First Drive: 2014 Mazda3 Sedan

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10-03-13, 09:24 PM

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Saw a 2014 Mazda3 hatchback today on the freeway, looks nice!

10-03-13, 11:40 PM

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Autobild said that new 3 handles better than Focus while having much smoother suspension... and both were much better than new Euro Civic.

Also, their new diesel in 3 got rated as the best among 3, with Focus one being really crappy and old Honda 2.0l not so far behind Mazda.

The Focus has a lot of faults, but I can admit I do find some of them to be quite fun behind the wheel. Never felt that for any Mazda 3 I've driven. Maybe the new one will actually live up to the hype.

10-06-13, 11:47 AM

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Sexy in black

This is from mazdausa.com they don't have the sedan configurator online yet, just the 2014 hatch

10-06-13, 03:42 PM

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Saw a lower level 2014 3 few days ago and it was very nice looking.. but then yesterday I saw a white sedan in top GT trim level. Looks much better with the spoiler, bigger wheels, and LED DRL's. Much more upscale and has a lot of road presence in top trim.

10-06-13, 04:21 PM

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Sexy in black

almost every vehicle looks good in black and in a 'glamor' shot.

10-06-13, 04:37 PM

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almost every vehicle looks good in black and in a 'glamor' shot.

10-06-13, 04:53 PM

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almost every vehicle looks good in black and in a 'glamor' shot.

for the record I angled the car and chose the paint. No media tricks here

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oh dat nice..

10-06-13, 07:00 PM

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(aztek)

knew that was coming (even thought of it before you posted), and that's why i typed almost.

10-06-13, 10:19 PM

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I know it was a bit on the nose but I couldnt help myself

10-07-13, 04:36 AM

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oh dat nice..

I love how the Aztek is such an automotive punching bag. A real legend.

10-07-13, 04:51 PM

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I love how the Aztek is such an automotive punching bag. A real legend.

And for that it should be proud to grace the owners manual of automotive history

10-08-13, 09:35 AM

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Around here, Mazda has earned the reputation for being quite the rustbuckets. Let's hope they solved their issues.

10-08-13, 12:42 PM

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Around here, Mazda has earned the reputation for being quite the rustbuckets. Let's hope they solved their issues.

I think that can be said of most vehicles in the northern regions. I have several friends with MDX's up there that are "rust buckets"

10-08-13, 02:24 PM

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Looking at CR's used car Predicted Reliability going back to the '07 model year there don't appear to be any issues that would be effected by rust. Maybe if they had a problem in the past, it's been resolved.