Vancouver
04-18-2003, 09:25 AM
MAZDA DROPS A BIG HINT WITH MX SPORTIF
The MX Sportif concept sedan provides “a very real look into Mazda’s future,” hinted the Japanese automaker’s new U.S. president, Jim O’Sullivan. The aggressively styled compact is expected to be renamed the Mazda3 when it hits the road about a year from now. It’s edgy, “zoomist” design is meant to emphasize Mazda’s newly rediscovered sportiness, and is clearly in the same family as the new Mazda6 mid-size sedan. Like the larger four-door, the MX Sportif/Mazda3 is aiming at the mid to higher end of its market niche, and will offer a number of highline features, including a 160-horsepower engine, along with optional xenon headlights and leather seats
The MX Sportif concept sedan provides “a very real look into Mazda’s future,” hinted the Japanese automaker’s new U.S. president, Jim O’Sullivan. The aggressively styled compact is expected to be renamed the Mazda3 when it hits the road about a year from now. It’s edgy, “zoomist” design is meant to emphasize Mazda’s newly rediscovered sportiness, and is clearly in the same family as the new Mazda6 mid-size sedan. Like the larger four-door, the MX Sportif/Mazda3 is aiming at the mid to higher end of its market niche, and will offer a number of highline features, including a 160-horsepower engine, along with optional xenon headlights and leather seats