Accounting for nearly two-thirds of Mazda’s U.S. sales, the 3 is vital to the company’s health. Despite being the old man in its ultracompetitive set, the 3 offers a quality interior and a ...

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The 2012 Mazda3 sedan and five-door hatchback have been refreshed, meaning exterior and interior tweaks plus a new engine for this sporty compact. For 2012, the 3 gains an all-new engine choice.

Throughout January our little Mazda 3 i Touring sedan soldiered on and racked up some decent miles. We can’t lie, the car has been neglected until recently, and should have many more miles on it ...

The 2012 Mazda3 ushers in some exterior and interior revisions but is most notable for introducing new high-efficiency technologies marketed under the SkyActiv name, including an optional engine ...

2012 Mazda3 – Click above for high-res image gallery The 2012 Mazda3 has officially made its debut at the 2011 New York Auto Show, and it's brought along the first production use of the long ...

The big news for 2012 is the introduction of Mazda's new ... being too stiff and fairly uncommunicative. That said, the Mazda 3 is still one of the best cars to drive in the compact class, and ...

I was excited to test drive the 2012 Mazda 3, because my wife and I have been driving a 2010 Mazda 5 since the fall of that year. Our Mazda 5 is a bit spare on the geeky side of things ...

Part of the 2012 Mazda 3’s improved efficiency also comes from slipperier, slightly more refined styling—although the smiley face is still here. Although not a dramatic makeover, the revised ...

EXECUTIVE EDITOR BOB GRITZINGER: This Skyactiv stuff can be a real downer in the 2012 Mazda 3 -- unless you really put your foot into it, this car responds like a lead balloon. Give me a manual ...

A leader in that race is this week’s subject automobile, the 2012 Mazda3 with Skyactiv technology, also on display in Washington. It is a motorized contradiction in terms. Despite a modest ...

But for 2012, it’s applying SkyActiv, the company’s package of fuel-saving equipment and upgrades, to the Mazda3 sedan and five-door hatchback. It’s the first rollout of SkyActiv ...