No. Wait for the 6.

If you need a car now or soon, buy when needed. A new design is still rather far away imo

I don’t think there is a chance.

Even the 3 is refreshed every 5 year in the historical data, many models deserve a refresh. It is also the first so called gen7 platform, before CX-30, MX-30, CX-50, 60, 80 and 90. Yes, both inline 6 engines and PHEV are still considered to be the gen7.

Mazda 2, CX-3, CX-5 and 6 are still in old platform. Some of them don’t even get updated to the new entertainment system. In Euro, they end up simply rebadge the Yaris as Mazda 2 hybrid.

While budget cars need to be cheap they didn’t full model change for almost 10 years, on the other end the 6 is the dying sedan and wagon. It is a good car but this didn’t reflect onto the sales figure.

To keep their mainstream sales while moving towards luxury, CX-5 must be refreshed in gen 7 platform.

In short the factors are:

• gen8 platform is needed to do full model change, if you want things to be different (Well, Honda did a “full model change” on CRV for almost the same stuffs)
• Mazda has become a SUV company. This is rational move.

If you like the design of gen4 Mazda 3 just buy it. Personal opinion that the design of gen4 is timeless.

The 3 is getting well behind the competitors in stuff like driver assists and fuel economy at this point since there have been no improvements in the last 5 years, if that matters to you. I wouldn’t expect a new model soon (or at all) as they haven’t said anything about a new 3 in their roadmap.

I thought about getting a new car five years ago, but reconsidered. Then the pandemic happened. Finally, my beloved Fusion SEL V6 gave up and I was forced to enter the car market…after all my favorite sedans had been discontinued.

I have a Mazda3 now, and I enjoy it. Honestly, I never thought I would end up with such a small car, but it seems the entire class of nicer non-German sedans, Fusion-MKZ-Continental-Regal-Mazda6-GS-Avalon, has vanished from the market.

And more are being cancelled this year. I’m glad there was a Mazda3 left for me to buy.

So my advice is this. If, like me, you enjoy sedans, don’t need or want an SUV and are in a financial position to afford it, buy the sedan you want now. There are only a handful of them left, and who knows how much longer they’ll be around.

If you wanna wait, Volvo is releasing the EX30 soon, a hybrid or full electric crossover that is REALLY affordable.

Now, if your only criteria is the model change, go ahead and buy a 2024, the model probably won’t change until 25-28, Mazda is focusing on suvs lately

Honestly every car on earth is only going to get worse with all the complicated tech garbage and regulations 🤣

yea wait. the current one looks off proportion

I don’t think it is coming soon man :(

The CX-5, their best selling model is from 7 years ago, if anything is getting updated after the whole CX-60/70/80/90 range is done it is the CX-5.

I love the Mazda 3! But I wouldn’t be surprised if Mazda just had the CX-30 replace it, because Mazda doesn’t quite have the money Toyota and Honda have to absorb low sales (And even then, the Corolla and Civic sell a lot, the Mazda 3 doesn’t)

But if we do get a new generation I would like a better styled Hatchback (No Sedan anymore if that doesn’t sell), no weird small windows and thick C Pilars, hopefully a little more space?

But these are problems the CX-30 already solved. So even if they gave me a new CX-30 with no plastic cladding, and have it be slightly more luxurious (You know, having color leather inserts on the dashboard like the Mazda 3 when you get white or red interior, and the addition of said red interior) I would be totally fine and satisfied as well, I wouldn’t like to see the end of the 3, but I would understand if it happened :)