MSRP: $19,300 Destination: $795 Options Pricing: 6-speed AT - $850 SiriusXM Satellite Radio with free 4-month subscription - $430 Fog Lights - $350 Auto dimming mirror with Compass and Homelink - $200 Crystal White Pearl Mica Paint - $200 Interior Lighting Kit - $200 All-Weather Floor Mats - $100 (Carpeted Floor Mats are Standard) Rear Bumper Step Plate - $60 Wheel Locks - $55 PZEV Emissions - $0 Engineering: Engine Type: In-Line 4-Cylinder Engine Block/Cylinder Head: Aluminum-Alloy Displacement (cc):1,998 Horsepower @ rpm: 154@6000 RPM (Non-PZEV = 155 HP) Torque (lb.-ft. @ rpm): 148@4,100 Redline (rpm): 6,500 Bore and Stroke (mm): 83.5x91.2 Compression Ratio: 12.0:1 Valvetrain: 16-valve VVT Direct Injection Drive-by-Wire Throttle System Front-Wheel Drive CARB Emissions Rating: PZEV Federal Emissions: Tier II/Bin5 Direct Ignition System Transmissions: Gear Ratios 6-Speed Manual Transmission 1st: 3.363 2nd: 1.947 3rd: 1.300 4th: 0.971 5th: 0.795 6th: 0.645 Final Drive: 4.105 Reverse: 3.385 6-Speed Automatic Transmission (available) 1st: 3.552 2nd: 2.022 3rd: 1.452 4th: 1.000 5th: 0.708 6th: 0.599 Final Drive: 3.893 Reverse: TBA Calculated RPM@ 60 mph (MT/AT): 2,136/1,881 Body/Suspension/Chassis: Unit-Body Construction MacPherson Strut Front Suspension Independaqnt Multi-link Rear Suspension Stabilizer Bar (mm., front/rear): TBA/TBA Electro-Hydraulic Power-Assisted Steering (EHPAS) Steering Wheel Turns, Lock-to-Lock: 2.94 Steering Ratio: 16.2:1 Turning Diameter, Curb-to-Curb (ft.): 35.8 ft. Power-Assisted Ventilated Front Disc/Solid Rear Disc Brakes (in.): 10.94/10.43 Wheels: 16x6.5 All-Season Tires: Bridgestone P205/55 R16 Temporary Mini Spare Tire Interior Measurements: Headroom (in., front/rear): 38.9/38.0 Legroom (in., front/rear): 42.0/36.2 Shoulder Room (in., front/rear): 54.9/54.0 Hiproom (in., front/rear): 53.7/53.2 Passenger Volume (cu. ft.): 94.6 Cargo Volume (cu. ft.): 17 (42.8 with rear seats down) Seating Capacity: 5 Exterior Measurements: Wheelbase (in.): 103.9 Length (in.): 177.4 Height (in.): 57.9 Width (in.): 69.1 Track (in., front/rear): 60.4/59.8 Curb Weight (lbs. MT/AT): 2,896/2,969 Weight Distribution (%, front/rear, MT and AT): 60/40 Cd: 0.29 EPA Mileage Estimates/Capacities: 5-Speed Manual (City/Highway): 27/38 5-Speed Automatic (City/Highway): 28/39 Crankcase (qt.): 4.2 without out filter chance and 4.4 with Coolant System (gal. MT/AT): 7.8/8.7 Fuel (gal.): 14.5 Required Fuel: Regular Unleaded
Passenger Volume (cu. ft.): 94.6 Cargo Volume (cu. ft.): 17 So it is a midsized car and gets 39mpg with an AT.. not bad.
I'd hardly call it midsize. It's firmly in the Compact segment. I think the high roofline and hatch are skewing the numbers. The head, hip, shoulder and legroom numbers are compact class.
The fact that one of the best handling cars in the class is now near the top in mileage as well... is OUTSTANDING!
+1. Though it's an '06 model, my Mom's 3 is on the smaller side of compact when it comes to passenger space - front and back are relatively tight. The current 3 (I have driven the sedan for work) is not much better. The 5-door's cargo space is quite adequate, however. Taken as a whole package, the 3 is great in 5-door form, less so in sedan form.
CRUABL21, please try reading the articles linked from the home page on this site so you can familiarize yourself with the basics. Generally the same techniques work similarly across a range of cars, and any advice specific to the Mazda3 is going to be in the nuances. So make sure you know the basics first, then feel free to come back with any questions. When you do have specific questions, please let us know a little bit more about your driving routes (highway? boulevard cruising? stop and go? long or short trips? hills?) and driving style so we can help you out. And do you have the manual or the automatic? Without knowing these things all we can do is refer you to the general advice.
Hi All: Just passing along a little info that this car in sedan format is being readied for one of those special kind of drives with its 12:1 CR based SKYATIV-G engine and 6-speed SKYATIV-MT technology leading the way. It will be going after the gasoline engine powered everything, hybrid powered everything and diesel powered everything in a really big way I have been working with Mazda Techs, Engineers, Execs, Mgmt and PR people for the past two weeks and it is turning into something really cool Others involved in the project in alphabetical order include: CleanMPG Eureka! Goodyear MAMA Motorola Mobility ScanGauge Soon, very soon Wayne
Did Mazda ever resolve the clutch wear issue with previous 3's? I was looking into them a month or so ago...mostly out of idle curiosity...and read a huge number of posts complaining of clutches going out early (30,000mi) for no apparent reason. It sounded like there may have been some relationship to bad motor mounts, but it's hard to tell. Does anybody know enough to confirm or quash that concern?
Hi Tim: The Mazda3 i with SKYATIV-G and the SKYATIV-MT uses a new clutch and manual transmission assembly so any link to the past would be a step. I will let you know more about the new MT after 30 or so thousand shifts in the next 30 or so days Wayne
Hi Andrew: I tried to have Mike out on this one but it is going to be at least 20-days and he does not have the time. I had to schedule this with my son between his summer and fall semesters actually. I am sure you can imagine what that is going to be like Wayne
Hi Andrew: I just saw your reply to this from last year. 4-days before the launch it was canceled due to contractual reasons between GWR and Kia which stopped Mazda from performing the drive. In any case, are you up for a camping adventure or maximum speed (no more than the PSL of course) coast to coast drive later this summer possibly? I would love to have you along for another adventure of the type only CleanMPG members know how to do Wayne
