2014 Mazda 3 First Drive: The Segment May Have a New King

Since its 2003 debut, the Mazda 3 has always left us grinning. We even kept grinning after Mazda's designers pasted an actual smile on the face of the second-generation model. That stylistic misstep turned out to be one of our biggest gripes with the old 3; others were essentially limited to a smallish rear seat and so-so fuel economy when equipped with the 2.5-liter engine. Still, a 3 with the 2.5 finished a strong second behind the current Ford Focus and ahead of a Volkswagen Jetta, a Chevrolet Cruze, and a Hyundai Elantra in a 2011 comparison test. READ MORE ›› from Car and Driver Blog http://blog.caranddriver.com

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