2015 Mazda 3 2.5L Manual Hatchback

From the October 2016 issue Mazda is an unusual car company. Its engineers just spent eight years developing a system called G-Vectoring Control that effectively trail-brakes for the driver, ever-so-slightly cutting engine torque on corner entry to transfer load onto the front wheels, thereby improving steering response. They hope and expect that nobody will notice. When developing its new CX-9 crossover, Mazda made the smart decision on behalf of its buyers to install a turbocharged four instead of a V-6. Then it optimized that engine for the user profile of large-crossover buyers, sacrificing power at the top end—where few three-row pilots/parents will ever venture—for the low-end torque they’ll use in daily commuting. Our long-term Mazda 3 predates G-Vectoring Control, and the car was powered by a naturally aspirated version of the CX-9’s turbocharged four. But it is obviously designed and engineered by the same clever people making similarly enlightened decisions. With its comprehensive small-car goodness and uncommonly luxurious feel for its class and price, the current 3 has piled up three 10Best trophies and four comparison-test wins. Long-term tests don’t usually have winners, but the Mazda could reasonably be described as one. In the 3 family, hatchbacks command a $500… Read full this story

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