Glowing Review: Edmunds Mazda3 s GT 5DR
07-14-2009, 12:22 PM
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Glowing Review: Edmunds Mazda3 s GT 5DR
Very positive review from Edmunds. Another nice feather in the Mazda3 cap. I'm getting used to the new front end. I must be a fanboi...
Bring out the MS3!
It's best to think of the 2010 Mazda Mazda 3 as a vehicle that got an all-new wardrobe rather than a complete makeover. The styling is obviously new, the interior is sleeker and higher in quality and the features list is stuffed with additional goodies. As for the vehicle underneath, though, the new 3 is the same marvelous car to drive as it was before, with a few relatively minor improvements to enhance your experience behind the wheel.
The particular flavor in question is the 2010 Mazda 3 s Grand Touring Five-Door. The s bit denotes the larger 2.5-liter four-cylinder that's the lone propulsion choice with the versatile five-door hatchback body style. The Grand Touring is the top-line trim level, with genuine luxury car features that make it seem more like a junior luxury sedan than a tarted-up econobox.
Yet regardless of body style, engine or trim, the Mazda 3 remains the compact car king — even with its new set of clothes. While it may be a tad too sporty for everyone's taste (the Honda Civic and Hyundai Elantra Touring would be good alternatives), the 2010 Mazda 3's remarkably well-rounded nature should satisfy the diverse needs of a majority of buyers in this segment.
http://www.edmunds.com/mazda/mazda3/2010/testdrive.html
Bring out the MS3!
It's best to think of the 2010 Mazda Mazda 3 as a vehicle that got an all-new wardrobe rather than a complete makeover. The styling is obviously new, the interior is sleeker and higher in quality and the features list is stuffed with additional goodies. As for the vehicle underneath, though, the new 3 is the same marvelous car to drive as it was before, with a few relatively minor improvements to enhance your experience behind the wheel.
The particular flavor in question is the 2010 Mazda 3 s Grand Touring Five-Door. The s bit denotes the larger 2.5-liter four-cylinder that's the lone propulsion choice with the versatile five-door hatchback body style. The Grand Touring is the top-line trim level, with genuine luxury car features that make it seem more like a junior luxury sedan than a tarted-up econobox.
Yet regardless of body style, engine or trim, the Mazda 3 remains the compact car king — even with its new set of clothes. While it may be a tad too sporty for everyone's taste (the Honda Civic and Hyundai Elantra Touring would be good alternatives), the 2010 Mazda 3's remarkably well-rounded nature should satisfy the diverse needs of a majority of buyers in this segment.
http://www.edmunds.com/mazda/mazda3/2010/testdrive.html
07-14-2009, 01:23 PM
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In time it'll grow on most people. I don't like the looks of it either, but years from now when I'm looking for a new car, I probably won't even care. Change always sucks when it's shoved in our faces. But a wise man once told me, "you'll get over it." 
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