Mazda releases “spyshots” of the Mazda 3 hatch!
Mazda has decided to beat the spy photographers at their own game and publish these high-res high-quality photos of the upcoming hatchback version of the Mazda 3 undergoing road tests, complete with your classic taped up and covered sections.
The original Mazda 3 hatchback while having an obvious family resemblance to its sedan sibling did not share a single body panel with the sedan. You can expect the new Mazda 3 hatchback to follow its predecessor’s lead, but if we find out the front end is one and the same as the previously unveiled smiley sedan, it’s probably a sign of cost-cutting times.
Look after the jump for Mazda’s self-published “spyshots” of the Mazda 3 hatchback.
PHOTO GALLERY: 2010 Mazda 3 Hatchback “Spyshots” by Mazda
Click thumbnails to view high resolution photo
November 24, 2008 @ 7:40 am
Self published spyshots! Well Mazda, new marketing gimmick or short on advertising budget?
Looking at this, I can’t help but think .. could this the same reason why we see a flurry of Proton MPV spyshots recently?
November 24, 2008 @ 9:03 am
It’s heavily concealed.
Publicity stunt you say? Sure. it might get some ‘carparazzi’s’ angry though.
November 24, 2008 @ 9:14 am
Maybe P1 can create & circulate their own spyshots in their own website for others to view & comment…
Hmm… are they really gonna done that?
November 24, 2008 @ 9:26 am
Awesome man… official spyshots! hehehe… darn creative marketing… I’m sure this is gonna look great… the previous model was stunning~
November 24, 2008 @ 11:23 am
hehe..
new marketing method.
self mamarazy.
November 24, 2008 @ 11:23 am
unlike proton’s mpv, these are high-res Professionally stages photos of their prototype.
so far, shots of protons new mpv are akin to amateur home video, taken by people like you and me.
hmm.. notice the lack of any “japanese”
November 24, 2008 @ 12:02 pm
Is this as a purpose to get early feedbacks from public?
November 24, 2008 @ 1:02 pm
The new Mazda3 Sedan looks awesome and I expect the hatchback will even more charming..Mazda ZOOM ZOOM…
The last picture showing the new Mazda3 dashboard’s curve beatifully..
Can’t wait to see actual specification that Bermaz going to bring in Msia…
Civic’s hatchback seem obsolete from Msia.. Why?
Wanna see how Mazda3 hatchback and Civic hatchback….
November 24, 2008 @ 4:12 pm
Fridz said,
November 24, 2008 @ 12:02 pm
Is this as a purpose to get early feedbacks from public?
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car manufacturers sometimes do this to get consumers to “hold-off” on their purchases.. so they will wait for the new car to launch before they end up buying some other car and probably from a competing brand.
this could mean that mazda may have info that a competitor may launch a similar car before them, or somewhere near their timing..
November 24, 2008 @ 6:32 pm
That’s the PR counter-attack on the spy photographers haha.
November 24, 2008 @ 9:05 pm
maybe mazda can get the rewards when the self publish it. Sell it to car magazines. That way they can get profit too. Also if everyone knows what the car is going to look like, this looks like a logic thing to do
November 25, 2008 @ 12:29 am
I hope this is gonna be as ‘hawt’ as the 2009 Mazda 3 Sedan.
BerMaz, please bring it in next year.
November 25, 2008 @ 12:48 am
we hav to understand..the mazda ppl is so boring until their hav nothing to do..thats why their do their own spyshots….hahahaha…
November 25, 2008 @ 9:27 am
Mazda3 Hatchback will unveil at coming next week
Bologna Motor Show, so no issue to release these photos.
Zoom Zoom…
November 26, 2008 @ 6:32 pm
really weird way to spread their product