Our Fleet Test Drive Review: Mazda 3 - 16th Report
Date:
10 June 2010
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Author: Hugh Hunston
In the garage
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Category: | Lower medium | P11D price: | £18,260 | Key rival: | Ford Focus | |
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Moving passed the 8000-mile mark our trusty hatchback continues to be a model of reliability.
Extended across the Mazda 3 range, that virtue arguably contributes to growing conquest fleet business among core end users this year. Admittedly, this is driven particularly by the lower CO2 (119g/km) and higher mpg 1.6-litre diesel counterpart, but we would miss our 150hp model's muscle, flexibility and refinement, which must attract a significant portion of user choosers.
Mazda 3 2.2d 150PS Sport 5-door manual | Mileage | 8109 | Claimed combined consumption | 52.3mpg | Our average consumption | 45.0mpg | P11D price | £18,260 | Model price range | £13,500 -£21,500 | CO2 (tax) | 144g/km/19% | BIK 20/40% per month | £58/£116 | Service interval | 12,500mls | Insurance | group 10E | Warranty | 3yrs/60,000mls | Boot space (min/max) | 300/1360 litres | Engine size/power | 2184cc/150PS | Top speed/0-62mph | 127mph/9.2secs | Why we’re running it | Can it step up to its class mark like the 6? | Positive | Stops as well as it goes | Negative | Badly placed handbrake |
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