The Used 2005 Mazda 3 Hatchback is offered in the following styles: s 4dr Hatchback (2.3L 4cyl 5M), and SP23 Special Edition 4dr Hatchback (2.3L 4cyl 5M). The Used 2005 Mazda 3 Hatchback comes 2022 (72) Mazda3 2.0 e-Skyactiv G MHEV GT Sport Tech Edition 5dr. Price £26,000. Coming soon, Call us Images1. Save. Engine Size 2 l. Transmission Manual. Mileage 10 miles. Fuel Type Petrol. Available at JCT600 Bradford. WeBuyCars Mbombela R 79,900 8 an hour Mazda 2 Mazda 1.5 Dynamic auto 2016 Mazda Mazda 2 1.5 Dynamic Auto 5-Door 2016 Automatic Hatchback 149 452km Petrol Mpumalanga WeBuyCars Mbombela R 104,900 8 an hour VW Polo 1.4 Trendline 2014 Volkswagen Polo 1.4 Trendline 5-Door 2014 Manual Hatchback 148 000km Petrol Mpumalanga WeBuyCars Mbombela R 2021 Mazda 3 Hatchback Preferred 4dr Hatchback (2.5L 4cyl 6A), 6-speed shiftable automatic, regular unleaded 29 MPG compined MPG, 26 city MPG/34 highway MPG EPA Est. MPG 29 MAZDA-3 hatchback 2.0 Maxx Sport A/T ปี 2011 จด 2012 รถสวยเครื่องเดิมๆไม่เคยแก็ส, ไมล์น้อย 139,xxx km, ออฟชั่นครบ abs, airbag, หลังคา sunroof, พวงมาลัยมัลติ, ล้อแม็กหล่อๆ+ยางดอกแน่น, ดิสก์เบรค 4 2019 Mazda Mazda3 Sport GT Auto i-ACTIV AWD - ACCIDENT FREE - ONE OWNER! Best Price First! We make purchasing a vehicle easy. We apply the maximum discount up front, which eliminates the need for negotiation, leaving you free to focus on finding the right vehicle that fits your needs. 2019 MAZSA 3 GT SPORT HATCHBACK1 OWNER BC UNIT WITH Mãi mới có dịp chạy thử chiếc xe này - Mazda 3 Sport 2.0L Signature Premium 2020, nói ngắn là Maz3 hatchback 2.0 bản đắt nhất. Phải bỏ ra hơn 1 tỷ đồng thì m Xét về diện mạo, Mazda 3 Sport 1.5L Luxury mang đến một cách giải thích hoàn toàn mới về kiến trúc xe và cũng là một cách giải thích trưởng thành hơn của ngôn ngữ thiết kế KODO: Soul of Motion. Mazda 3 Sport chính là Mazda 3 Hatchback. 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Services, connectivity and capabilities vary by conditions as well as geographical and technical insurance, taxes and down payment where applicable are extra and may be required at the time of purchase. Retailer order/trade may be necessary on certain vehicles. Offers valid June 1-30, 2023, while supplies last. Lease and finance on approved credit for qualified customers only. Offers subject to change without notice. See your retailer for complete details. Consumer reviewsRead what other owners think about the 2022 Mazda user rating starsTrending topics in reviewsMost helpful consumer reviews5/5 stars, You Don’t Want to Stop Driving ItClayton R, 06/09/ Turbo 4dr Hatchback AWD 4cyl Turbo 6AThere’s one huge problem with this car— it is so fun that you don’t want to stop driving it! The turbo is superb. It has plenty of power and torque but is also efficient. For the first few days, you’ll want to drive it like you stole it because it seriously takes corners like no other car I’ve driven and has acceleration and passing power like something out of a luxury car. The AWD … paired with the turbo really helps keep the car planted and under control when aggressively stepping down on the accelerator. While it’s very peppy, the engine remains very modest and quiet when you’re driving normal or idling. I will also add that it’s paired with a silky smooth transmission that shifts effortlessly. No CVT or DCT! Just a perfect transmission made directly by Mazda. The safety features on this car are also fantastic. The adaptive cruise control is very smooth and offers four different spacing options between you and the car in front of your. The lane keep assist is not very evasive in its steering or keeping you in the lane, which is great, and the blind spot monitor is extremely helpful given the huge blind spots in the hatchback. Those are the only safety systems I’ve tested so far, and they’ve excelled my expectations. Also, the safety systems link into the head up display, which is even more brilliant. The audible warnings associated with the systems sound great and don’t scare the heck of you when they go off. The infotainment system and interior components… WOW. Amazing. I love the fact that it doesn’t have a touchscreen, honestly. Mazda makes you use a rotary dial, with a cool clicking sound as you turn it, to control all aspects of the infotainment so that you keep your eyes peeled on the road. At first it thought that would’ve been an issue, but after using it, I wouldn’t want it any other way. Not only is it much easier than having to reach for the screen, but it keeps fingerprints off the screen, which are huge pet peeve of many. The infotainment system itself is very fast, has no lag navigating from menu to menu, and the graphics are super bright and crystal clear. When you use this, you know you’re in 2021. Next level technology. There is no wireless CarPlay, but with the center compartment having enough room to fit your phone and hide cords out of