Mazda has announced it will wheel out two new concept cars at this year’s Tokyo Motor Show, with one showcasing a sleek, low-roofed sedan that hints at the next-generation Mazda 6 and the other foretelling the Mazda 3 hatch’s replacement.

Both flaunt the latest interpretation of Mazda’s Kodo design language, with smooth surfacing and taut curves that also recall the RX-Vision concept that was revealed at the 2015 Tokyo Motor Show.

Tokyo Motor Show Mazda 3 Concept

Mazda isn’t describing it as such, but the proportions and design of the “product concept” points toward it being the basis of the next Mazda 3. With the Mazda 3 that’s currently on sale having launched in 2013, expect the Tokyo Show car to morph into something more production-ready next year before launching globally in 2019.Mazda also confirmed that the Tokyo hatch concept will be built upon the company’s newest SkyActiv chassis architecture and be powered by its revolutionary SkyActiv-X compression-ignition engin– both of which are on track for a 2019 production debut.

Tokyo Motor Show Mazda 3 Concept Engine
Tokyo Motor Show Concept Sedan