Spy Shots (Sort of): Mazda3 five-door hatchback
 

<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/spyphotos/" rel="tag">Spy Photos</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/economy/" rel="tag">Economy</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/spy-shots-2010-mazda3-5-door/1178000/"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/11/mazda3_spy_hatch.jpg" /></a><br />
<div align="center"><em><stron g><small>Click above for more "official spy shots" of the 2010 Mazda3 5-door</small></strong></em><br /></div>
<br />The styling of the new <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2008/11/19/la-2008-2010-mazda3-shows-its-smiling-face/">Mazda3</a> is generally pretty good, with one notable and extremely controversial element: that happy-go-lucky smiling face. Still, we've yet to get an official uncovered glimpse of the upcoming 5-door hatch, so there may still be some surprises up Mazda's sleeve. Today we discovered the odd batch of "official spy shots" straight from <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/spy-shots-2010-mazda3-5-door/1178016/">the horse's mouth</a>, Mazda that is. They show the upcoming hatchback as it <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/spy-shots-2010-mazda3-5-door/1177992/">sheepishly</a> plays <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/spy-shots-2010-mazda3-5-door/1177994/">peek-a-boo</a> with its sedan sibling through some beautiful European scenery. From what we can tell, that blissfully chipper visage is alive and well on the 5-door. The rest of the details, unfortunately, are still pretty obscured by all that effective black vinyl clothing. <br /><br />When it finally is <a href="http://www.motivemag.com/pub/news/2010_Mazda3_Hatchback_Com ing_to_Bologna_Motor_Show _in_a_Few_Weeks.shtml">de buted at the 2008 Bologna Motorshow</a> in Italy next month, the hatch's engine options should basically mirror those of the sedan's, which means the U.S. will initially get both a 148-horsepower 2.0L and a larger 167-horse 2.5L version of the MZR four cylinder engine. Could a Mazdaspeed3 be far behind? <br /><br /><div class="postgallery"><p><s trong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/spy-shots-2010-mazda3-5-door/">Spy Shots: 2010 Mazda3 5-door</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/spy-shots-2010-mazda3-5-door/1177981/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/11/mazda3-prototype-drive_1_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/spy-shots-2010-mazda3-5-door/1177999/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/11/mazda3-prototype-drive_11_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/spy-shots-2010-mazda3-5-door/1178000/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/11/mazda3-prototype-drive_29_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/spy-shots-2010-mazda3-5-door/1178006/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/11/mazda3-prototype-drive_3_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/spy-shots-2010-mazda3-5-door/1177989/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/11/mazda3-prototype-drive_4_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><br />[Source: Mazda Via <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2008/11/2010-mazda3-hatchback-spy-photos.html">Carscoop</a>]<p style="padding:5px;backgr ound:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2008/11/21/spy-shots-sort-of-mazda3-five-door-hatchback/">Spy Shots (Sort of): Mazda3 five-door hatchback</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblo g</a> on Fri, 21 Nov 2008 14:57:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2008/11/21/spy-shots-sort-of-mazda3-five-door-hatchback/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/1379438/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2008/11/21/spy-shots-sort-of-mazda3-five-door-hatchback/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>

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