Mazda MAZDA3 News

When Mazda released its Mazda3 MPS (Mazdaspeed3 in the U.S.), hot hatch fans the world over rubbed their hands together in glee. Today is a similarly joyous occasion, as the Mazda3 MPS Extreme has hit the the showroom floor in Sydney at the Australian International Motor Show. Power increases, suspension tweaks, and exhaust upgrades make this hot hatch quite possibly the world's hottest. The standard Mazda3 MPS already boasts 190kW (255hp) at 5,500rpm and 380Nm (280lb-ft) of torque at 3,000rpm, and it handles well, too - it has been seen tearing around the Nurburgring in just 8m39s. But...