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Exactly one week after Mazda showed us the first images of the upcoming 2014 Mazda 3 hatch, the sedan version has now been revealed courtesy of the Russian Top Gear website.
Much like the hatch version, the new 3 sedan slips straight into Mazda’s ‘Kodo’ design language, looking for all the world like a 2/3 scale version of its larger 6 sibling. Like the 6, the 3 sedan features a swooping roofline that ends at a short bootlid, disguising the sedan’s longer rear overhang.
Based on the images, the sedan looks to ride on the same 60mm longer wheelbase of the new hatch, unlike the 6 which uses different wheelbases between its sedan and wagon bodies. This would suggest a larger boot for the 3 sedan, while the interior design appears to match the new hatch.
Mechanical details are yet to be confirmed, but the sedan is expected to use the hatch’s 2.0 litre and 2.5 lite Skyactiv G petrol engines at launch, with a 2.2 litre Skyactive D turbodiesel variant likely to follow later.
Mazda Australia has confirmed with Carsguide that the Mazda3 sedan will arrive in Australia with the hatch in the first quarter of 2014, and the company plans to release official images in the coming weeks.
This reporter is on Twitter: @Mal_Flynn
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