Don't know if it is 2003 or 2003.5, but I don't like it! The bright yellow color was alright, but the oval exhaust tip and the new spoiler?! Terrible! I didn't even take the time to look over the rest of the car, as I was almost late to work. Gotta say though, the black MazdaSpeed and the Sentra SE-R

 

yeah....i agree w/you!!!!

-R

 

How can you say this is ugly...





I'm sorry, I get so many looks as I drive, not to mention the sound of the blow off valve really suprises a lot of people. Also , which I thought was great, when I saw another Mazdapseed owner driving, I was next to him, and instead of reving at me and trying to race, he gave a friendly wave and a smile, really gives a good name to Mazdaspeed owners in my opinion...

 

I want those wheels damn it.


DAMN IT.

 

If you call mazda they can order them for you, I think the lug pattern is the same. Just know that there about 320.00-390.00 per rim. I know this because I called to get a price on one because I want an extra one to have.

 

No, I like that car. It's the newer ones with the larger rear spoiler I am not a big fan of. That black MazdaSpeed is awesome, as I said in my first post.

 

Ah yes, and the latest one I saw had no fog lights...only grill covering the holes where they should have been. What's up with that?!

 

Those are ducts to help cool the brakes.

 

This car looks awesome in black! I WISH I could sell or trade-in my '02 PR5 for this fine ride. Mazda should continue to sell this model every year even in limited quantity...

 

Thats the 2003.5 models, all of them are like that, were as mine is the 2003 which has the fogs and the smaller spoiler. I like the fact that the kinda changed it a little cause it means that mine is just that much more rare.

 

Any word on if they will continue the 2003.5 changes into 2004?

 

However, I wonder if they actually direct air to the rotors, or just point it in their general direction like the front air dams on the 93-95 RX-7 R-1/R-2 and 94-97 R-Package Miata.

 

There will not be a 2004 Protege. There will be a 2004 Mazda 3. However, I think that the 3 is coming out later than normal and 2003 is going to wind up being an extra long model year for the Protege, like the 97 Miata, 91 RX-7, and/or 69 Camaro.

 

So you're saying my 2002 is a unique car with the body style and wheels? No other years were produced like it? Sounds like quite a collectors item

 

is the mazda 3 a complete redesign or a new car model?