Got to be honest, love the fact that this is one of the smaller modern-day compact sedans. I want a compact. Honestly sick & tired of so many other automakers making mid-size cars just slightly smaller, labeling them as "compacts," and then selling them by advertising such things as how roomy the rear seats are; or how huge the trunk is. If I wanted a Mid-size sedan, I'd buy one. Been going on a few years now, with numerous brands. Happy to see Mazda not pulling that BS.
I know, who needs back seats that fit a normal size human comfortably. Cramped, unusable seats is what we want. They're awesome! Lol. By the way, the new civic, with very comfortable, useable back seats, is 184 inches long. This mazda 3 with cramped, terrible back seats? 183.5 inches. So you might want to rethink your entire argument.
@@MuradMuradov717 What he said was he was happy that mazda wasn't "pulling that bs". But the civic is only a half inch longer than the mazda, and yet has usable back seats. So the mazda isn't smaller, it just has crappy back seats. He's completely wrong.
I have the 2021 3Turbo 2.5 (not Premium package) and it is a very fun car to drive. The steering and handling in this car is underrated. It excels in hard sweeping turns. The sore point are the Bridgestone Turanza tires. They get very noisy soon and before you know it your once quiet refined 3 Turbo is loud and raucous from excessive road noise.
Exactly what mine came with stock and you're right. I replaced mine with Michelin Pilot Sports (can't remember exact model, but the high performance all season version) and things are better all around now...noise, grip around corners and even a bit more comfort. I considered going with wider wheels and tires, but with the way the AWD drive system glues this car to the road I think all that would accomplish is more tire noise and slightly worse fuel economy..all for looking a bit better? Nawh, not worth it.
I have the hatch version and the rear seats are just at the useable level for anyone 6ft or under (I'm 6'1" and can sit behind myself, just barely) but not really that comfortable for anyone unless the trip is an hour or less. If you have young kids with car seats or regularly carry backseat passengers there are better compact options..but the Corolla hatch isn't one of them. To me it felt even tighter on legroom versus the Mazda 3 hatch. Sedan may be better, but doesn't interest me at all.
Excellent review!, I just ordered mine the same as this one, Grey, White interior, turbo, 2023. Mine will arrive this week, by the way in Mexico cost Only 28,000 Dollars
You’re lookin good in it! You should join the 4th gen club! :) Been very very happy with my 6-speed 3 hatch. Manual is also a great transmission to drive and shifter and clutch feel very natural. Though you can tell it’s geared for fuel economy, especially from how far apart first and second gears are. Still fun to drive though. And I also love Mazda’s interior design philosophy of minimal info in the gauge cluster and click wheel infotainment. After a while, it gets built into your muscle memory how many clicks it takes to do common tasks. Wish I had that 360 cam on mine😭 Oh and also, I’m kinda used to the hatch visibility after a while, and I’ve indeed carried around non-amputated average-sized passengers in my back seat and they haven’t complained lol.
"And I also love Mazda’s interior design philosophy of minimal info in the gauge cluster and click wheel infotainment.” You have to love it, because what’s your other choice? But that’s changing, because other customers aren’t as easy to please as you are. Watch the next redesign. Touch screens and gauge dials that are actually helpful are coming. Mazda has to catch up. “I’m kinda used to the hatch visibility after a while” Tell me they screwed up the visibility without telling me. That’s an embarrassing statement for Mazda. That statement alone should get them to improve visibility, which is a safety issue. It’s not something you should get “use to”. You either have it or don’t, and the Mazda 3, especially the hatch, don’t. “in my back seat and they haven’t complained” Then they were being nice. It’s terrible, and after actually sitting in the back seat of a new Mazda3, I’d feel awful for asking anyone I liked to sit back there. They should have made the car a 2 seater.
I've had my 2021 turbo hatch more than a year now and still haven't gotten used to the zero rear visibility. Even with the backseat down and headrests out of the way the rear window (part you can actually see out of) is too small to be trusted. Camera and Blindspot monitoring are must haves, and I'd be screwed if either ever goes out on me🙈 Wonderful car otherwise, and fair trade of form over function imo. Any design change that increased rear visibility significantly would ruin the unique styling.
U must’ve had a setting off I got the stock 2020 Mazda 3 fwd sedan an I have lane assist, I don’t use it j bc I don’t like my wheel turning by itself based on sensors but definitely has it and auto brakes, Id be surprised if that one didn’t. There’s a tons of settings to customize it’s cool fr it’s j a foreign language when u first get it.
