Mass Transit Madness: Mazda MX-3
You’re probably thinking that Hatchtopia has transformed itself from all things hatchback to a Mazda MX-3 blog. So sue me. I like the amorphous early 90s blob that featured a minuscule 1.8 liter V6 and awesome 80s skittles colors.
1993 Mazda MX-3
You may remember the last MX-3 featured on these pages – it was a 90s-fantastic magenta color. Today, another MX3, another 90s flashback. No matter what we think of these colors now, at least they were color. Current offerings seem only to consist of black, white, silver, charcoal, black with a small amount of red, dark silver, charcoal with some blue, black and maybe if you’re lucky, red.
1993 Mazda MX-3
The early 1990s were rife with interesting small, sporty coupes and hatchbacks. Most were based on existing economy car platforms to keep the costs down and few are still in production to this day. Why? Blame it on the SUV. It used to be that people, while they might not have necessarily felt safe in a small car, at least didn’t feel like they were in mortal danger at any given time.
But back to the early 90s – when you consider the prevailing styling theme of that era, combine it with the… well, interesting color palate available, the roads of the United States were a veritable snack bowl of Skittles. Greens, teals, magentas, coppers and the like were slathered on small, amorphous blobs originating from manufacturers around the world. Many of these cars honestly were not very good. Most were forgettable. Except one…
