AUGUST 23 - 29 | 2019
Ŷ ANOTHER LEVEL: The Mazda3 sedan has smooth fastback lines.
New Mazda3 sedan: better than ever cal space. The 60/40 rear seatbacks can be lowered by using pull-tabs located on either side at the top of the boot. They don’t quite fold flat. All models have push-button engine start, electric parking brake with auto hold, i-stop automatic spot/start and childproof rear door locks. G20 Pure and G20 Active have cloth seats, all others get leather and powered driver’s seat. G25 models have proximity unlocking. ENGINES / TRANSMISSIONS The engines are revised versions of the Mazda SkyActiv-G 2.0-litre and 2.5-litre naturally-aspirated four-cylinder units. The G20 generates 114 kW of power and 200 Nm of torque. The G25 has outputs of
139 kW at 6000 rpm and 252 Nm at 4000 and also comes with cylinder deactivation which allows it to run on two cylinders in light driving conditions to reduce emissions and fuel consumption. All models are offered with six-speed manual or six-speed automatic transmissions – many other brands only give you a manual in entry-level variants. Something for the future is the innovative SkyActiv-X engine bringing together the best of diesel and petrol power, resulting in high torque for responsiveness, and seamless, highly controllable driving. This may arrive later this year, though possibly not till 2020.
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MAZDA3 has been a consistently high By ALISTAIR KENNEDY seller throughout its 15 years on the Australian market, often contesting the top spots in sedans and hatches are reacting by adoptboth its small-medium category as well as ing a lower and sleeker, fastback styling. So it is with the Gen Four Mazda3. We found the overall sales. The latest, fourth generation, model ar- rear of the hatch a little heavy with its bulky rived here in February this year in five-door C-pillar and much prefer the smoother lines hatchback form with the four-door sedan of the sedan. joining it a few months later. The previous Neo and Maxx names have INTERIOR Rear seat passengers in the sedan get been dropped and replaced with new titles based on the two engine sizes: 2.0-litre G20 more legroom than the shorter hatch as well Pure, G20 Evolve, G20 Touring and 2.5-litre as a two air vents and drop-down armrest with twin cup holders. G25 Evolve, G25 GT and G25 Astina. Cargo space in the sedan’s boot is now 444 litres, up from the previous 408 litres in STYLING As tall, boxy SUVs have grown in popular- the superseded model. It’s also very accesity it seems that designers of conventional sible with a wide aperture and open practi-
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