Mazda2 5-door spotted in California
 

<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/japan/" rel="tag">Japan</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/hatchbacks/" rel="tag">Hatchbacks</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/mazda/" rel="tag">Mazda</a></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/mazda2-5-door/823281/"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" alt="" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/05/mazda2_450.jpg" /></a><br /><em>Click above for high-res gallery of the Mazda2 in the wild</em><br /><br />Although we've seen the Mazda2 before in <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/04/geneva-2008-mazda2-loses-a-couple-of-doors-gets-even-cooler/">3-</a> and <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2007/03/04/geneva-motor-show-2008-mazda2/">5-door</a> configurations overseas, the presence of it at a local car meet in Southern California had us once again speculating about its sales potential in the States. The fact that the meet was held at Mazda's SoCal HQ means that the car could simply be undergoing evaluation, but judging by the reaction of the crowd, we think this has better sales potential than the 2009 Focus that was parked at the other end of the lot. While the exterior looked pretty spiffy, the interior looked cavernous. Smart design, and a worthy competitor for the Yaris, Versa and Fit. While we've heard that Ford's version of this car, the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2007/04/27/next-gen-ford-fiesta-will-arrive-in-u-s-by-late-2009/">Fiesta</a>, will make it to our shores eventually, we still don't know for sure about this lovely little Mazda. <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2007/07/09/mazda-still-mulling-over-mazda2-while-honda-dealers-clamor-for/">Mazda keeps waffling.</a> We'll keep our fingers crossed, especially knowing there's that <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/30/mazda2-mps-and-280-hp-mazda6-mps-on-their-way/">Mazdaspeed2</a> in the mix, at least overseas. But that's where all of the magic seems to start nowadays so there is hope.<br /><br /><div class="postgallery"><p><s trong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/mazda2-5-door/">Mazda2 5-Door</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/mazda2-5-door/823281/"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/05/mazda2_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/mazda2-5-door/823279/"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/05/mazda2_2_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/mazda2-5-door/823287/"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/05/mazda2_3_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/mazda2-5-door/823284/"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/05/mazda2_4_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/mazda2-5-door/823285/"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/05/mazda2_5_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2008/05/25/mazda2-5-door-spotted-in-california/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/1205198/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2008/05/25/mazda2-5-door-spotted-in-california/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p><hr />

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