Tag Archives: Mazda3 MPS

2009 Mazda3 MPS spied at Nürburgring

Crowned by most as the performance-hatch king, the hotly anticipated successor to the Mazda3 MPS has been spied lapping the Nürburgring.   To ensure there is no mistaking this hot-hatch for its naturally-aspirated siblings, Mazda has included a s

2008 Mazda3 MPS Targa Tasmania

Mazda Australia has today unveiled its brand new Mazda3 MPS rally car ahead of its race debut at Targa Tasmania next week. Mazda will have two of its specially prepped rally cars competing, driven by Rick Bates and Alister McRae. Competing in

Mazda3 MPS Extreme Concept

July 2009 Update: Read our Review of the new Mada3 MPS. When we saw the Mazda3 MPS Extreme in Sydney last week, we didn't think too much of it. Sure it looked a little meaner, and more race-orientated, but for some reason it didn't peak our intere

2008 WRX vs. Mazda MPS3

It's the match up we have all been waiting for, Subaru's controversial new WRX hatch (S-GT in Japan) up against Mazda's fiery MPS3. Feel free to translate if you know what the presenter is saying, otherwise what is blatantly obvious is how far les

Mazda3 MPS – No 4 Engine Mount Bolt Recall

Mazda3 MPS - No 4 Engine Mount Bolt Recall Make and Model: Mazda3 MPS Number of Vehicles Effected: 1160 Model Years From: 22 May 2006 - 29 March 2007 Campaign Number: R200702 VIN Range: JM0BK103200300010 ~ JM0BK103200358229 Whats

Mazda3 MPS Engine Mounting Point Recall

Mazda3 MPS Engine Mounting Point Recall Make & Model: Mazda - Mazda 3 MPS Number of vehicles affected: 1160 Model Years From: 22 May 2006 to 14 May 2007 Campaign Number: R200702 VIN Range: JM0BK103200300010-JM0BK103200358229 W

Mazda3 MPS Laps the Ring

Mazda recently sent their force-fed hot hatch - the Mazda3 MPS - to the Nurburgring in Germany. The results were surprising to say the least. The 2.3L turbocharged inline-4 engine in the Mazda3 MPS rockets the car from 0-100km/h in 6.1 seconds

Mazda 3 MPS Targa Tasmania

Well it seems that Mazda is trying to build some credibility for the Mazda 3 MPS. The Hot hatch which was released last year (to a great deal of hype) has been a little lacklustre in the sales department. Running the Mazda 6 MPS engine and tur

Mazda 3 MPS

July 2009 Update: Read our Review of the new Mada3 MPS. The Mazda 6 MPS came to Australia earlier this year with a price tag of around $49,000 and caused little to no drama. Sure it was powered by a 2.3 Litre Turbocharged engine producing 190kw of