If you haven’t already seen photos that were leaked all over the Internet before Mazda’s official unveiling of the 2014 Mazda 3 in Manhattan on Wednesday morning, the all-new compact is a looker. With proportions reminiscent of long-nose, short-rear-deck pony car glory, the new Mazda 3 is the latest example of the company’s Kodo design language. “I’ve been telling people we’re going to get rid of the Smile. We got rid of the Smile,” said Derek Jenkins, director of design for Mazda’s North American operations. He is, of course, referring to the cartoonish grille grins the company’s past generation of models wore. Kodo cars have a...
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