I think without that massive chunk of plastic in the back bumper, this car would've looked even slicker! It looks very standard and not thought thru whereas the front is just beautiful 😁
I'll be totally honest, I'd rather not have any sort of lane centering system at all...good or bad. That and automatic braking (which has proven to be dangerous in many makes) are just trouble waiting to happen imo. Anyone who knows computer processing or electronics in general know they are prone to freaking out occasionally, especially with age. I'd rather pay attention and actually drive than face a scenario where my car swerves into the next lane and slams on the brakes against my will and without warning. Sure that may be an extreme scenario that isn't likely to happen, (many people do report auto braking issues causing quite the code brown in their underwear if you know what I mean) but without those systems it won't happen at all unless the nut behind the wheel loses their damn mind.😌 (Full disclosure, I have a 2021 Mazda 3 turbo hatch that has all these features..the only ones I willingly use are blind spot monitoring and auto hold at stoplights. I don't like the radar cruise. It's great in theory, but never behaves like regular cruise being manually manipulated by myself. I rarely ever tap the brakes to disengage cruise control unlike these auto systems which use way too much braking and don't think temporarily cutting throttle and coasting is an option..even set on the furthest following distance possible..smh.🙈)
@@rudrasensheorey95 To be honest, not great in city driving as I'm an impatient person with a lead foot. So somewhere around 19-20 mpg city, but I have gotten 35.8 mpg on a road trip which was mostly highway. You can theoretically get much better than both my numbers if you're a person who can stay off turbo boost most of the time, but I can't😊😂
No CVT and no cylinder deactivation in any Mazda. They do auto stop start which you can turn off. They are committed to traditional automatic gearboxes and will not change
So hard to justify the price when other manufacturers are offering as much or more for less… like, a fully loaded forte gt with the GT2 package is around $25,000, and you even get ventilated seats
It is its wireless 8.9" now whereas the 11.2 hyundai system makes you plug in a wire to use carplay or aauto so whats the point of the wireless charging hyundai? Wireless charge pad is a $200 dealer installed option on Mazdas and is actually usefull bc they all have wireless carplay.
If you cant be bothered to steer you should just get an Uber. I hate the buzzy steering wheels half the time i dont need to signal lane changes and these buzzy steering wheels are an uncomfortable distraction.
If you edit out every time you praise the interior you'd half the run time of the video. The interior is very nice, materials probably best in class, though I’m not as love with it as you are. I find the swoop (and double level of the dash) a little busy, way too much piano black, the fact the screen isn't touch screen is ridiculous, and 8 inches is simply too small. No power adjustments for the passenger seats in a 34,000 dollar car is embarrassing. The dial cluster is nice, but not near as customizable as several other cars in this class. Add to that unusable back seats, a smaller trunk than other compacts, and terrible visibility (hatch even worse), and for every positive for this car, there’s a negative to keep it company. Lastly, the trunk doesn't open on its own? You have to lift it? Cars 15,000 cheaper don't require you to lift the trunk. Unbelievable. Fun car, nice enough looking, strong engine. But it’s lacking in several areas, especially in practicality, again, with the hatch being even worse. But hey, look at all that leather!
Maybe I’m weird for this, but I highly prefer manual passenger seats. If I need something to fit, I’d much rather just slide the seat out of the way. Plus I have a pretty standard passenger, so once it is set it won’t really ever change much. But I take your point on that, I just personally prefer manual. I also don’t mind the infotainment or the lack of a touch screen. I hate that everyone loves touch screen because they’re generally a nuisance when you click something on accident or it glitches, not to mention the fingerprints. 100% with you on piano black. That stuff can die a miserable death. Personally I am ok with the size of this car. Other compacts are growing too much, to the point the mid size market is all but obsolete. My wife and I are the only two who are in the car 90% of the time. 5% we have a dog. The other 5% is a child. This would fit us just fine. I’m also fine with opening the trunk. I don’t find that to be a problem. Our current ‘21 escape opens on its own all the time and I loathe the auto open tech now. You have valid points but I like that the Mazda isn’t like every other option in the class. I’d be more inclined to buy this over many of the others because I prefer the driving experience it offers. I think it’s a unique option in the market- though I completely understand why other buyers would have a list of negatives for their situation.
index:
0:00-00:42 Intro
00:42-4:30 Exterior
4:30-5:40 Engine
5:40-14:45 Interior
14:45-23:41 POV Drive
23:41-25:12 Final Thoughts
I’m glad you crawled into the trunk to show its space. I’ve owned multiple small sedans and I could never fit my victims in the trunk.
