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Despite being one of the oldest vehicles in its class, the third-gen

Mazda3

is still a favorite here at Autoblog. It’s handsome, comfortable and one of the best-driving compacts around. While we had hoped to see a new

Mazdaspeed3

hot hatch before this model expired, it seems that’s not the case. Today,

Mazda

released a short teaser video showing a very brief glimpse of what appears to be a new hatchback. A caption says there’s more to come next month. That leads us to believe we’ll see the next Mazda3 in late November at the 2018

Los Angeles Auto Show

.

We don’t know much about the new model, though it does look like the hatchback will carry over. That’s no surprise given the

Chevy Cruze

,

Honda Civic

,

Toyota Corolla

, and

Hyundai Elantra

all offer five-door variants. You can include the hatch-only

Volkswagen Golf

on that list, too. The sedan is a given considering how popular the bodystyle is in America. Expect the design to draw a lot from

the Mazda Kai concept

we saw last fall.

It’s harder to say what Mazda might stuff under the new 3’s hood.

Skyactiv-X would be great

, but the

compression-ignition gasoline engine

likely won’t be ready in time for the Mazda3’s debut. That’s a shame, as the engine shows a lot of promise and would be a good and unique feature for Mazda. Until the

EV

infrastructure improves and the associated costs go down, more efficient internal-combustion engines

will still have a place in the market

.

Check out further info on the

Skyactiv-X technology here

, and stay tuned later next month for more news from Mazda.

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