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Mazda Mazda3

Price $15,895 – $29,940
Fuel consumption 4.9 – 11.5 L/100km
The Car Guide rating 78%(view ratings)
The Mazda3 continues to be offered as a sedan or hatchback (Sport), with a multitude of trim levels. These start with the base version and its 2.0L engine, and goes all the way up to high-performance MazdaSeed and its 263-hp turbo. New for 2012 is the SKYACTIV version that includes a less fuel-hungry engine and new transmissions. SKYACTIV technology will soon be available on most Mazda models.
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Top 10Manual Gearbox to Survive in These Vehicles for 2025
The number of makes and models offering manual transmissions keeps shrinking due to poor sales, new emission regulations, incompatibilities with various driver assistance features and the increasing array of electric and hybrid vehicles, among other things. The 2025 model year will see the Jeep Gladiator, Volkswagen Golf GTI and Golf …
Pre-owned vehicles4 Cars that Will Make You Love the Manual Transmission
Manual transmissions are endangered species in new vehicles, and this has an inevitable impact on used vehicle inventories. While some driving enthusiasts and purists can’t help but shed a tear, other people don’t seem to care all that much. If you clicked the link to read this article, you probably …

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News2025 Mazda3 Gets Alexa and Little Else Ahead of Complete Redesign
The fourth-generation Mazda3 is not bowing out just yet. Instead, it’s back for a seventh year. The 2025 Mazda3 (sedan) and Mazda3 Sport (hatchback) models will arrive in dealerships by late July. The same two engines return, including a naturally aspirated 2.5-litre four-cylinder that produces 191 horsepower and a turbocharged …
News2024 Mazda3 Loses 2.0L Engine, Gains Power, Costs More
Mazda is making significant changes to its compact car lineup for the 2024 model year. The first Mazda3 Sport hatchbacks will arrive in Canadian dealerships this summer, followed by the first Mazda3 sedans in the fall. Most notably, the base 2.0-litre engine (155 horsepower, 150 lb-ft. of torque) has been …
NewsMany Popular Mazda Models to Get Suna Edition for 2024
As you probably know by now, Mazda ’s 2024 model lineup is expanding with the addition of the all-new CX-90 and CX-70. We’ve already driven the former and shared our first impressions, while the latter is expected to debut pretty soon. Other Mazda vehicles will have something new to offer, …
NewsAJAC Names Best Vehicles in Canada for 2023
The Automobile Journalists Association of Canada (AJAC) today announced the vehicles its members selected as the best in Canada for 2023 in each of 12 categories More than 250 vehicles were initially considered for this year's awards. Those newly designed, recently refreshed and carried over from the previous year were …
NewsThe Best Compact Cars of 2023
Despite being largely outsold by SUVs and crossovers, entry-level compact cars remain very popular vehicles in Canada. Which one is the best money can buy for 2023? The Car Guide has gathered its team of experts to identify the top three picks. Check them out right here! 1. Honda Civic …
NewsCompact Cars Get Mixed Reviews in New IIHS Side-Impact Test
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) last year implemented a new, tougher test to evaluate crashworthiness in lateral collisions. As it turned out, many compact SUVs and midsize SUVs didn’t get a passing grade. Now, compact cars are under the microscope, and the results are a mixed bag. In …
NewsGerman Experts Say Mazda3 Has the Best Human-Machine Interface
If you own or have read our many reviews of Mazda products, then you know that the whole human-machine interface is different from most other cars on the road today, which are built around some kind of touchscreen. And the multimedia system that powers the centre display is neither the …

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Focus on the Mazda 3 with Gabriel Gélinas
The Mazda 3 wins the Best Buy Award in its category in the 2020 Auto Guide. It has an athletic look, and the addition of the optional all-wheel-drive makes this compact a great upgrade to the Quebec market. Here is a car to discover under the keen eye of journalist …
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2019 Mazda3 unveiled in L.A.
We knew it was coming, and Mazda had teased us with some technical information, telling us the car would feature its revolutionary SKYACTIV-X engine , as well as an all-new platform and styling derived from the absolutely gorgeous Kai concept car it presented last year in Tokyo . Well it’s …
2001
Motoring TV 2001 Episode 25
Nissan's revival 2001 Kia Magentis/Mazda MP3/Protege5 dangers of over-inflation David Webb and his Rolls Royce Bill Gardiner on new viscosity oil Quebec politician wants car speed to be limited to 100km.
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REVIEW: 2 MINUTE TEST DRIVE 1972 MAZDA RX-3
Russ hits the track with his first race car, the Mazda RX-3, one of the cars that put rotary power on the world stage. Today these cars have reached iconic status worldwide Russ says it doesn't turn very well and it doesn't brake very well. So what does he love …
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2014 Mazda3
When it was updated last year, the Mazda3 finally got sleek lines to match the Japanese brand’s other products. Now, both the sedan and hatchback versions of this Mazda compact are very attractive.
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2014 Compact Cars Comparison Test
Compact cars are the most popular cars on the market. To take stock of this ever-evolving segment, we have decided to compare and evaluate the seven most in-demand models : Ford Focus, Volkswagen Jetta, Hyundai Elantra, Honda Civic, Toyota Corolla, Mazda3 and Kia Forte.