the way to keep a clean look, it doesn’t bother me one bit. In fact, it forces you to not look at your phone while driving, which I’m sure is what Mazda intended. The seats along with any place that’s in reach and meant to be touched regularly feel AMAZING. The arm rests in the center and on the door panels are like memory foam! Comfort you can literally see with your eyes. The knobs have great haptic feedback and clicking sounds that are satisfying if you’re weird like me. Everything feels very high quality and like something that will hold up beautifully for many years to come. Very little plastic pieces inside with the exception of the gear shift panel that will scratch if you’re not careful. The exterior on this car speaks for itself. My car has black paint with black rims. It looks stunning with the design of the body. The paint quality is great with the metallic flakes that flicker in the sunshine. I would recommend, as with any car, to get a paint protection film, because of how close the car is to the ground. You are very likely to get rock chips—huge ones if you like to drive fast like me! Overall, Mazda hit the ball out of the ballpark with the Mazda 3. I’ve read reviews where people complain of the high price point, but it’s worth every penny & you see why it’s more expensive than other rivals the moment you get behind the wheel and drive it. I’m not sure if I’ll want to leave the Mazda brand after driving this car, and I’ve driven MANY car brands. It’s that great of a car. Plus, you get a car that’s actually made in Japan and the Japanese are huge perfectionists when it comes to their work, which explains a lot in this car. If you’re on the fence, just do it. I promise you will not regret stars, Very Nice Car for Enthusiasts That CommuteWSM456, 10/06/ Turbo Premium Plus 4dr Sedan AWD 4cyl Turbo 6AFirst of all this is a great car, which is why I'm giving it 5 stars. I will outline some negative aspects of the, but it should be noted that these aspects weigh much less heavily on the total experience of the car than the positive aspects - if I outlined the minor positives like I will the minor negatives there would be way too many. I just want everyone to know the parts of this car … I wish were better. The good The interior; if you've been looking at this car you already know the interior is amazing. I know there are some complaints about the new infotainment center but I like it and agree with Mazda that a touchscreen is definitely not what you want to be messing with or what you want the other people on the road messing with while driving. The acceleration and AWD are a great...I really don't have more to say about it. My commute to work is mostly highway/interstate and on the highway I average around 35 MPG, surprisingly. Now to average that I do use the radar cruise control basically the whole way - you would be surprised to see the difference between gas mileage while using radar cruise vs your foot. Radar cruise is smooth and doesn't repeatedly accelerate too quickly to speed that is too fast and then have to slow down like when you drive with your foot this cycle can be subtle depending on how you drive but, trust me, everyone does it. The comfort of the car is really great. The seats are very comfortable and have much more adjustability than my previous vehicles. They have 2 memory seating positions, which is nice, especially for people like me that can never get the seat back to that same spot after someone moves it. The ride is smooth and cabin noise is okay - my Audi A4 I had before was definitely quieter but it was also more of a cruising car than this car, which is a little more sport-oriented. Don't get in the turbo and expect the luxuries of a vehicle meant for a quiet smooth boring ride. That's not the point of this vehicle. The exterior design of this car is amazing in my opinion and most other enthusiasts seeing as the 3 won 2020 world car design of the year at the WCAs.I have the Soul Red sedan with black wheels and a black lip on the spoiler. It looks great, the red is probably the best red on the market today and really highlights the curves on the car. The bose sound system is awesome. The tech is great. So many driver support and safety features make you feel comfortable driving. Love the heads up display, too. Gripes The rear torsion beam instead of independent suspension. Mazda has done a really good job keeping the effects of this covered up apparently they have something in the computer that does something to counter the negative effects of a torsion beam but I don't know the specifics and 99% of the time you won't know but occasionally you'll hit a bump just the right way and the car takes a slightly funny bounce. It's not something that you have to correct, it just feels "off" in relation to the regular feel of the ride. Like I said driving 2+ hrs each day I don't experience