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Great little car! Acceleration could be better...
Scott, 07/01/2016
2016 Mazda 3 i Sport 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 6A)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
Been leasing this vehicle since May of 2016 and so far I only have one complaint and thats acceleration. After driving the CX-3 with less horses and torque I feel like there is something more to be desired in terms of acceleration vs the CX-3. The CX-3 (which was a loaner while my car was being serviced) felt more spirited and quick to get up and go, when going back to my Mazda3 I didn't feel the sense of acceleration and I wonder why. Other than that this car is great and I am more than happy with it!
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nice ride
Max Mahlke, 10/01/2016
2016 Mazda 3 i Touring 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 6A)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
car is great
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Nice car, but not perfect
Texas_Driver_66, 08/30/2019
2016 Mazda 3 i Touring 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 6A)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
I had the Mazda3 for 3 years (lease). Overall good car. Things I did like: 1. Fuel economy (true 40 mpg on highway) 2. Handling, excellent for FWD 3. Low maintenance. Oil change. That was it. Things I did not like 1. Cabin noise. Awful. Could not carry conversation or bluetooth phone call. 2. Had a flat tire and they has tighten the jack so hard in the trunk. 30 min. struggle. 3. Value. I was about to turn it in/option to buy with only 20k miles. Dealer gave me $0 credit for miles and at the lot, saw the same year and model Mazda for sale for less than the price I wanted to buy, another words, the dealer over charged for my lease deal and dealer customer service and the maintenance service are not very professional. They want your money without being nice. Big turn off.
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My Last Mazda
Jess, 04/28/2017
2016 Mazda 3 i Touring 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 6A)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
This is the third and most likely the last Mazda I will buy. I had a new 2008 Mazda 3... loved it! Had a pre-owned 2009 cx9 but not long after buying it from a dealer I needed new tires and brakes and enough little repairs that was annoying. i.e. Blower motor, So I decided to trade it in for a 2016 Mazda 3 because I needed something with better gas mileage. It was a loaner used by the dealer, had 4300 miles on it. Had it in for service twice within the first month, the front end was smelling and the blind spot monitor stopped working. Second service was because my rear brakes were making noises. Turns out it was a warped rotar and had been like that when I bought it. Third visit they replaced the front end struts, strut mounts and now power steering column? I believe. They have had it for two weeks now and it still isn't fixed. I've only had it for 3 months!!! They have been great about fixing all the the problems and giving me a loaner to drive BUT I feel like it should hold. Not a happy customer and this will be the end of my love affair with Mazda.
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It's a Mazda, not a Mercedes
Mark, 08/03/2016
2016 Mazda 3 i Grand Touring 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 6A)
3 of 5 people found this review helpful
I had the chance to drive both the 2 liter and the 2.5 liter engine, the 2.0 trim was the "iGrand Touring" and the 2.5 trim was the "S Grand Touring" both in automatic. I thought they were both little bit pricey for what they were, with the S grand touring at a sticker price of $27K not including tax, registration, and destination. I thought the user controls were a little unintuitive and somewhat chintzy. For example, when I used the tuning knob to change the radio station, it kept cycling through about 10-15 radio stations after I had let go of the knob. It took a good five seconds for the system to register that I was no longer spinning the tuning knob anymore. I could imagine that getting quite annoying after a while. The nav system looks like an old TomTom unit I had back in the year 2005...I'll just use Waze or Google Maps instead. I liked the driving experience though. It won't knock your socks off, but it definitely has its own unique blend of premium and sporty driving characteristics compared to other cars in the class. I thought the 2.0 engine was too sluggish, and the 2.5 engine was the perfect fit for this car. Both engines were very smooth, linear, nice torque curve, and the transmission was smooth shifting and listened to your foot for the most part. The steering had a nice predictable weight to it and had a really good on-center feel. Brake pedal had a very nice, smooth, even distribution of stopping power. Road noise was present, but perfectly within acceptable limits in my opinion. This is an economy car, after all. If they lowered the price of the S GT model I would consider it. This is a Mazda not an Audi! Overall, I thought the interior design, materials used, and the logic of the controls were a bit amateurish, but the driving experience was tuned very well. If you are a more driver-oriented type of individual, this is a good car for you. I would save some money and go for the "S touring" model, or even just the regular touring even though you sacrifice about 40 horses.
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