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NOVEMBER 4 - 10, 2016
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A LITTLE AGRO: The new Mazda3 has taken on a confidently aggressive appearance - especially in SP25 GT format.
Best-seller out to maintain Mazda’s winning ways By DEREK OGDEN can only add to its appeal to buyers. Available as a sedan or hatch in Neo, Maxx, Touring, SP25, SP25 GT and Astina grades, the entry-level Neo price stays at $20,490, plus on-road costs, with other models taking cuts of between $1000 and $1500 from the previous model. With the choice of two engines, the 2.0-litre petrol, with 114 kW of power and 200 Nm of torque, is available on Neo, Maxx and Touring grades. The more powerful 2.5-litre petrol engine, with 138 kW and 250 Nm, comes standard on SP25, GT and Astina variants. The 2.2 litre turbo-diesel engine has
been deleted due to lack of buyer interest in Australia. Mazda3 is available with a choice of either a six-speed manual or six-speed automatic. On test was the Mazda3 SP25 GT with auto, selling for $31,990. The new Mazda3 carries through the company’s Kodo design theme, now a constant across the auto maker’s complete range of vehicles. A mildly reworked front end, Mazda says, is designed to give the Mazda3 a wider look, thus a sense of stability and confidence in the car for driver and passengers alike. There’s a new deeper front grille and LED headlamps and foglights bringing the latest
in technology to bear. The SP25 GT takes on electric folding mirrors and its own design alloy wheels. An updated cabin interior includes a simplified instrument design and a new steering wheel. USB inputs have been moved to the centre console and an electric parking brake is now standard. The instrument panel now has a threedimensional shape, the door handle bezel uses a sharper design and the satin chrome plated air-conditioning louvre bezels take a similar look. Black or white leather upholstery is available.
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LIKE the Queensland State of Origin rugby league team, the Mazda3 has continued to feed off a winning formula for more than a decade. Regarded by the Japanese auto maker as ‘The Mazda’, the small car has become the brand’s most popular model around the world. The current Mazda3 arrived in Australia at the start of 2014 as the third model to join Mazda’s new-generation product line-up. Now the new version has gained the latest in small-car styling, plus a raft of innovations, including G-Vectoring control, Mazda’s new-generation vehicle dynamics technology, and price cuts that
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