this every day, maybe you won't even experience it every week, but it is something that happens. It beeps at you a lot. The parking sensors are mainly what I'm talking about. If you pull into a parking spot and get close enough to anything that the sensors alert you and you park there, when you get back in and start up it will immediately beep at you to let you know you're close, even though you're in park. The navigation is nice...if you don't live somewhere with constant traffic jams and road work. I'm sure this is the same for all manufacturer's navigation system but it doesn't have any real-time data. It doesn't know when there's a traffic jam, it doesn't know when there's road work that makes a route slower. This means you're just going to use google. The good news? It has wireless android auto and apple car play so it's still easy to use. It's just slightly annoying that you have a feature that doesn't work as well as you want it to and you end up using data on google maps. Like I said - this isn't necessarily a Mazda or Mazda3 problem but don't get this car with maps expecting to not use data anymore. Rear seats are a little tight on leg room not the worst I've been in by a long shot, but the they are still very nice, comfortable seats - more so than other small cars I've been in. Overall, this is a fantastic vehicle. I have always wanted a WRX/STI, Civic Type R, Focus RS but I have lots of driving to do every day and...I'm not as young as I used to be and my taste has changed. I enjoy not having an extremely stiff ride, sub-par interiors/tech, and I like the more sedentary styling because I'm not 18 yrs old anymore. That being said this is a great middle ground between still wanting a sports car and a wanting a comfortable stars, Absolutely incredible carPeter, 01/03/ Turbo 4dr Sedan AWD 4cyl Turbo 6AI test drove and bought the turbo model with 4 doors without any hesitation. The driving experience is 10, not 8. The interior is also 10. Some journalists are wondering who will pay $31000/$34000 for this car. I will tell people don't even compare this car to Honda civic or VW Jetta or Subaru. Mazda built this thing to compete with Audi and BMW. If you think from that perspective, it is … a steal. I drive to work that has a mix of highway and curvy roads that cut through several lakes. I cannot imagine there is a car that can outperform Mazda. This car is that good. The 6 speed transmission shifts and works better than any other car I've had before. You can read articles that explain why it is so. Or just drive it and you will know in 5 minutes. It has AWD for safety and better handling. Mazda says that premium gas makes a difference at above 4000 rpm. So since I am not racing in real life, I will be happy to use regular gas. This car is not for teenagers or those who want BMW. It is for adults who appreciate thoughtful engineering, innovation, and design at a reasonable price. Thank you Mazda for building incredible cars like this. It is just what we need in a world that has turned to CVT transmission and Tesla stars, Awesome HatchbackRhyno, 02/10/2021Premium 4dr Hatchback 4cyl 6MI test drove two different Mazda 3 Premium hatches before buying the second. The first one was the "soul red" color with black leather interior which was a beautiful paint job. The one that I purchased is "polymetal gray" and I ended up liking this color better, it looks sort of blue-gray on cloudy days and more gray-gray on sunny days. The interior is red leather which looks much more … like an "ox-blood" color in person than it does in pictures - absolutely gorgeous and a very premium look and feel. This car does drive very well overall and has a sporty feel to it without really being a sports car. The 18" wheels do look very nice especially in the gloss black color and I find it's contrast to both the Polymetal and Red colors to be pleasing to the eyes...however this does translate to some roughness on rougher roads...not a deal breaker for me though. I did not initially intend to get such a high trim level, but buying a car with a manual transmission was an important factor to me so I ended up with the premium trim. The MT is VERY smooth in my opinion and took very little time to get adjusted to since I have previous experience with manuals. The clutch is light and easy to push and the shifter is smooth. This is a very forgiving car for someone to learn to drive MT, especially with the hill-hold button. The features and tech in this car are fantastic and way more than I had ever intended to get. I find the heated seats and heads up display to be particularly useful. The infotainment system is a little cumbersome to get used to in regards to using the different menus but after getting the hang of it it's not so bad. The hand controls for the infotainment are really nice to use once getting accustomed to them and I find the