New Mazda3 teased

The video released by the Japanese manufacturer doesn’t give much away except for showing the rear-end of a red hatch that will likely take styling inspiration from the Kai Concept car unveiled at the 2017 Tokyo motor show.

Following a shot over the hatchback's new muscular-looking rump is another quick shot of what will be the Mazda3 sedan. Inside will be an updated interior with a new infotainment system with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto and the latest driving assistance aids.

It is anticipated that, along with a potentially dramatic change in styling, the new compact car will showcase the brand’s SkyActiv-X engine technology and be the first production car to use a high compression ignition engine – inspiring the tagline that the car will be the ‘beginning of a new era’.

HCI petrol engines promise to deliver power and torque of a larger engine with the efficiency of a smaller diesel but without an oiler's CO2 emissions. Other manufacturers are yet to crack the code and it seems Mazda will lead the way.

The current-gen Mazda3 has been on sale since 2013 and is due for renewal soon. The end of the video suggests we will see the new model in full during a global debut at the Los Angeles Motor Show in November.

Tune in to Drive.com.au next month to read all of the details and to see Mazda’s next-gen compact car in the metal when all is unveiled.

View the teaser below:

Mazda has teased a micro glimpse at its next-generation Mazda3 that will be fully unveiled next month.

The video released by the Japanese manufacturer doesn’t give much up except for showing the rear-end of a red hatch that will likely take styling inspiration from the Kai Concept car unveiled at the 2017 Tokyo motor show.

Following a shot over the hatchbacks new muscular-looking rump is another quick shot of what will be the Mazda3 sedan. Inside will be an updated interior with new infotainment system with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto and the latest driving assistance aids.

It is anticipated that along with a potentially dramatic change in styling the new compact car will showcase the brand’s SkyActiv-X engine technology and be the first production car to use a high compression ignition engine – inspiring the tag line that the car will be the ‘beginning of a new era’.

HCI petrol engines promise to deliver power and torque of a larger engine with the efficiency of a smaller diesel but without the CO2 emissions. Other manufacturers are yet to crack the code, but it seems Mazda will lead the way.

The current-gen Mazda3 has been on sale since 2013 and due for renewal soon, and we will see the new model in full during its global debut at the Los Angeles Motor Show in November.

Tune into Drive.com.au next month to read all of the details and to see Mazda’s next-gen compact car in the metal when all is unveiled.