You'll have to forgive the folks at Mazda's show stand if they seem a bit excited and antsy.

You see, they've got game -- and they can't wait to play. Come this fall, their all-new Mazda6 will be introduced. My lips are sealed, but I can tell you that it's a beautiful car that may well blow some of the competition right out of the water.

And right on the heels of that car, I predict, Mazda will have an all-new Mazda3 to trot out. The Mazda3 has been a the top of its game -- the subcompact field, for some time now, and it's definitely a driver's car.

But you'll still see a lot of cool stuff when you visit the Mazda display at the auto show.

I have my personal favorites among them. The CX-9, with a base price of $29,400 is one gorgeous crossover, with three rows of seats, and tons of sporting flavor as you'd expect from Mazda. But one of the best features is that it's so darned easy to get in and out of, thanks to a one step feature, and the third-row seating is actually a usable.

It's powered by a 273 horsepower, 3.7 liter V-6, that gets 15/21 miles per gallon, and has a long list of safety features, including anti-lock brakes, traction control, anti-skid control, front-side air bags and rear-curtain side air bags as well.

Then there's the Mazda MX-5, the roadster to have if you want to hearken to the early days of the open sports car. The feel is quite different than what you get with the Pontiac Solstice and Saturn Sky.

I love those two cars, too, but they have a more contemporary, edgy feel than the MX-5, mostly because you sit much lower in them and you don't have the same feeling of connection with the open road. The Mx-5, on the other hand, is built more like the traditional British sports car. Both ways of sporting around are cool -- you just have to think hard about which one you like better.

The MX-5 now comes with a power folding hardtop, too, and interestingly enough, there's no loss of luggage space.

Price range for the MX-5 is $20,585 to $27,600. It's powered by a 166 horsepower, 2.0-liter four that gets 20/27 miles per gallon with a five-speed manual, 21/28 with a six-speed manual, and 20/27 with an automatic.

The CX-7 is another cool crossover from Mazda, with a base price range of $23,750 to $28,000, and a 2.3 liter, 244 horsepower four cylinder engine. Mileage is 16/22.

You'll find that this crossover has a personality all its own -- much sportier and zoomier looking than any of its competitors, and there's no way you will be mistaken for any other crossover on the road. It's that distinctive.

It also has plenty of room for carrying stuff, and includes a reversible carpeted/plastic rear floor panel, and releases for the second-row seats located right back toward the hatchback opening, making it really easy to lower the seats.