location to be perfect for my hand in its resting place. You can tell that these cars really are designed around the DRIVER as everything is pretty intuitively placed. The backseat is definitely a little cramped but my wife and I do not have kids so this was not much of a concern for us. I have not yet had to load anything massive into the cargo area but am looking forward to testing out the space with the seats folded down. The appearance of this car is just stellar to me and looks much sleeker and sexier than most any small hatchback I have seen on the road... and I do not see many of these updated 3's on the road especially in hatch form so it is nice to not have the same box that everyone else has. The other cars I was considering before purchase was the Honda Civic Hatch and the Subaru Impreza Hatch. The Civic looks like a transformer to me very angular and the Subaru just didn't float my boat... kind of dull. As much as I would like to say it doesnt matter to me, the aesthetics of what I was going to spend my money on was pretty important to me. I want to smile and be excited when I look at my vehicle and this is definitely a much better looking vehicle than my aging 06' Ford Ranger lol. I bought my new car on January 16th 2021 at Flow Mazda of Greensboro NC which was a good experience overall. I only have about 600 miles on the car but 1st impressions are good and I am happy that I purchased this car. This is my first Mazda but it looks like it won't be my last as long as I continue to be happy with this purchase. My wife may end up in a CX-5 when she is ready to upgrade. -Rhyno happy new Mazda Owner Update 08/10/2021 The Mazda 3 Premium Hatchback with MT is still a joyous car to drive and I do not have any complaints about the vehicle. I only have about 4,800 miles on it after 8 months as I am babying it to preserve its glory lol... Very fun with the MT, takes off and shoots through traffic when I need it to, runs smooth as butter around town. I am glad I purchased this car and hope that it has much longevity over the course of my ownership. Thanks Mazda, keep up the good work! Update 02/11/2022 Just a little over a year after purchase and I still very much enjoy driving this car! It looks fantastic and I have honestly gotten countless compliments on its sexy appearance - definitely stands out as a looker compared to most other things I see on the road. The manual transmission is still fun and I am glad I went that route. The fuel mileage seems to have improved slightly over time... Not sure if this is due to just being more broken in or if it is just my improved smoothness with shifting since being used to it at this point. Wonderful car, please do not stop making these Mazda and consider bringing back the "Speed 3" so a version with turbo + MT can be obtained! I will probably be upgrading my exhaust/intake/tune once my factory warranty has expired -P Update 08/18/2022 The car is still fantastic at 14,xxx miles, drives/handles/shifts/rides very nicely. The car does have some pretty bad blind spots but that is the tradeoff for such sexy styling! Update 02/21/2023 I have a little <20,000 miles on the 3 hatch now and have had no true issues to speak of. It is still a fun car to drive, I enjoy the manual transmission very much. When I step out my back door and see it sitting there waiting on me it definitely puts a smile on my face. There I was, foot to the floor, all four wheels spinning, the car sliding in the most wonderful, aggressive, wide-arc donuts I’ve done in a long time, taking up the whole snow-covered back parking lot at the community college, quiet and still on this late winter snow day. I was not in a WRX. I was not in a GR Corolla. I was in a rather handsome Mazda that doesn’t quite fit had been eager to drive this car for two good OrloveThe first is that it is, has been, will remain, one of the most beautiful cars on the market today at any price. There is something wonderful about the deeply sculpted sides of this futuristic egg, a kind of surface treatment that is normally reserved for top-flight supercars, or prototype race cars. It’s a gorgeously handled design, one that just so happens to be a family hatchback. Vehicles like this haven’t been so stylish since the OrloveRaphael OrloveRaphael OrloveThe second is that the specs on this car are alluring. I grew up in the Nineties and Aughts, so to me a “fast AWD car” is still the turn-of-the-millenium Audi S4. Amazingly, both cars make the same horsepower 250. But while that S4 needed 30 valves, two turbos, and six cylinders to make that power out of liters, the Mazda gets the same out of a inline four. And it does it lower in the rev range. And it makes a good deal more torque, too, 310 against 258 lb-ft. And the Mazda weighs less, too! A 2000 Audi S4 was 3384 pounds with the manual transmission. A new Mazda3 Turbo AWD is 3393 with the mandatory