America's Top 40 New Cars
18. MAZDA3 S SPORT
WHY IT'S ON OUR HIT PARADE: Small cars are sophisticated and special in some corners of the world, and the Mazda3 is aimed at those places. Dressy interior materials and Euro-sport chassis tuning helped elevate the last-gen 3 to the top of nearly every comparison it's contended, and the new one has been stiffened, lightened, and juiced for even better performance. Available nav and active front Xenon lighting bring lux to the hatch class.
COOL FACT: Nanoparticle catalyst gets exhaust squeaky clean with 70 percent less precious metal.
SUM UP: A worldly road's scholar.
THE DETAILS
Price: $19,500 (est)
Powertrain: 2.5L/165-167-hp/167-168-lb-ft/I-4/6-sp man
Vital Stats: 0-60: 7.6 sec/quarter: 15.8 sec/EPA: 21/29 mpg
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