I've seen the CX-3 Racing Concept in person and I really dig it!
I made this video if you want to see it in more detail...
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Put in the 2.5 186hp 4 and give it a manual transmission and give me the line to sign on. As a car company that's slogan is zoom-zoom I can't understand why they insist on limiting the driving experience with an automatic. The new autos may be pretty good and even faster then the manuals but there is something exilerating about shifting through the gears as you hit the on ramp.
I think the CX-3 would actually be the better vehicle for me, over the CX-5; but that CX-3 dashboard does look pretty bleak looking.I do prefer the larger CX-5 but that CX-3 is very,very nice!
Not crazy about the dash design,though
You might think that, but no. Availability is often different in the U.S. and Canada. I attended Mazda's CX-3 comparison drive event a couple of weeks ago, and they were missing the HR-V - the obvious CX-3 competitor - because it was not available. The press has had it for road tests, but consumers have not been able to buy it.^ If HRV is on the road in US, you should find it in Canada by now too.