According to an official release by Bermaz Motor, the official and exclusive distributor of the Mazda brand in Malaysia, the new Mazda 3 MPS hot-hatch will arrive there early next month, on March 2nd. It will sport a MYR175,000 price tag and will be powered by the same 2.3-liter turbocharged engine that is available on the global market.
Between March 2nd and 6th, the MPS variant of the Mazda3 will be shown at the “Mazda Motor Show” on the ground floor of the 1 Utama Shopping Centre, where the full Mazda model range will be seen, including the new CKD model and the existing Mazda2, Mazda5, Mazda6, Mazda8, MX-5, RX-8, CX-7 and CX-9.