2010 Mazda Mazda3 s Sport Sedan

2010 Mazda Mazda3 s Sport Sedan front angle view

2010 Mazda Mazda3 s Sport Sedan front side view

2010 Mazda Mazda3 s Sport Sedan front view

2010 Mazda Mazda3 s Sport Sedan rear side view

2010 Mazda Mazda3 s Sport Sedan rear view

2010 Mazda Mazda3 s Sport Sedan side view

Smallest four-door Mazda rolled onto the scene more than six years, was the small-car segment is not very exciting place for enthusiasts.

And, for the most part, it is not yet. For crying out loud, the Toyota Corolla is the hands-down best-selling small car in the United States. As fans, we weep for our country.

But the first generation Mazda3 was a resounding success in the introduction, the shadow of its predecessor Protege quick turnover by finding a strong following among those who actually enjoy the experience of driving.

To update, Mazda 3′s increased the outgoing 2.3-liter four-cylinder 2.5-liter. We have this machine before – seen in the much larger Mazda6 and the Ford Fusion and the Ford Escape. With only £ 2,963. Lash around, it is more appropriate here than elsewhere.

The 167 hp, 168 lb-ft. a flock of four banger is a smooth-shifting six-speed manual transmission with a perfectly weighted connectivity connected. Not too light for the mission betrayed lover, the link is perfectly suited for a day to day basis.

The four-cylinder 3 to never struggle to motivate, to ensure sufficient available in the city and the highway along the power. We have time in a 2.0-liter i Mazda3, a compact car, we would consider sufficient supplies of spent. The s? Many Peppy. Looks very much power? Find the manic MazdaSpeed3 positive.

If 3 shines – and this applies to real haircut every level – as the road turns twisty. Inspections are positively telepathic, by any road imperfection wound directly to the driver through the fleshy, three-spoke leather-device. The same applies to the narrow suspension, which helped in the past sufficient agreement on the grooved area to maintain its equilibrium 3 when it is really good, twisty’s has.

Sometimes forget the Mazda3 is a front-wheel-drive sedan. He reacts so predictable and so delicious neutral import inputs that it almost feels as if driving all four wheels. It is not the goofy willing to push the stability of an All Wheel Drive vehicle, but that’s no bad thing. Instead, the driver immediately rewarded with a positive, enjoyable experience. It is a car that is not hard to have fun, even the simplest suggestion of a slope or bend in the road.

What fuel consumption – well, it is not a strong point. The Mazda3 is actually a larger fuel tank than I: 15.9 liters, instead of a paltry 14.5. But the bad news is that the fuel s sips at a rate of 21 mpg city and 29 mpg on the highway – our tests broadly reflects these numbers. Choose the five-speed automatic transmission and you will see a bump to 22 mpg in the city to. The less powerful 3 gets 25/33 with a stick. Strangely, the Mazda6 is rated at 30 mpg in fact on the highway with this engine.

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