Mazda3

[tidus1203]

hi,

we are planning to buy a new Mazda 3 in a month or so, i want to ask kung malakas ba gumamit ng gasolina ang mazda3? kasi according doon sa review mukang malakas 7km/l (malakas yata yan..)
has the engine improved?
is the aircon good? kahit medyo luma na ang car(3-4years)?

Sold ka na ba talaga sa Mazda 3? Baka naman you are open to other options like the Honda Civic or Mitsubishi Lancer which IMO are two of the best in the compact sedan class. The Lancer isn't out yet but for sure it will give the Civic (the current compact sedan king) a run for its money. The Mazda 3 used to be king, but when the Civic was released it was sidelined

[s_quilicot]

sir mazda 3 ka parin ba? all other brands of sedans is nagbabago na ng generation .. i dont think na best choice pa as of now ang mazda 3 ..
if ever maglalabas sila ng new generation ng mazda 3 baka mas ok pa po ..

:peace: po sa mazda 3 owners

[miaerr]

*ragsak i didn't expect na madami pala problema ng mazda 3 ngayon. we can probably check the car before getting the car.
hindi din naman yata ganoon kalamig ang aircon ng honda kumpara sa nissan hehe, we are finding the best aircon kasi (init init kasi sa manila)

*tidus1203 other sedans? probably sentra but it is quite expensive, for me i don't like honda because of its service (its kind of insulting when we went to their showroom)
lancer? after 2 years sira na ang aircon nila eh... mabilis mawala ang lamig ng mga mitsubishi cars

*s_quilicot maghihintay ako? :sleep1: baka naman ang next generation ng mazda 3 is 2010, i don't see any other better sedan cars kasi

thanks for your replies

[tidus1203]

Forget the Sentra, the most boring in the class. Siguro nga kung ayaw mo ng Civic, ayaw mo rin ng Lancer eh di Mazda 3 ka na nga pero wala lang siguro in this day and age nakakahinayang na bumili ng Mazda 3 (its old, and its specs are not up to the competition) maybe back in 2005 or 2006 it was a very good choice...

[miaerr]

meaning hindi na uso ang mazda3 these days?
city driving lang naman hehe kaya ok lang kahit mabagal ang car hehe

[tidus1203]

Di naman sa hindi uso, maybe what I was trying to say is for the same amount of money there are better choices which I have discussed above. Kung baga, the MZ3 is not the best value for the money in its class. But again, I will leave this upon you to decide as I have already stated my piece...

[parakitoJDM]

if u want the best balance of Comfort / Sporty Handling and style - Mazda3 still wins hands down.... eventhough it may have come out last 2004 it still wins comparos.... after all Mazda wants to be known as the BMW counter-part of Japan.


just read around among the US internet mag sites, they still pick the Mazda 3 (with the 2.3 li engine though) beating newly launched vehicles like the 2009 Toyota Corolla , and 2008 Mitsu Lancer. as well as 207 Honda Civic and Hyundai's Elantra

just make sure you don't race other cars in a straightline you should be okay (as the 1.6 clearly doesn't have enough horses to win Traffic light races) and remind yourself that it shares the same Platform as the WRC winning Ford Focus and with Volvo's S40 which is a car that's alot more expensive. so it really has good DNA so to speak :-)


the link on the whole article it goes as
http://www.motortrend.com/roadtests/...son/index.html


3's Good Company
Significantly freshened for 2007, the Mazda3 has been a staff favorite since it hit the scene back in 2004. Sure, we adore this little 3, but would its good graces be enough to top this list? Of course not-it would once again have to prove it was worthy of the crown. To the test sheets and notebooks!

Power for our 3s Grand Touring comes from a 2.3-liter twin-cam four, good for 156 horsepower and 150 pound-feet, numbers that place it midpack. As expected, acceleration times-0-to-60 in 8.5 and the quarter mile in 16.6 at 84.1-aligned accordingly, placing it second out of four. In objective handling and braking tests, though, the 3 "drinks the others' chocolate milk," as technical editor Reynolds puts it. Around the skidpad, the 3 runs circles around its competitors, gripping for 0.86 g, which equals the lateral acceleration of a Mini Cooper S. Figure eight? Posting a time of 27.5 seconds at 0.61 g, figure it the best here, not to mention superior to the Hemi-powered Dodge Charger R/T that dispatched 27.8 at 0.63 in last month's comparison. Perhaps most impressive is the Mazda's 60-to-0, which, at 112 feet, matches that of the all-new Pontiac G8 GT.

Out on the drive loop, our notes mirror these fantastic stats. "Always impressed by the dynamics," claims Loh, adding, "Steering feel is best of the group." Harwood opines, "This is the sportiest of the four, and the one I want." St. Antoine says, "Nothing else in this field feels so lively and well-planted-you can feel the racing DNA in the 3's bones."




Speaking of racing, Mazda sets up the 3's manual mode right-forward for downshifts, back for upshifts-giving it a feel befitting a racetrack. Alas, the tranny did occasionally suffer from "erratic gear tenacity," in which it refused to engage a higher or lower cog upon input. Besides that one niggle, there's little to carp about with the 3, particularly with its interior. The seating position is excellent and especially driver-focused, as all the controls have seemingly graduated from ergonomics school with honors. Further, interior detailing is posh and stylish, and such details as electroluminescent gauges and automatic climate control are uncommon features at this price point.

And what about that price point? Our topline GT starts at $20,830 and, with an auto-dimming mirror and a moonroof/Bose package, lists for $23,315. Keep in mind that includes leather, heated seats, and Xenon headlamps. We should also note that the slightly decontented Touring trim retails for $19,060.

Regardless of trim, the 3 manages to deliver the ultimate small-car driving experience. As St. Antoine states, "It feels an awful lot like another '3'-one that stickers for about twice the price." Not only did it win this test, but it did so with flying colors.