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"  Today Mazda unveiled the 2014 Mazda 3 five-door to the American media. The best-selling and most important car in Mazda&amp;#039;s lineup, the 3 receives updated exterior styling that brings it in line with the company&amp;#039;s current design themes seen in the CX-5 and Mazda 6. Gone is the 3&amp;#039;s smiley face, traded in for Mazda&amp;#039;s new five-point grille along with angular headlights accented by metal eyebrows. Sporting strong character lines in the front and rear fenders, heavy side sculpting, and a steeply raked A pillar, the 3 now looks like a sprinter set to launch off the starting blocks. And a 2-inch longer wheelbase over the outgoing model creates shorter overhangs in the front and rear, providing the car with a more planted stance.  Under the hood, the 3 will come with a standard 155-hp SkyActiv 2.0-liter that puts out 150 lb-ft of torque or an optional SkyActiv 195-hp 2.5-liter mill that produces 185 lb-ft of torque. The latter also comes with Mazda&amp;#039;s i-Eloop supercapacitor mild hybrid scheme, which uses braking energy to supplement the car&amp;#039;s electronic systems. Both engines come paired with a 6-speed automatic transmission with a manual-mode shifter and paddleshifters behind wheel. Staying true to its fun-to-drive roots, Mazda will offer manual transmissions for both powerplants as well.   The 2014 Mazda 3&amp;#039;s interior also receives a dramatic update. Focused on delivering a driver-oriented cockpit, Mazda created a new instrument cluster for the Mazda3 that features a large center tachometer flanked by two digital screens. There&amp;#039;s also a new heads-up display that will show speed, RPM, and turn-by-turn navigation instructions. By moving the optional navigation and infotainment touchscreen out of the center console to protruding from the dash, Mazda has simplified the center stack, allowing for a more spacious interior and overall clean look. The screen&amp;#039;s new placement is also intended to be more in the driver&amp;#039;s line of sight to help limit distraction. The thin screen will come in two sizes\u2014the larger nav screen being 7 inches\u2014and can also be controlled by a rotary knob located just behind the shifter. The infotainment system will feature Bluetooth, Aha radio, and USB connectivity. The interior also receives upgraded materials, including new leathers, soft-touch surface, silver trimmings, and piano-black lacquer. As for safety tech, the 3 will feature Mazda&amp;#039;s optional i-Activsense suite of safety systems. This includes automatic high beam control, blind spot monitoring, lane departure warning, forward collision warning, emergency automatic braking (for speeds under 19 mph), and adaptive cruise control.  The 2014 Mazda 3 five-door and sedan go on sale this September. Pricing has not been announced, but Mazda claims the 3&amp;#039;s price tag will be best in class (shocking, we know). Mazda is also remaining tight-lipped on the possibility of Speed or diesel versions of the car, but it&amp;#039;s a safe bet that both will arrive in year two. At least, we sincerely hope those variants are on the way.  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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