---
title: "All-New 2019 Mazda3 Sedan and Hatchback Will Debut at LA Auto Show"
description: "The new compact will commercially debut Mazda's revolutionary Skyactiv-X technology later this month."
date: "2018-11-08"
modified: "2018-11-08"
authors:
  - name: "Chris Tsui"
    job_title: "Contributor"
    link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/chris-tsui"
url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/24783/all-new-2019-mazda3-sedan-and-hatchback-will-debut-at-la-auto-show"
categories:
  - "News"
tags:
  - "3"
  - "automotive news"
  - "compact"
  - "Compact Cars"
  - "Hatchback"
  - "Hatchbacks"
  - "Japanese Cars"
  - "LA Auto Show"
  - "mazda"
---

# All-New 2019 Mazda3 Sedan and Hatchback Will Debut at LA Auto Show

![](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/images-by-url-td/content/2018/11/all-new-mazda3-teaser-image-e1541691471356.jpg>)
*\<em\>www.thedrive.com\</em\>*

Mazda is bringing a wholly redesigned [Mazda3](<https://www.thedrive.com/new-cars/21167/2018-mazda3-5-door-grand-touring-review-the-noble-steed-of-compact-cars>) to the Los Angeles Auto Show later this month, the automaker confirmed Thursday.

Mazda also released a single teaser shot of what appears to be production-ready examples—note the decidedly unfancy door handles—of both sedan and hatchback versions of the compact car, which is expected to look a lot like the [Kai Concept revealed at last year's Tokyo Motor Show](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/15436/mazdas-twin-tokyo-motor-show-concepts-preview-a-gorgeous-future>). According to the Japanese automaker, the new 3 will sport "a more mature interpretation" of the Kodo design language already seen in its current models.

![message-editor%2F1541692145972-all-new-mazda3-teaser-image3.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/message-editor/1541692145972-all-new-mazda3-teaser-image3.jpg>)
**Mazda**

The fun-to-drive compact will also get Mazda's revolutionary Skyactiv-X internal combustion tech [that's said to allow the next 3 to have its cake and eat it too,](<https://www.thedrive.com/tech/18048/with-skyactiv-x-mazda-seeks-to-keep-the-internal-combustion-flame-burning>) getting from zero to 60 miles per hour in seven seconds while delivering 45 miles per gallon. Expect it to do this thanks to a 2.0-liter supercharged four-cylinder engine equipped with a [diesel engine-inspired homogenous charge compression ignition system](<https://www.thedrive.com/article/13307/mazdas-skyactiv-x-will-be-a-supercharged-gas-engine-with-the-benefits-of-diesel>). It'll be the first of its kind to be commercially available.

According to previous reports, [all-wheel drive may or may not be a thing](<https://www.thedrive.com/article/16686/mazda-wants-all-wheel-drive-in-the-next-3-and-6>) for the next-gen Mazda.

The new Mazda3 will provide direct competition to cars like the Honda Civic, the [newly fantastic Toyota Corolla Hatchback](<https://www.thedrive.com/new-cars/20514/2019-toyota-corolla-hatchback-review-the-not-boring-corolla-is-back-better-than-ever>), Volkswagen Golf, [Ford Focus](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/20415/ford-sedans-are-dead-in-the-u-s>), and Chevy Cruze. The current 2018 Mazda3 starts at $18,095. Expect its successor to be priced similarly.

The L.A. Auto Show kicks off Nov. 28 and will be open to the public from Nov. 30 to Dec. 9.

## Author
Chris Tsui is *The Drive*'s former Reviews Editor and current freelance automotive journalist. He's based in Toronto.

### Author social links  
[Instagram](<https://www.instagram.com/cltsuii/>)