Mazda MAZDA3 News
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A New Zealand drifter plans to race a four-rotor Mazda 3 hatchback up Pikes Peak this June.
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Mazda 3 2-door hatchback patent hints at sporty coupe
Frameless doors and reinforced-plastic windows are mentioned as potential weight-saving tech for a coupe.
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First drive review: The 2021 Mazda 3 2.5 Turbo moves with maturity
The 2021 Mazda 3 2.5 Turbo is no MazdaSpeed3, but it doesn't try to be. Instead, it aims for refinement.
Kirk Bell -
Black flag: Mazda 3 TCR race program canceled before hitting the grid
Mazda was working on a budget race car for the IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge.
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
2021 Mazda 3 2.5 Turbo to start at $30,485
The 250-horsepower 2021 Mazda 3 2.5 Turbo will start at $30,485 as a sedan and $31,485 as a hatchback when it goes on sale later this year.
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2021 Mazda 3 2.5 Turbo revealed with 250 horsepower, AWD
The Mazda 3 sedan and hatchback will soon be available with a 250-horsepower turbo-4.
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The Mortymobile is about to hit California's roads, so be sure to look out for it.
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Mazda 3 TCR racer to enter 2020 Michelin Pilot Challenge
The Mazda 3 TCR racer comes with a 350-horsepower engine and 6-speed sequential transmission.
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Why Mazda is purging touchscreens from its vehicles
Tablet-like touchscreens have become the ubiquitous interfaces of choice, and they’re seemingly everywhere in daily life, on everything from thermostats to coffee makers and refrigerators. But Mazda really doesn’t think they belong in cars—or at least anywhere near the...
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Mazda CEO: No plan for Mazdaspeed 3, rotary sports car
Mazda on Wednesday unveiled a stylish new generation of its popular 3 hatchback and sedan but fans pining for a high-performance Mazdaspeed version are set for disappointment. Speaking to Drive at the reveal of the new 3 at the 2018 Los Angeles auto show, Mazda CEO Akira Marumoto said the company...
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2019 Mazda 3 brings premium look, tech to compact segment
These days, buying an affordable car doesn't mean you have to drive something whose reflection you'd rather not see when passing a wall of glass. This is thanks primarily to brands like Mazda which in recent years has been really pushing the design envelope for non-premium cars. The Japanese firm...
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2019 Mazda 3 spy shots
Mazda will unveil its next-generation Mazda 3 at the end of this month at the 2018 Los Angeles auto show, but a prototype has just been spotted and reveals many of the details. The prototype is for a Mazda 3 hatch but a sedan is also coming. Both body styles were previewed last week in a teaser...
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Mazda on Thursday provided a glimpse at the next-generation Mazda 3 sedan and hatch and confirmed the reveal for this month's 2018 Los Angeles auto show. Apart from a teaser photo and video, there aren't any additional new details to go on. However, Mazda has been dropping plenty of hints about its new 3 over the course of the past 12 months. The Kai concept car (shown below) unveiled at the 2017 Tokyo auto show previews the design and is said to closely resemble the production version. The concept was also built on the new SkyActiv-Vehicle Architecture, Mazda's latest modular platform which...
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Next-gen Mazda 3 previewed with Kai technology concept
Mazda on Wednesday at the 2017 Tokyo Motor Show unveiled a pair of concepts that preview upcoming technologies and design themes. One of these is in the form of a compact hatch and is essentially an early look at the next-generation Mazda 3. We’ve already driven a prototype for the next-gen...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
2020 Mazda 3 prototype first drive: Can spark-less engines ignite our passions?
In late August, exactly six next-generation 2020 Mazda 3 hatchbacks existed anywhere in the world. Each was a hand-built prototype, riding on a next-generation chassis and powered by a radical new 2.0-liter engine. We'll take two. But the car’s styling and design haven’t been...
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2019 Mazda 3 coming with world-first HCCI tech?
Fuel-saving Homogeneous Charge Compression Ignition (HCCI) technology has been in development for decades but could soon make an appearance in a production car. Early this year, it was reported that Mazda was looking to introduce an HCCI engine in 2018. Now, Motoring is reporting that the first...
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Mazda 3 hill-climb car hides a high-horsepower rotary secret
Through the trees, you hear it coming. It sounds like bees, and they're angry. And there are thousands of them. Don't worry, though, because it's not a horde of angry honeymakers intent on rebuilding their armies. Instead, it's an angry race car and it's here to dominate the surrounding hills. This...
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Report: Mazda to launch HCCI engine in 2018
Not all gasoline engines need spark plugs to ignite their fuel. A process called homogeneous-charge compression ignition (HCCI) uses compression to ignite the fuel, just like in a diesel engine. Several automakers have experimented with HCCI engines over the years, but Mazda may be the first to...
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The Mazda 3 has received a nip and tuck for the 2017 model but beyond the visual tweaks there is an interesting bit of new technology. So far Mazda has only announced the updated 3 for Japan, where the car is known as an Axela, but specifications for the United States should be similar. ALSO SEE: Subaru prices updated 2017 BRZ from $26,315 The tweaks are hard to spot but include a revised grille and new headlights with available LED technology. The changes are even more subtle at the rear with only some new surfacing on the bumper visible. In the cabin, the designers have attempted to make...
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2016 Mazda 3 Cuts Base Model, Adds Equipment
Mazda announced today that its the compact 3 sedan and hatchback gets a lower starting price and more equipment for 2016. That said, the starting price of the 2016 Mazda 3 actually increases because last year's base model, the SV, is dropped. That leaves the Sport as the entry model, and it is the...
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Mazdaspeed 3 Concept Coming To 2015 Frankfurt Auto Show: Report
One of the stars of this September’s 2015 Frankfurt Auto Show could turn out to be a concept previewing an all-new Mazdaspeed 3 hot hatch to rival the Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] Focus RS, Honda Civic Type R and Volkswagen Golf R—yes, after a few lean years, hot hatch buyers are...
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Mazdaspeed 3 Arrival To Coincide With 2017 Mazda 3 Facelift: Report
We’ve heard that a new Mazdaspeed 3 based on the latest-generation Mazda 3 is in the works, and that it could be fitted with an all-wheel-drive system to help give it the edge over the front-wheel-drive Volkswagen Golf GTI and Ford Focus ST—potentially allowing it to target the likes of...
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New Mazdaspeed 3 To Go All-Wheel Drive?
Mazda has just unveiled a stylish new generation of its popular Mazda 3 hatchback and sedan but hasn’t--officially--made mention of a high-performance Mazdaspeed version just yet. We’ve heard through the grapevine however that a Mazdaspeed 3 (a Mazda 3 MPS to readers outside the U.S.)...
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2014 Mazda 3 Sedan: Official Details, Photos And Video
Official details for the all-new 2014 Mazda 3 sedan have finally hit the Web, revealing the stylish compact from virtually every angle. As expected, the redesigned sedan shares its styling with the 2014 Mazda 3 hatchback revealed last month, except for its trunk section, which adopts a traditional...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran