Bold new Mazda 3 leads Tokyo show stars

▪ KAI concept hints at new hatch ▪ Kodo design updates revealed

James Brodie

James_Brodie@dennis.co.uk @jimmybrods MAZDA has issued us a glimpse of its future at this week’s Tokyo Motor Show with the introduction of the KAI – a new hatchback concept making use of the firm’s next-generation vehicle architecture and latest SkyActiv-X compression ignition petrol engine technology. It gives us an early look at the next-generation 3, which is expected to make its debut in 2019. The big news is the unveiling of Mazda’s latest design language – a fresh iteration of the Kodo principles that have guided the company’s designers since 2010. The overall shape of the concept presents the body and cabin as a single solid lump, resulting in a smoother, sleeker look. Amplifying the car’s imposing stance are wide and flat wheelarches, which house 20-inch alloys. A host of other…

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