If you are planning on purchasing a Mazda3, it makes sense to wait until the company begins production of 2012 model range with the technology SKYACTIV. In Japan, the car will appear this fall. After that it goes on the world market.
The new Mazda3 (known in Japan as the Axela) got a little "facelift". More severe changes were made of productivity and efficiency that have been improved through the introduction of technology SKYACTIV-G (2.0 petrol engine) SKYACTIV-DRIVE (transmission). As well as the Mazda2, the new models are equipped with an information system i-DM (intelligent-Drive Master) for more efficient driving.
According to forecasts of Mazda, selling due to new technologies "troika" would amount to one third of global car sales of Japanese brands.