It's hard to believe that even though the North American International Auto  | | This headlamp, while different, resembles the current TSX, as do many other details of the new car. (Photo: Honda) | Show in Detroit has just finished, the attention is shifting across the Atlantic to the next major event, Geneva, which is set to take place in early March. Here's a peek at two of the many introductions planned for the event.
Mazda will be showing off the three-door version of its subcompact 2 to join the 2 sedan that's being sold in China, and the five-door hatchback that is being sold in Europe. Besides its new body style, there isn't much new regarding the three-door model. Power comes from the same two gasoline engines, a 1.3-liter that makes 86 horsepower and a 1.5-liter that makes 103 horsepower. A turbodiesel engine will also be offered. Customers, particularly in the UK market, are pleading with Mazda to introduce a more powerful version of the car under the Mazdaspeed brand name; the three-door version of the little hatchback sounds like the perfect starting point.
 | | Mazda's smallest loses a pair of doors for Geneva. (Photo: Mazda) |
Honda has also dropped a few hints for what to expect at Geneva with some teaser images of the upcoming European-market Accord, which will be sold here as the Acura TSX. From the snippets, we can see that the car shares a strong resemblance to the current vehicle as well as some of the more recently designed Acura products, and maintains a lot of the elements of design from the Accord Tourer Concept which was shown last fall in Frankfurt. As per our report earlier this week, the new Euro-Accord will tout gasoline and diesel power, and both engine types will be sold here in North America.
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