Congrats, you’re officially being monitored by the FBI
@@jumbomuffin1316 1-2 bodies will still be under local authorities. Once you get to 3 then FBI takes over😂😂
They took the door off the cah so they couldn't give him an open door funeral.
😭😂
Dead or Alive?😂
how have they managed to squeeze those gorgeous sedan-lines into a compact package is beyond me... black magic by Mazda
Mazda works wonders! @mazdausa
Probably best performance sedan nowadays! affordable, reliable and fun to drivr! with a tune it should easily reach 300 hp
Got to be honest, love the fact that this is one of the smaller modern-day compact sedans. I want a compact. Honestly sick & tired of so many other automakers making mid-size cars just slightly smaller, labeling them as "compacts," and then selling them by advertising such things as how roomy the rear seats are; or how huge the trunk is. If I wanted a Mid-size sedan, I'd buy one. Been going on a few years now, with numerous brands. Happy to see Mazda not pulling that BS.
I know, who needs back seats that fit a normal size human comfortably. Cramped, unusable seats is what we want. They're awesome! Lol.
By the way, the new civic, with very comfortable, useable back seats, is 184 inches long. This mazda 3 with cramped, terrible back seats? 183.5 inches. So you might want to rethink your entire argument.
@@garytryan He just sent if he wanted a bigger car he’d buy a bigger car.
@@MuradMuradov717 What he said was he was happy that mazda wasn't "pulling that bs". But the civic is only a half inch longer than the mazda, and yet has usable back seats. So the mazda isn't smaller, it just has crappy back seats. He's completely wrong.
@@garytryan Got you. Whatever they did clicks with me better.
@@MuradMuradov717 No problem.
I have the 2021 3Turbo 2.5 (not Premium package) and it is a very fun car to drive. The steering and handling in this car is underrated. It excels in hard sweeping turns. The sore point are the Bridgestone Turanza tires. They get very noisy soon and before you know it your once quiet refined 3 Turbo is loud and raucous from excessive road noise.
Those are ones of the worst tires.
@@Jackinacox are they really?
Exactly what mine came with stock and you're right. I replaced mine with Michelin Pilot Sports (can't remember exact model, but the high performance all season version) and things are better all around now...noise, grip around corners and even a bit more comfort. I considered going with wider wheels and tires, but with the way the AWD drive system glues this car to the road I think all that would accomplish is more tire noise and slightly worse fuel economy..all for looking a bit better? Nawh, not worth it.
@@jbm0866facts I was gonna say j replace em my friend got the turbo cx-30 an it’s tires seem cool
The space in the rear seats actually seems to be very decent, 6.3 feet is a lot above the mean. Especially when it comes to kids' sizes and height.
I have the hatch version and the rear seats are just at the useable level for anyone 6ft or under (I'm 6'1" and can sit behind myself, just barely) but not really that comfortable for anyone unless the trip is an hour or less. If you have young kids with car seats or regularly carry backseat passengers there are better compact options..but the Corolla hatch isn't one of them. To me it felt even tighter on legroom versus the Mazda 3 hatch. Sedan may be better, but doesn't interest me at all.
We love the car. If you want even more aggressive power & better turning? Come see us! We got ya covered.
Will have to hit you guys up if I end up buying one!
i love Ramona s Mazda i feel so lucky everytime i get to sit next to her in the mazda 3
Great car forever
I know NY when I see it 🔥 Great review
Love the car. I think Mazda should have blacked out all the chrome to go with the black wheels and mirrors, other than that it is perfect
that’s with the hatchback!
@@Allcarnews I know, but I wish they did it with the sedan too
Was gonna say, get the hatch. I'm in love with mine. 2023 turbo too.
I agree. I wish they had a "black" package for the sedan and not just for the hatchback.
Excellent review!, I just ordered mine the same as this one, Grey, White interior, turbo, 2023. Mine will arrive this week, by the way in Mexico cost Only 28,000 Dollars
Congratulations
@@Allcarnews Thanks
How's it performing? Enjoying it?
