Mazda 3 Saloon 2.0 e-Skyactiv X MHEV [186] Exclusive-Line 4dr Review

Category: Executive car

Section: Version review

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  • Mazda 3 Saloon 2021 interior front seats
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  • Mazda 3 Saloon interior Bose speaker detail
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  • Mazda 3 Saloon front right driving
  • Mazda 3 Saloon front cornering
  • Mazda 3 Saloon interior dashboard
  • Mazda 3 Saloon boot open
  • Mazda 3 Saloon interior infotainment
  • Mazda 3 Saloon front cornering
  • Mazda 3 Saloon front left static
  • Mazda 3 Saloon left static
  • Mazda 3 Saloon alloy wheel detail
  • Mazda 3 Saloon 2021 interior front seats
  • Mazda 3 Saloon interior driver display
  • Mazda 3 Saloon interior gearstick detail
  • Mazda 3 Saloon interior Bose speaker detail
  • Mazda 3 Saloon interior back seats
  • Mazda 3 Saloon badge detail
RRP £29,305
Fuel type:
petrol
Gearbox:
manual
Doors:
4 doors

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While not as strong of a package as premium rivals including the Audi A3 Saloon, the Mazda 3 Saloon is appealing thanks to lots of standard equipment, a premium-feeling interior and an efficient engine.

At low revs, you'll wish you were driving a turbocharged petrol or diesel because they're much more flexible and require fewer gear changes. At least the manual gearbox is great to use, with a lovely, precise shift. The Mazda 3 is relatively lethargic until you get to 3000rpm and the automatic gearbox that’s available adds to the frustration with its reluctance to kick down. Once the revs are past 3000rpm it pulls fairly healthily and 0-62mph is dealt with in 8.1sec. There are much quicker cars in the class than that, though. It's noisy, too, but the average fuel economy of around 55mpg is good.


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Key information

Doors4
Seats5
0-62 MPH8.1 seconds
Fuel TypePetrol
GearboxMANUAL

Available colours

MPGOfficial overall fuel economy figure

51.4

Boot CapacityHow much space is there?

450

litres

EmissionsOfficial emissions rating

123

g/km