Running costs
42.5mpg (on test)
£77 fill-up/£155 or 32% tax
Practicality
Boot (seats up/down)
330/1,022 litres
Performance
0-62mph/top speed
8.5 seconds/134mph
MODEL TESTED: Mazda 3 GT Sport e-Skyactiv X Auto PRICE: £31,105 ENGINE: 2.0-litre 4cyl petrol, 183bhp
THE Mazda 3 we have in these pictures is the GT Sport Tech equipped with a manual gearbox. In order to keep parity with the other two here, we’re testing it as priced with an automatic gearbox. Before options, that means it costs £31,105, while the Platinum Quartz metallic paint adds another £570.
Design & engineering
MAZDA has a history of going its own way when it comes to its engineering choices. While almost every other mainstream manufacturer has spent years developing downsized