@@TrafficCones Pretty good, its super smooth, silence inside, I like the power delivery no turbo lag :D
Hey , how did you get the car from Mexico?
Got a 2023 turbo. Sensational vehicle.
Excellent review. Thanks
Glad you enjoyed!
You’re lookin good in it! You should join the 4th gen club! :) Been very very happy with my 6-speed 3 hatch. Manual is also a great transmission to drive and shifter and clutch feel very natural. Though you can tell it’s geared for fuel economy, especially from how far apart first and second gears are. Still fun to drive though. And I also love Mazda’s interior design philosophy of minimal info in the gauge cluster and click wheel infotainment. After a while, it gets built into your muscle memory how many clicks it takes to do common tasks. Wish I had that 360 cam on mine😭
Oh and also, I’m kinda used to the hatch visibility after a while, and I’ve indeed carried around non-amputated average-sized passengers in my back seat and they haven’t complained lol.
May have to be a part of the club! Loved it!
"And I also love Mazda’s interior design philosophy of minimal info in the gauge cluster and click wheel infotainment.”
You have to love it, because what’s your other choice? But that’s changing, because other customers aren’t as easy to please as you are. Watch the next redesign. Touch screens and gauge dials that are actually helpful are coming. Mazda has to catch up.
“I’m kinda used to the hatch visibility after a while”
Tell me they screwed up the visibility without telling me. That’s an embarrassing statement for Mazda. That statement alone should get them to improve visibility, which is a safety issue. It’s not something you should get “use to”. You either have it or don’t, and the Mazda 3, especially the hatch, don’t.
“in my back seat and they haven’t complained” Then they were being nice. It’s terrible, and after actually sitting in the back seat of a new Mazda3, I’d feel awful for asking anyone I liked to sit back there. They should have made the car a 2 seater.
I've had my 2021 turbo hatch more than a year now and still haven't gotten used to the zero rear visibility. Even with the backseat down and headrests out of the way the rear window (part you can actually see out of) is too small to be trusted. Camera and Blindspot monitoring are must haves, and I'd be screwed if either ever goes out on me🙈 Wonderful car otherwise, and fair trade of form over function imo. Any design change that increased rear visibility significantly would ruin the unique styling.
I wish you could get the white interior in the hatchback.
That would be insane. You can in the CX-30 i believe.
Best car out there
U must’ve had a setting off I got the stock 2020 Mazda 3 fwd sedan an I have lane assist, I don’t use it j bc I don’t like my wheel turning by itself based on sensors but definitely has it and auto brakes, Id be surprised if that one didn’t. There’s a tons of settings to customize it’s cool fr it’s j a foreign language when u first get it.
Love the head checks lmao actual decent driver🫡
awesome.... 😍
I think without that massive chunk of plastic in the back bumper, this car would've looked even slicker! It looks very standard and not thought thru whereas the front is just beautiful 😁
yeah the hatchback is much sportier looking
It's a pity that there are no power mirrors and two power seats
Hello. Can you review the Mini Cooper JCW if given the chance. I plan on purchasing one in the very near future. Thank you in advance!
Would love to If i can get my hands on one!
This was gonna be my next car but got rid of the manual when they started doing turbo.
I live in a crowded city so automatic is fine for me
@Fabian6980 Seattle, same. Still worth it, especially here, when you leave the city. Hilly & curvy. How I like my roads & women.
I would be so paranoid I would ruin that white leather
As someone that owns white leather, you definitely will if it's a daily driver. I would rather stick to black leather from now on.
I'll be totally honest, I'd rather not have any sort of lane centering system at all...good or bad. That and automatic braking (which has proven to be dangerous in many makes) are just trouble waiting to happen imo. Anyone who knows computer processing or electronics in general know they are prone to freaking out occasionally, especially with age. I'd rather pay attention and actually drive than face a scenario where my car swerves into the next lane and slams on the brakes against my will and without warning. Sure that may be an extreme scenario that isn't likely to happen, (many people do report auto braking issues causing quite the code brown in their underwear if you know what I mean) but without those systems it won't happen at all unless the nut behind the wheel loses their damn mind.😌 (Full disclosure, I have a 2021 Mazda 3 turbo hatch that has all these features..the only ones I willingly use are blind spot monitoring and auto hold at stoplights. I don't like the radar cruise. It's great in theory, but never behaves like regular cruise being manually manipulated by myself. I rarely ever tap the brakes to disengage cruise control unlike these auto systems which use way too much braking and don't think temporarily cutting throttle and coasting is an option..even set on the furthest following distance possible..smh.🙈)
Hey I want to ask what mpg are you getting??