automatic. It’s not like that’s all a question of luxury this Mazda3’s interior is draped in leather just like that Audi on that frosty morning, snow coming down and blanketing the Finger Lakes, it did all that I wanted it to do. It let me turn off traction and stability control and slide to my heart’s content. I could pin my foot to the floor and get the car sideways, I could lift off the throttle and trim the line, dipping the nose of the car in. I could transition, I could tip the car in deep and power my way out of it. It was all I wanted out of an all-wheel drive car in the OrloveThis, of course, is missing the point of the Mazda3 Turbo. It is very clearly not a Mazdaspeed3, in name or in spirit. Mazda doesn't want it to be. Mazda wants this car to be a premium car more than it wants it to be a performance is where things get all comes down to Mazda focusing this car on luxury and dialing it back that final degree from being purely sporty. This is still a 300-hp hatchback. Just because it has some leather and an automatic transmission doesn't make it, like, luxury. Even if it is luxurious, it doesn't have the presence of, say, an Audi, Infiniti, or designed this car with that sort of comfort in mind. Powerful as the engine is, it's tuned for low-end grunt, for driving around town. By contrast, a GR Corolla's engine feels like it's coming apart at the seams. A Civic Type R races towards redline. The Mazda3 is a rocketship, sure, but it doesn't have that same sense of attitude. Like a luxury car, Mazda just wanted it to be effortless to drive and always have enough power. Like with the CX-5 signature, Mazda is trying to see if fundamentally good dynamics and great styling combined with some extra power can make a mainstream car feel like a luxury is asking you to take a leap with it, because when you present the world with a 300-hp hatchback, it's going to read as a hot hatch. I just don't know if I can suspend my thing is that this Mazda3 Turbo isn’t in the same conversation when we bring up cars like the Honda Civic Type R or Toyota GR Corolla. It makes sense once you drive them. The Mazda isn't as raw, as direct as those cars in feel, even if they're aligned in stats. Power is in the same league, performance on paper is in the same category. They are all the same size, just about, they are all pricey. A top-trim Mazda3 Turbo AWD, in this case $36,010 with destination and $595 of red paint, runs as much as a base GR Corolla. A WRX or Hyundai Elantra N are right on the same echelon as the Mazda, though the ultra-sporty Civic lives in the low- to OrloveRaphael OrloveI took Mazda at its word and used this hatchback as, well, a hatchback. I took it to the store. I drove it to the next town over. I ran all my errands and stuffed it full of stuff and sat in the back and ran it on the highway, on flat straights, up long grades, and over twisting mountains in the OrloveRaphael OrloveAnd do you know what? It was comfortable, relaxing, and thoughtful. Mazda remains committed against touch screens. While there is a big digital display, what looks like an iPad glued to the dash, you get to everything with a clicky spinny dial mouse on the center it wasn't was luxurious. Drive something like a Genesis and you will be shocked at how much more comfortable it is. The higher quality interior adds price to those cars, but the suspension tuning doesn't. There are much more cultured cars on sale than this OrloveMy biggest apprehension was visibility. As handsome as this design is, the back seats are a cave, basically, and there isn’t a ton of glass in the rear half of the car. Somehow it wasn’t too bad keeping myself from merging into oncoming traffic, and the back seats weren’t as tight as I expected. There was even a good amount of room in the rear cargo area. It’s no Prius, but it could have been OrloveRaphael OrloveRaphael OrloveWhat I didn’t anticipate was the fuel economy. It was awful! I barely scraped out 24 mpg with this car, no matter how I drove it. Highway driving, getting around town, even on my long stretches when I wasn’t doing donuts in every snowy pull-out, nothing improved. This, with a car that needs premium gas. It’s expensive! A 600-mile round trip like the one I did would cost a bit over $100 at New York’s average around $4/gal. Any Californians reading this would have it worse. The same kind of drive, say, LA to Yosemite and back, would run you $ OrloveAnd here is my fundamental question If you are driving a car that asks as much of you as a real, hardcore, all-wheel-drive performance car, shouldn’t it trust you like a real, hardcore, all-wheel-drive performance car? If I’m going to go through the trouble of paying this kind of money, both at the dealer and at the pump, shouldn’t I get a car that is well and truly unhinged when I want it to be?I don’t know. Against a Hyundai N, this Mazda is so much