When you look at the shape of the new Mazda 3 and you see just how much it’s improved over the last decade, you may be slightly impressed, but is it just taking the shape of the 2 series BMW. There is still that element of Mazda about it, and the car still has those fancy rear lights, but it’s bigger, longer and even the colour are now very similar to those of BMW.
There’s nothing wrong with that though, and BMW make great looking cars. The 2014 Mazda 3 model has had nearly every detail changed and it’s actually making its name as one of the most reliable cars on the market. You won’t often have many problems with a Mazda 3 and the body is built superbly while a lot of care and attention has gone into the interior and Mazda have always been great when it comes to thinking about the needs of their customers.
So maybe it is following in the footsteps of BMW, but that’s a good thing, because we’re seeing every Mazda 3 improve significantly when a new model is released.