The New Mazda 3: Happy Happy Happy

I have always been a fan of the Mazda3, which is a spunky little car that doesn't make you feel like you are an underachiever for driving a compact car.

But when I saw the face of the new design, blech.

From this angle, it looks good:

Image courtesy of Edmunds

But from this angle:

Image courtesy of Autoblog

It just looks so damn happy. To me, "zoom zoom" should have a touch of mean, not a huge toothless smile flying down the road. In a way, it reminds of me some Japanese anime critter. Just make the side mirrors into big flowing ears.

For contrast, here is the old one, not quite as happy:

Image courtesy of Edmunds

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The gates are there for a reason.


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From Autoblog. Beware of flying Porsches!



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Matzah!

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Effing nuts.


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