Since Mazda adopted a brand-new family-style front face design, the automobile market, which has been dominated by the "bitter and bitter" front face design, has become more relaxed. However, Mazda’s brand-new "smiling face" design also has polarized comments, some praise it for laughing happily enough, and some play it for laughing too obscene. In any case, the new changes have brought us a lot of freshness: the original car can be designed like this.
The imported Mazda 3 with brand-new design was listed in 2010. It was not until last September that the new Mazda 3 was made in China, and only the sedan version was introduced in advance. The hatchback version with more sports genes still maintained its import status until the Guangzhou Auto Show at the end of last year. The domestic Mazda 3 hatchback version was officially unveiled in front of everyone.
Mazda, which was established in the domestic market by mazda 6’s magical performance, has never been able to squeeze into the mainstream, but its non-mainstream status does not prevent Mazda from cultivating more and more fans in China. Now that the new Mazda 3 hatchback is successfully made in China, friends who like the hatchback version don’t have to pay the tariff for the imported version. So, how much difference will the domestic model have compared with the imported model?
Appearance modeling: the similarity with the imported version is 99%
Just looking at the overall appearance, it is difficult to find the difference between the new Mazda 3-star hatchback and the imported version, because they are almost identical. The domestic hatchback version completely retains the appearance of the imported version, but the overall selling price has been reduced by nearly 40 thousand yuan. Of course, the more the better.
The front face modeling is the essence of the new Mazda 3 appearance change. The front face of "grin" has a great visual impact, and the unrestrained style can cater to the minds of young consumers. However, some young people are introverted, and this unrestrained style may not work for this group of people. Who cares? It’s enough to please your confidant.
The front face of the domestic hatchback version is consistent with the sedan version, and the shape of the fog light area is one of the highlights. However, after careful examination, it will be found that the grid here is just a sample, and it is not hollowed out, and the grid of the lower air intake is only half of the area. Fortunately, the chrome-plated fog lights are conspicuous enough. As long as you don’t look at them together, under the cover of fog lights, the pretend grid can still get away with it. The modeling here is different from the imported version of 1.6L, and the fog lamps with chrome-plated edges are more graded than the imported version.
Muscle sense is also what the new Mazda 3 wants to show, as exemplified by the slightly raised brand logo on the front of the car and the two ridges on the hood.
The side shape of the new Mazda 3 hatchback is sharper than that of the old model, not only the waistline rises, but also the side windows, and the bulging wheel arch brings muscle to the side. Viewed from the side, the wheelbase of the new Mazda 3 hatchback is not short, but the rear door is too short. I wonder if you have found this detail?
The shape of the rear side is different from that of hatchbacks of other brands. The prominent rear bumper lengthens the visual effect of the side of the car body. Although this design can echo the muscular feeling of the whole car, personally, I think the tail is more crisp, and the prominent part looks really awkward.
The domestic hatchback version of the hub is consistent with the imported version in terms of shape and size. We actually shot the 1.6 automatic elite model, and its hub size is still 195/65 R15. Compared with the hub of the 2.0 model 205/55 R16, although there is little visual difference, there is an unspeakable feeling, perhaps psychological suggestion is at work.
As mentioned earlier, the similarity between the domestic hatchback version and the imported version is 99%, and the difference of 1% is in the tail details — — The "spont" logo of the imported hatchback version was replaced by the "Changan Mazda" logo. Like the imported version, the rear shape of the domestic hatchback version looks wider, which is related to the taillights with convex design. The slightly insufficient design of the imported version of the single exhaust pipe has also been moved by the domestic version intact. If it can be changed to the left and right symmetrical double exhaust pipe layout, the domestic hatchback version will definitely be more pleasing than the imported version.