more luxurious and so much less garish. Against a WRX, it’s lower and sportier, though it misses out on the Subaru’s optional third pedal and better ground clearance. Against the Corolla it is more refined and against the Honda it’s… well, it’s cheaper. This Mazda3 is more comfortable, more stylish than all those cars. It is as powerful and almost as fun, and more adult, Mazda3 falls into a weird gap in the market. It’s not raw enough to fit in with the hardcore hot hatch crowd, and it’s not prestigious enough to fit in with the luxury car crowd. It’s certainly too thirsty to be a simply practical car, not that you’d buy the turbo AWD 3 if you were looking for pure think you could argue that if Mazda gave this 3 a manual transmission and a cable-actuated handbrake it would move into the same conversation as cars like the Civic Type R or Hyundai Elantra N or GR Corolla. All those sport compacts, if I’m honest, offer a greater degree of control to the driver. The GR Corolla, in particular, lets you futz around with torque splits and performance modes not seen on the Mazda, to say nothing of its three pedals and handbrake this Mazda around that snowy parking lot, I’m not sure I missed any of that. The fundamentals with this thing are so car market is experiencing a kind of renaissance for sport compact cars right now. We are not short of options from Toyota, Honda, even Hyundai. Why Mazda gets overlooked is a bit of a EditorRoad & Track's Deputy Editor who once got a Dakar-winning race truck stuck in a sand dune, and rolled a Baja Bug off an icy New York road, and went flying off Mount Washington in a Nissan 240SX rally car, and... CARLOS LAGO SINGING Mazda is what got- SPEAKER 1 SINGING I said, remember- CARLOS LAGO Mazda 3- it's a little windy today, huh? The Mazda 3 has been a perennial favorite of ours. So much that we've had examples from two previous generations in for a long term test. For those unfamiliar, our long term test is where we own and operate a vehicle for a year just like you would to see how it stands up for that first year of ownership. Now this generation the Model 3 debuted in 2019 and had a few substantial changes that we felt were appropriate for a long term evaluation. First there was a change from a multi-link rear suspension to a torsion-beam rear suspension. How would that affect ride and handling? Then there was that new interior. It looked really glossy in photos, but how would it stand up to the rigors of daily use? And the same goes for that available all wheel drive system. The Mazda 3 is one of the few vehicles in the segment with one to offer. Before we get started, though, make sure to give us a like, comment, and subscribe if you like these kind of videos and check out the links below for more about our long term test program. Also visit to get an instant cash offer on your car, truck, or SUV. Regular viewers know that we like to purchase vehicles for the purpose of long term evaluation, but with the amount of vehicles that we test and evaluate you can imagine that gets pretty expensive. So in some cases we'll borrow vehicles from manufacturers for the test. That's exactly what happened with this Mazda 3. This is a 2020 preferred trim with all wheel drive. It's painted in this very photogenic, soul crystal red metallic paint. The soul crystal red really aligns my chakras. And that preferred trim is one step below the premium trim. So that means it has all the safety features that you can get on the 3, plus some other niceties like faux leather, heated front seats, and an upgraded stereo. It costs just under $28,000 with destination. Now, we like to get a minimum of 20,000 miles on a vehicle in that free year of ownership, but as you can remember, some stuff happened last year that prevented us from doing so. We tried our best though, and at the time of this recording we have about 16,000 miles on the odometer. What was it like to live with? Well, we have a pretty diverse staff, so sometimes opinions can be mixed on a car. But that wasn't the case with the Mazda 3's interior. Everybody loved this interior. From the fit and finish and overall premium appearance this interior has, the material selection and the quality of everything just feels more elevated than most of the vehicles in this segment and that actually makes sense given the generally higher price the Mazda 3 commands versus its rivals. As for how it wore over time, we see no premature signs of wear on the seats or any of the high touch points like you sometimes get with other cars, let's say. The only thing that really looks grimy is this piano black material on the dash, and that's what you get every time you get piano black in your car. Stop putting piano black in interiors, automakers, please. It's ugly. As for functionality, everybody really enjoyed the cabin space and trunk space. That trunk actually grew in terms