@@rudrasensheorey95 To be honest, not great in city driving as I'm an impatient person with a lead foot. So somewhere around 19-20 mpg city, but I have gotten 35.8 mpg on a road trip which was mostly highway. You can theoretically get much better than both my numbers if you're a person who can stay off turbo boost most of the time, but I can't😊😂
I hope Mazda never joins the horrible CVT route most others have adopted, Does this have cylinder de-activation?
No CVT and no cylinder deactivation in any Mazda. They do auto stop start which you can turn off. They are committed to traditional automatic gearboxes and will not change
It's a 4-cylinder there's really no point for that.
I wish the sedan was offered with a manual.
Supercar
Are there mods you can do to this car?
YES, a lot.
Check corkspurt ur welcome
@@MrLanceMonkey appreciate it boss🙏🏽
I went to test drive a 21 and the turn signals didnt breath like this one. Is it only on the premium plus model?
Hmm no, every new Mazda has them as of 2023- present
@@Allcarnewsthis is a 2022 and it was breathing no?
I believe that feature is on all 2022 models and up. ✌🏻
So hard to justify the price when other manufacturers are offering as much or more for less… like, a fully loaded forte gt with the GT2 package is around $25,000, and you even get ventilated seats
kia lol
Kia 😂😂😂😂
As much? More tech? Moves like a turd.
Kia has much less power, and notoriously easy to steal. Those motors also have bad carbon build up. No thanks.
60mph took about 6.5-7 seconds
All other car manufacturers need to pay attention, tons of ugly ass cars on the road. Mazda, beautiful.
Does this sedan comes with cylinder deactivation
No.
Good news
If only they updated the infotainment system system?
It is its wireless 8.9" now whereas the 11.2 hyundai system makes you plug in a wire to use carplay or aauto so whats the point of the wireless charging hyundai? Wireless charge pad is a $200 dealer installed option on Mazdas and is actually usefull bc they all have wireless carplay.
If you cant be bothered to steer you should just get an Uber. I hate the buzzy steering wheels half the time i dont need to signal lane changes and these buzzy steering wheels are an uncomfortable distraction.
Thats good lack of safety features i wanna control the car
If you edit out every time you praise the interior you'd half the run time of the video.
The interior is very nice, materials probably best in class, though I’m not as love with it as you are. I find the swoop (and double level of the dash) a little busy, way too much piano black, the fact the screen isn't touch screen is ridiculous, and 8 inches is simply too small.
No power adjustments for the passenger seats in a 34,000 dollar car is embarrassing. The dial cluster is nice, but not near as customizable as several other cars in this class. Add to that unusable back seats, a smaller trunk than other compacts, and terrible visibility (hatch even worse), and for every positive for this car, there’s a negative to keep it company.
Lastly, the trunk doesn't open on its own? You have to lift it? Cars 15,000 cheaper don't require you to lift the trunk. Unbelievable.
Fun car, nice enough looking, strong engine. But it’s lacking in several areas, especially in practicality, again, with the hatch being even worse. But hey, look at all that leather!
Maybe I’m weird for this, but I highly prefer manual passenger seats. If I need something to fit, I’d much rather just slide the seat out of the way. Plus I have a pretty standard passenger, so once it is set it won’t really ever change much. But I take your point on that, I just personally prefer manual.
I also don’t mind the infotainment or the lack of a touch screen. I hate that everyone loves touch screen because they’re generally a nuisance when you click something on accident or it glitches, not to mention the fingerprints.
100% with you on piano black. That stuff can die a miserable death.
Personally I am ok with the size of this car. Other compacts are growing too much, to the point the mid size market is all but obsolete. My wife and I are the only two who are in the car 90% of the time. 5% we have a dog. The other 5% is a child. This would fit us just fine. I’m also fine with opening the trunk. I don’t find that to be a problem. Our current ‘21 escape opens on its own all the time and I loathe the auto open tech now.
You have valid points but I like that the Mazda isn’t like every other option in the class. I’d be more inclined to buy this over many of the others because I prefer the driving experience it offers. I think it’s a unique option in the market- though I completely understand why other buyers would have a list of negatives for their situation.
What vehicle do you recommend 🤔
Touch screens while driving cause accidents.