The Evolution of Mazda's Smile

"Wobbles the Mind" (wobblesthemind) 01/11/2016 at 21:50 • Filed to: Mazda

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The FD RX-7's popup headlights are so cool that you may have missed everything underneath them.

Now keep your mind on that bumper.

Stretch the corners out on that smirk.

Hmm, I think we went too smiley and lost the smirky. Drop the corners a bit.

and now squint the eyes.

It seems we defined that Mazda’s need a smirk, not a smile. Maybe you’re still curious about the Mazda 3 though. Well you know how we ended up with this little fellow being so happy:

Just move that grill up to where it used to be,

A reminder of “where it used to be.”

Presto! It’s as if the smile phase never happened and the smirk never left. Sadly it doesn’t scream, “I LOOOVE CUDDLES!!!” like the mid-2000's model, but we’ll get over it.

There you have it!Unfortunately, now the front end of this FC will look like something a Mooninitie would drive.

KatzManDu > Wobbles the Mind 01/11/2016 at 12:57

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Taravish introduced us to the Mazda Eunos Cosmo yesterday, which I don’t think fits the smile.

If you’re interested in pop-up headlights, find a video of a 4th generation Corvette. Those things rotate 270 degrees to pop up.

XJDano > Wobbles the Mind 01/11/2016 at 22:13

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The newest Miata will always look to me like it is wearing a mouth guard that you buy at Walgreens, boil at home, and try to get it to form around your top teeth. And it’s always too big and sticks out of your lips.

Wobbles the Mind > XJDano 01/11/2016 at 22:19

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Agreed! Equally with the BRZ.

XJDano > Wobbles the Mind 01/11/2016 at 22:31

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Sucks, but I guess that's what they got to do for bumper regs. It's be a whole lot cleaner with out a bulk of black plastic.

wafflesnfalafel > Wobbles the Mind 01/11/2016 at 22:43

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yeah.. I don’t love cuddles. Loose the smile and give me that Speed3. Thank you.