to Snowflake


Just check out a regular 07 Mazda 3, it's the same colour


huh?

Snowflake White Pearl is the same as Crystal White Pearl?


Nope it's a different colour.* You can't get Snowflake white pearl anymore, it's been replaced with Crystal White Pearl


I knowwwwwwwwwwww
You guys are confusing yourself that is not what I was asking
Nevermind


LOL...I'm soooo lost.



the confusion came from comment to just check the 07 whtie since it is the same

she thought u meant the same as the 06 colour pearl white
when u mean the same as the 07 speed colour!

lol

i guess miss kitty is slippin in her old age or smtg

????

its all that fancy feast, sure it looks like it will be good, but it goes staight to ur brain!

:P

[sbmonkey]

I'm down with the Cosmic Blue 8)

http://www.mazda3forums.com/index.php?topic=59642.msg1020308#msg1020308

http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p88/SeanMSIII/DSC01094.jpg

[swales]

I'm down with the Cosmic Blue 8)



I wish it was more blue, like almost all the new '07 colours, it looks purple under certain lights

[Wild Weasel]

well i was thinkin a powerful orange like the elise orange
a little sharper than the speedprotege orange




I LOVE the MSP orange!!

I really dig the metallic red they used on the Mazdaspeed MX5 as well. That's actually what I thought the MSP3 had until I saw it in person and found it to just be red with no pearl or metallic or anything.

[Jeff-TheBiz]

well i was thinkin a powerful orange like the elise orange
a little sharper than the speedprotege orange




I LOVE the MSP orange!!*

I really dig the metallic red they used on the Mazdaspeed MX5 as well.* That's actually what I thought the MSP3 had until I saw it in person and found it to just be red with no pearl or metallic or anything.



It was called Spicy Orange.. and +1 that has to be the best colour I have seen come from Mazda.

[Jeff-TheBiz]

As for production numbers for the second wave, they havent disclosed any specifics but it is on record that they promised Canada more...

225 minimum... I will post when I know for sure.

[MAZDA Kitten]

Will these have a sunroof?

Do *ANY* Mazdaspeed3's come with Sunroof? How about navi?

[CanadaGTO]

Will these have a sunroof?

Do *ANY* Mazdaspeed3's come with Sunroof? How about navi?


No sunroofs announced yet. Navi is available in the US, but the pricing is out to lunch, and the unit itself may have some issues according to posts on M3F....

[Skarbro]

No sunroof = teh suck.

[Wild Weasel]

Will these have a sunroof?

Do *ANY* Mazdaspeed3's come with Sunroof? How about navi?


No sunroofs announced yet.* Navi is available in the US, but the pricing is out to lunch, and the unit itself may have some issues according to posts on M3F....


I find that OEM nav systems here almost always cost at least 3x what they're worth.* It's a shame.* People use nav systems all over Europe yet here they seem to think it's just a great way to fleece the customers.

As for the Sunroof...* I seem to recall reading somewhere that there's extra bracing in the roof, which is why there's no sunroof.* No idea if there's any fact behind that though.

Funny...* I test drove a 3 wagon and found myself hitting my head on the roof.* I found the whole thing really bizarre since I'm really not all that tall and started wondering just how much head space they'd sacrificed to put in the sunroof!

Then I realized that the seat was just adjusted all gimpy and jacked way up.* ;D

[majic]

Then I realized that the seat was just adjusted all gimpy and jacked way up. ;D



that's what i was thinking when i was reading your post...

[Skarbro]

What's a 3 wagon?

[Wild Weasel]

What's a 3 wagon?


It's what you'd get if you took a 3 sedan, extended the roofline back, put a lifting hatch on the rear and a window over the cargo area on the sides. ;D

Now let's not get off topic here...

[Skarbro]

What's a 3 wagon?


It's what you'd get if you took a 3 sedan, extended the roofline back, put a lifting hatch on the rear and a window over the cargo area on the sides.* ;D

Now let's not get off topic here...



Ah I see. But you are missing the most important part - an extended cargo area. Obviously, this vehicle does not exist since there is only a 3 sedan and hatchback with a shortened cargo area.

