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Used 2012 Mazda Mazdaspeed 3 Hatchback Consumer Reviews

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4.5 out of 5 stars

First Mazda, or Japanese car for that matter.

chriskojali, 04/19/2012
2012 Mazda Mazdaspeed 3 Touring 4dr Hatchback (2.3L 4cyl Turbo 6M)
5 of 12 people found this review helpful

I'm a performance guy...I don't care about horsepower but driving dynamics mean everything to me. My last 10 cars have been several M3s, a couple Audis, and a GTI. The easy choice would've been another GTI and I would be quite content. But I took a chance on the Speed3 and I'm ecstatic I did. This car has excellent handling and the monster torque steer (hard to handle under hard acceleration) is kind of endearing...you know you need to pay attention when you press the GO! pedal. I'm not a fan of the interior, especially when compared to an Audi, but it works and is growing on me. The styling is a bit 'out there' but it's growing on me too. You won't see yourself coming down the road.

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5 out of 5 stars

Speed3

Mickey Anderson, 08/25/2016
2012 Mazda Mazdaspeed 3 Touring 4dr Hatchback (2.3L 4cyl Turbo 6M)
1 of 2 people found this review helpful

Turbo torque a little high

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joe, 04/16/2024
2012 Mazda Mazdaspeed 3 Touring 4dr Hatchback (2.3L 4cyl Turbo 6M)
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this is so fun to drive , driving this car hard keeps you on your toes, it is unforgiving if you make a mistake it'll let you. There's very little computer interference if you turn off driver controls and still gets reasonably good gas mileage very reliable with low maintenance cost Zoom Zoom

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