Spy Pics of the Mazda 3

hey man, i never said that they looked identical, just too similar. the civic and protege have always looked very different from each other, and now they seem to be going in similar directions.....IMO

I don't agree. Ever see the stock SI in person? If so, there's no way you could say their similar.

beside being hathback, nothing to me look similar between those 2 cars, from headlights to tail gate, the 3 as nothing in common with the civic.

Then what is similar to you? Do the Toyota Corolla and Chevy Prism look similar?

For example, the vibe & Matrix (!!!), For instance most "classical" SUV looks the same (Pilot Honda, Mazda Tribute, toyota rav4, Ford explorer). Murano, another SUV is distinct from the others. What about minivan. All the same! The dissimilarities lies in the design all together. Look at the back window of the 3. Dissimilar from the SIR. Look at the headlight. Those three circle with that caracteristical style of Mazda headlight as nothing to do with those wide front headlights of the civic. A 5 door, compared to a 4 door. That's what dissimilar is to me.