of storage volume by a cubic foot versus the previous generation, and part of that has to do with that rear suspension change. Torsion-beam generally is easier to package and makes more space back there. Amy, our video production manager, actually was able to use this to drive across country with suitcases and a big German shepherd. Our team was split on two areas. The first is the engine. Some felt at the 186 horsepower from this naturally aspirated two and half liter four cylinder was entirely sufficient for a city runabout. Others, though, felt it lacked a little something that you get from the comparable engine in the Honda Civic. That's a turbo charged one and half liter four cylinder. It makes less power on paper, the Honda engine, but that turbo feels nicer in the real world. And it also manages to be quicker in our acceleration testing figures. Here's the big takeaway, if you drive a Mazda 3 and find that it needs a little more oomph, that's something that you can fix with some money. For 2021, Mazda offers a turbocharged four cylinder for the 3 that gives you up to 250 horsepower, which should satisfy all your giddy up needs. The other area of disagreement was the rear suspension. This generation, as we mentioned, of the Mazda 3 comes with a torsion-beamer suspension, which tends to be less sophisticated and cheaper to produce than the multi-link that you would get in previous generations of the Mazda 3. Some members on staff found the ride to be a little too firm for a city-based economy car, while others thought the general added impacts were in line with the sporty handling characteristics you'd expect from a Mazda. And as for driving fun, yeah, this isn't as exciting as previous Mazda 3s, but it's entirely sufficient for, again, a city commuter car. But now let's hear from other members of the team on their experiences with the Mazda 3. TRAVIS LANGNESS I'm a big fan of the Mazda 3. I've really enjoyed having it in our fleet. I think it's one of the most refined vehicles in the segment. The interior is amazing. And now you've got the Mazda 3 turbo, which is a big favorite of mine. CAMERON ROGERS The Mazda 3 is one of my very favorite small cars. If I was in the market, I'd definitely consider buying one. The interior makes you feel like $1,000 when you get inside, and the exterior is gorgeous, especially in soul red crystal. There's only one issue, I'm 6' 4" and the small door openings make it difficult to enter and exit, and the eliminated interior room hampers that as well. It's not something that would prevent me from buying it, but it's something I'd have to consider. REX TOKESHI-TORRES Tech is very near and dear to my heart. And while the Mazda 3 didn't have any hiccups early on in its stays with us, it did start getting a little bit glitchy towards the end. And while the rotary knob is easy enough to use, having a touchscreen wouldn't hurt. At one point in time Mazda offered you a touchscreen that you could interface with when you were at a stop. I implore you to please bring that back. And even though you don't get a touchscreen, the sharp, bright, wide screen layout made Android Auto and Apple CarPlay present their best. CARLOS LAGO As in the time of this recording there were two recalls for the 2020 Mazda 3. The first were for fasteners on the brake calipers that weren't correctly torque during assembly. That one didn't affect our car. The second one did though. You see, like many new cars, the Mazda 3 has a collision mitigation system that automatically applies the front brakes when it senses a collision is imminent. And there was a recall for the sensors that could send a false positive that would trigger that system. The car stops itself whether you want it to or not. One editor noticed while driving this car that the system was flashing alert on the dash. Another of our team member, Ryan, our reviews editor, was cruising along at about 40 miles an hour, the system triggered from a false positive, and the brakes automatically applied in what would be an emergency stop. Now, that was scary. Fortunately the car behind him was able to take evasive action so there wasn't a collision. But as you can imagine, we were pretty hesitant to drive the car after that. We weren't alone because Mazda issued a recall for that exact same issue the same week. Once the fix was ready, we took the 3 to the dealer who addressed the problem. We got the car back and the system worked flawlessly for the rest of the Mazda's stay in our fleet. A quick word about emergency braking systems. Most cars have these features on and a number of us have experienced these kind of false positives before. This is the first time we've experienced on a long term vehicle that has had a recall applied to it. Kind of wish we could have a kill switch for all these features in new cars. You get a level gauge for your windshield