This is a Great Looking Car

"Party-vi" (party-vi)
08/04/2016 at 10:12 • Filed to: None

Every time I see a CX-3 I think it’s a great looking car, if not a little small.

DISCUSSION (28)

Phyrxes once again has a wagon! > Party-vi
08/04/2016 at 10:16

It’s hard to believe it’s based on the now gone 2, they did so good job laying it out.

S65 > Party-vi
08/04/2016 at 10:17

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > Party-vi
08/04/2016 at 10:20

From the front, yeah. From the back it looks like an obese midget.

Party-vi > Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer
08/04/2016 at 10:21

DO NOT BESMIRCH THE ADORABLE CX-3 YOU SWINE!

Bourbon&JellyBeans > Party-vi
08/04/2016 at 10:21

Just about all current Mazdas look great. Though I will say that the CX-9 is the prettiest to me.

Party-vi > S65
08/04/2016 at 10:21

k but y tho?

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > Party-vi
08/04/2016 at 10:22

Dat obese midget ass.

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > Party-vi
08/04/2016 at 10:23

The proportions just seem wrong on the back. The hips are just too wide and too tall.

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > Party-vi
08/04/2016 at 10:28

Yes they are terrific looking cars and yes they are impossibly small. See also Honda HRV.

nerd_racing > Party-vi
08/04/2016 at 10:32

I love these cars... I’m tempted on a daily basis to trade my 128i in for one. They just look so good to me...

Party-vi > Bourbon&JellyBeans
08/04/2016 at 10:35

I think the 6 would be prettier if it had more power >.>

Ash78, voting early and often > Party-vi
08/04/2016 at 10:36

And a wagon. /obvs

Party-vi > Ash78, voting early and often
08/04/2016 at 10:42

Textured Soy Protein > Party-vi
08/04/2016 at 10:48

CX-3 is waaaayyyy too small. I test drove one when we were shopping for my fiancee’s car. We were looking to lease (she drives super low miles with her short commute) a small awd crossover or hatchback with a good sized back seat that we could use as our “family” car.

The CX-3 back seat and trunk are tiny. I could barely do the “sit behind myself” test in the back seat, my knees were splayed on either side of the driver’s seat. The beltline is way too high, the windows are too small, visibility in all directions sucks.

We ended up with an Impreza Sport Limited hatch. It and the HR-V were our finalists, and both of them have huge back seats for their overall size. HR-V still isn’t getting any lease incentives so would’ve been almost $100/month more for similar equipment and MSRP, so we leased the Impreza.

Party-vi > Textured Soy Protein
08/04/2016 at 10:52

I can’t remember if I had my head up my ass or not, but I could swear the 2010-gen Chevy Sonic hatch had really great rear room. I adjusted the front seat, and then hopped in the back and was amazed at how much room was still left. The Fiesta by comparison is terrible.

duurtlang > Ash78, voting early and often
08/04/2016 at 11:06

Wait, there’s a non-wagon version of the 6? /European

duurtlang > Party-vi
08/04/2016 at 11:08

It’s an obese Mazda 3 that’s priced like a 6, right? I’ll pass and would get a 6 wagon instead, while spending a similar amount of money for a vastly better car.

CompactLuxuryFan > Phyrxes once again has a wagon!
08/04/2016 at 11:10

But it's actually based on the never-arrived new 2. Which I would take over this any day, sigh...

duurtlang > Textured Soy Protein
08/04/2016 at 11:19

The CX-3 is based on the subcompact Mazda 2, the Impreza is a normal compact. I’m not surprised it’s roomier.

Party-vi > duurtlang
08/04/2016 at 11:24

They’re in the same price range but yes, the 3 is probably more car for the money.

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > Party-vi
08/04/2016 at 11:33

Party-vi > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
08/04/2016 at 11:42

Kinja'd!!!

why you always lyin’?

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > Party-vi
08/04/2016 at 11:55

I try not to hate;

But this is a love I do not reciprocate.

Noah - Now with more boost. > Party-vi
08/04/2016 at 15:30

Not a direct competitor... but looks wise, I’ll still take a Macan. Mmmm.... such an aggressive little thing.

Kinja'd!!!

Party-vi > Noah - Now with more boost.
08/04/2016 at 15:30

They are quite nice looking.

Textured Soy Protein > duurtlang
08/04/2016 at 15:45

The segment in which the CX-3 competes here in the US is against the HR-V, Crosstrek/Impreza, Chevy Trax/Buick Encore (a.k.a. Opel Mokka), Fiat 500x, etc. Whatever platform the CX-3 is based on doesn’t matter, it doesn’t fit normal adults in the back seat when the other competing cars do.

duurtlang > Textured Soy Protein
08/04/2016 at 16:22

I’ll take your word for it, I haven’t tested any of these cars. Having said that, the Subaru is significantly larger on the outside than the CX-3/Encore/HR-V. When the CX-3 is significantly smaller on the inside than the similar sized (on the outside) Encore and HR-V than Mazda did screw up in that department.

Textured Soy Protein > duurtlang
08/04/2016 at 16:50

The Impreza is 5" longer than the HR-V, but the HR-V is 1.4" wider and 3.4" taller. The HR-V is actually roomier than the Impreza. It’s really smartly packaged.

Compared to the HR-V, the CX-3 is only 0.8" less in length, and yet the back seat of the CX-3 is terrible while the back seat of the HR-V feels like a limousine. The specs are pretty worthless when comparing this, because the CX-3 supposedly has 35" of rear legroom while the Impreza has 35.4". I fit great in the back of our Impreza, and the CX-3, that’s impossible.