Design 2014 Mazda 3i
Ponder life behind the Joker’s mask. You’re a stud at Batman movies but an object of scorn the rest of the time. Such was the plight of the previous-generation Mazda 3 four-door sedan and five-door hatchback.
The grotesque smile and black-tongued face no mother could adore kept these otherwise excellent compacts from earning the respect they deserved.
Celebrating its 2010 clean break from the Ford Motor Company, Mazda is strutting its small-car stuff with an all-new 2014 3 family designed and developed in-house with no Blue Oval collusion.
The four- and five-door bodies are back, sans grinning grilles, on a 2.4-inch longer wheelbase with a 1.6-inch width stretch.
The five-door is 1.8 inches shorter overall versus the half inch snipped from the four-door. Models with an “i” suffix are powered by a new 2.0-liter four-cylinder, while an “s” signifies a 2.5-liter. Both fours abide by the Skyactiv ethos consisting of variable valve timing, direct injection, a 13.0:1 compression ratio, and a penchant for revs. The little engine’s redline is 6800 rpm while the bored-and-stroked big brother tops out at 6500. Four trim levels are available with the 2.0 and three with the 2.5; factor in the body and engine choices and you’ve got eleven different Mazda 3s to choose from.
Engine 2014 Mazda 3i
Specifications
VEHICLE TYPE: front-engine, front-wheel-drive, 5-passenger, 5-door hatchback
PRICE AS TESTED: $24,635 (base price: $19,740)
ENGINE TYPE: DOHC 16-valve inline-4, aluminum block and head, direct fuel injection
Displacement: 122 cu in, 1998 cc
Power: 155 hp @ 6000 rpm
Torque: 150 lb-ft @ 4000 rpm
TRANSMISSION: 6-speed manual
DIMENSIONS:
Wheelbase: 106.3 in
Length: 175.6 in
Width: 70.7 in Height: 57.3 in
Curb weight: 2892 lb
C/D TEST RESULTS:
Zero to 60 mph: 7.9 sec
Zero to 100 mph: 22.4 sec
Zero to 120 mph: 39.8 sec
Rolling start, 5–60 mph: 8.3 sec
Top gear, 30–50 mph: 14.3 sec
Top gear, 50–70 mph: 13.8 sec
Standing ¼-mile: 16.3 sec @ 87 mph
Top speed (drag limited): 131 mph
Braking, 70–0 mph: 178 ft
Roadholding, 300-ft-dia skidpad: 0.82 g
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