washer fluid. Sits at the dipstick. Easy to access. What's this do? The Mazda 3 requires maintenance visits around every 10,000 miles or so. And it's this kind of stuff you could do at home if you were mechanically inclined. We like to go to dealership service departments to closer mimic what a normal consumer would experience. But in the case of the Mazda, when it was time to get the first service, the dealership was entirely booked. So we went to an independent shop and paid about $100 for five quarts of synthetic oil, an oil filter, air filter, tire rotation, and labor associated with all that stuff. How cool was that bird flying around squawking at me I'm trying to talk to camera? As for the rest of reliability, the fit and finish on the Mazda 3 was solid and nothing else broke. SPEAKER 1 What about that little fellow? CARLOS LAGO That guy? I wouldn't worry about that guy. It's the fuel economy section. Now, because of the events of 2020, the Mazda 3 spent most of its life in our test driving around Los Angeles with the occasional road trip mixed in. Because of that we didn't have the highest of hopes for its fuel economy. That said, it averaged 28 MPG over the course of its stay with us, matching the combined rating from the EPA. Its best fill, though, was 38 MPG, and that was achieved over a driving distance of 333 miles on a single tank, and that's much better than the EPA'S highway estimate. What's most impressive about all that is that this is an all wheel drive Mazda 3, and all wheel drive generally gets worse fuel economy. The front wheel drive Mazda 3 is rated at two MPG higher under the combined test cycle. So, good on you, Mazda. Still smells good. So, what's our Mazda 3 worth now? Well, the only way to know for sure is, actually, by selling it. But by using the Edmunds appraisal tool, which you can find at you can get a value for your car that includes mileage, location, region, condition, and so on. After tallying it up for our Mazda 3, and that includes the higher than average mileage, we got a private party value of $19,500 roughly, and a trade in value of roughly $17,500. Now that's a touch over 30% depreciation, which according to our data, is slightly higher than what you would find in an equivalent Honda Civic. Oh- SPEAKER 1 Having fun? CARLOS LAGO Getting too old for this. Now we've reached the conclusion of our long term test, and this generation of the Mazda 3, like the one before it, and the one before that, are still favorite compact cars of ours. There were some deficiencies with this one. We had some complaints about the engine and some complaints about the ride quality and one kind of hairy recall issue. But after that was addressed, looking at this car on balance, when you take into account its craftsmanship fit and finish, the way it looks, and the overall driving experience, this is still a really good compact car. If you're looking for a car like this, the Mazda 3 should be near the top of your list. If you didn't like this video, go ahead and comment, and if you did, like this video, reply to that first guy or girl's comment, and give us like and subscribe too. We'd really appreciate. It lets us know we're doing something right. Be sure to visit the links below to see more about our long term program and other things at Edmunds, and also visit to get an instant cash offer on your car. 1Requires i-Activ AWD. 2Requires i-Activ AWD with Turbo engine. 3TSR functionality may not be compatible with all regional road signs in Canada. 4Connected vehicle service is available for a 2-year trial period from your vehicle’s in-service date; a paid subscription is required upon expiry of the trial period. Requires MyMazda App on a compatible smartphone, a working vehicle electrical system including battery, wireless coverage and GPS satellite signal. Services, connectivity and capabilities vary by conditions as well as geographical and technical restrictions. See for details. Remote engine start/stop is only available with automatic transmission. 5To use the navigation system, the SD card containing the map information needs to be inserted in the SD card slot. 6Certain vehicles may be equipped with Mazda Harmonic Acoustics including 8 speakers without SiriusXM option package, instead of the Bose Premium Sound System with SiriusXM. Please see your dealer for feature availability. 7SMS text functionality is a part of Mazda Connect and are only compatible with certain devices. 8Garnet Red Interior includes Garnet Red Leather upholstery, accent stitching in red, exterior mirrors in Jet Black Mica and 18-inch alloy wheels with black finish. 9Estimated fuel economy based on Government of Canada’s approved, revised 5-cycle testing method. Your actual fuel consumption may vary depending on how, where and when you drive. For comparison purposes only. 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