Beautiful new Mazda 3 tanking!

UNKNOWN_370 · 10-30-2019, 09:19 AM

https://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/20...-that-in-2020/

This is basic logic...there's no mystery here. You have a car that is competitive with a VW GTi in luxury but competitive with a Corolla in power. It's a sweet spot NOBODY wants. You can go that slow for cheaper or you can get the same build quality and go much faster.

The civic and veloster N are lower cost competitors to the VW. So mazda needs to build a cheap Golf R competitor with their new AWD system. Even if it's not as high hp, but gets close. If I was buying a hot hatch .. it would be a 3 "IF" it had the right engine. Dual clutch wouldn't hurt either. The mazda 3 is another addition of a list of "almost good but not good enough cars" from japan. I dont know why they abandoned their 90's reputation?

danegrey · 10-30-2019, 12:08 PM

maybe it is because the zoom-zoom is missing....

sunkist350z · 10-30-2019, 05:00 PM

I love the new Mazda 3 especially the hatchback, I sat in the new 2019 and the interior looks like a luxury German car high quality materials. I had the MKI 2004 5speed manual hatchback it was sure fun to drive.

Hotrodz · 10-30-2019, 11:10 PM

I am interested to see what the TCR car will do next year.

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CRiZO · 10-30-2019, 11:40 PM

Makes me sad that it's becoming more and more "Buy what you want" or "buy the cheapest car you can", with no middle ground. Mazda makes a fantastic product, and the company is a pleasure to deal with.

I wonder how much of it is a marketing problem. I literally haven't seen a Mazda advertisement in maybe 2 years.

ImportConvert · 11-04-2019, 01:03 AM

The hatch looks bad to me. Also, needs the 2.5T under the hood. Then...

10-30-2019, 09:19 AM	#1 (permalink)
UNKNOWN_370 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: ny'r livn in tx Posts: 8,687 Drives: well over 130m.p.h. Rep Power: 14857	Beautiful new Mazda 3 tanking! https://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/20...-that-in-2020/ This is basic logic...there's no mystery here. You have a car that is competitive with a VW GTi in luxury but competitive with a Corolla in power. It's a sweet spot NOBODY wants. You can go that slow for cheaper or you can get the same build quality and go much faster. The civic and veloster N are lower cost competitors to the VW. So mazda needs to build a cheap Golf R competitor with their new AWD system. Even if it's not as high hp, but gets close. If I was buying a hot hatch .. it would be a 3 "IF" it had the right engine. Dual clutch wouldn't hurt either. The mazda 3 is another addition of a list of "almost good but not good enough cars" from japan. I dont know why they abandoned their 90's reputation? __________________ Favorite Quote. "I'm not gonna kill you... I'm just gonna Bash Your Face In" Jack Nicholson-"The Shining". 1980

10-30-2019, 12:08 PM	#2 (permalink)
danegrey A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Knoxville Age: 71 Posts: 3,081 Drives: 12 370Z BK Cherry M6 Rep Power: 558939	maybe it is because the zoom-zoom is missing.... __________________ Lots of Changes the Z needs to be driven and driven hard for the car lives for it

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sunkist350z A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Z-land Posts: 1,009 Drives: 2012 370z sport 6-sp Rep Power: 55341	I love the new Mazda 3 especially the hatchback, I sat in the new 2019 and the interior looks like a luxury German car high quality materials. I had the MKI 2004 5speed manual hatchback it was sure fun to drive. Last edited by sunkist350z; 10-30-2019 at 11:31 PM.

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ImportConvert A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: SWMO Posts: 4,454 Drives: 2019 CX5 GT Reserve Rep Power: 7626	The hatch looks bad to me. Also, needs the 2.5T under the hood. Then...