[Wild Weasel]

An extended cargo area is not the defining feature of a wagon.

Once again... the definitions and destinctions are quite fuzzy and neither are to the exclusion of the other.

Thus, there IS a 3 wagon, you own one, this conversation is about one, and this argument has nothing to do with either. ;D

[TheProfessor]

You're both wrong, it's called a saloon :P

[sbmonkey]

You're both wrong, it's called a saloon :P
hahahaha good one! Now make Top Gear come back on the air.

[Wild Weasel]

You're both wrong, it's called a saloon* :P


No, if you're British, then it's an estate. :D

[MAZDA Kitten]

You're both wrong, it's called a saloon :P


What about KOMBI? OR AVANT?? huh huh???

[b]

I have a buddy in the market for either a GTI or a Mazdaspeed 3. I'll send him your way if he does decide to purchase...

[Skarbro]

An extended cargo area is not the defining feature of a wagon.

Once again... the definitions and destinctions are quite fuzzy and neither are to the exclusion of the other.

Thus, there IS a 3 wagon, you own one, this conversation is about one, and this argument has nothing to do with either. ;D


The cargo area DOES define what is a w agon or hatchback. If it is extended, then it is a w agon. To ignore this fact is wrong.

A window over the cargo area does not define what is a w agon or hatchback. The ZX5 has a window over the cargo area.

The Mazda 3 Sport does NOT look like a w agon. The Ford Focus ZX5 does NOT look like a w agon. The Ford focus w agon DOES look like a w agon. You keep saying that the ZX5 is some kind of exception or "paradox", which is ridiculous. The ZX5 and the Mazda 3 hatchback are practically the same car. No one would ever call the ZX5 a station w agon. In fact the ZX5 is derived from the Mazda 3 hatchback.

The Mazda 3 Sport has a solid rear decklid over the cargo area that retracts open when the hatch is opened. This is a hatchback trait. What station w agons have this?

The ONLY thing that would make any sense if the Mazda 3 Sport were a station w agon is that there is no such thing as a 5-door hatchback - all such vehicles are station w agons. I refuse to believe this.

What differentiates a station w agon compared to it's sedan version? The cargo area. Excluding this from the definition is just plain wrong. Excluding it from the definition of a hatchback is wrong too.

And you are the one who brought this up by circumventing the forum filters. You could have easily called it a hatchback or a 5-door. I refuse to buy into your interpretation. :P

And this has nothing to do with whether calling it a hatchback is "cool" or not. A station w agon always has an extended cargo area - it is built for carrying more cargo. The 3 Sport cannot carry more cargo horizontally than the sedan.

Sorry, you know I respect your opinions, but on this issue I 100% disagree with you. Peace out. :P

[Flagrum_3]

As for the Sunroof...* I seem to recall reading somewhere that there's extra bracing in the roof, which is why there's no sunroof.* No idea if there's any fact behind that though.





What I recall is that Mazda did not want to remove or move an existing brace for integrity (which they do presently to enable space for* a sunroof) ...and considering the engineering and money they spent strengthening the subframe I don't blame them....Sunroofs are nice but I don't think you want your vehicle creeking like nuts in 5 years!. But who knows they might be able to engineer it in, in the future.


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[Wild Weasel]

The cargo area DOES define what is a w agon or hatchback.* If it is extended, then it is a w agon.* To ignore this fact is wrong.


So a w agon can only exist if it has a shorter sedan counterpart?

What if the 3 sedan didn't exist?

Is the Pontiac Vibe a hatch or a w agon?

[CanadaGTO]

I love my stationwagon ;D

[Wild Weasel]

I love my* stationwagon* ;D




Werd, brotha! Tell it like it is! ;D

[Skarbro]

I love my hatchback. :)

[CanadaGTO]

It's only a stationwagon until it beats you in a race, then it's a Mazdaspeed Hatch....... Unless of course I get pulled over by the cops, then its a Mazda stationwagon :)

[Skarbro]

Hey if it will save me money on insurance premiums, then its a station wagon!* *:P* Heh..