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for its 10-year anniversary the mazda3 showed up in new york with new styling and electronics mazda unveiled the 2014 mazda3 model at a special event in New York showing off a completely redesigned body this hatchback we seized Mazdas koto design language giving it a look in line with the company's Mazda 6 and Mazda 2 model Mazda pushed back the a-pillars which makes the nose of the car look longer at the same time it raked the hatchback more heavily contributing to a more sporty look but potentially reducing cargo space dimensions have also been reduced the new car is almost 2 inches shorter than the outgoing model and loses more than a half inch of height at the same time Mazda made the new version an inch and a half wider engineers reduced weight in the new model to give it better fuel economy as well in fact the 2014 Mazda 3 will likely get better than the 40 miles per gallon highway fuel economy boasted by the previous generation despite using the same direct injection 2-liter engine Mazda introduced the efficient 2-liter direct injection engine for the 2012 Mazda 3 for the 2014 model Mazda adds its ie loop brake regeneration technology this system stores electricity generated from the brakes in a capacitor reducing alternator drag on the engine fires will also have the choice of a hundred eighty four horsepower 2.5 liter direct injection engine the same used on the current Mazda 6 model inside the car Mazda places a free-standing LCD in the center of the dashboard similar to some recent BMW designs that LCD shows navigation stereo and hands-free phone features one unique features a head-up display projected on a clear panel sticking up from the dashboard in front of the driver this panel will show drivers vehicle speed and other information while letting them keep their eyes on the road the 2014 Mazda 3 should be hitting showrooms late this year