Mazda 3 s Grand Touring @ the Track

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Stop us if you've already heard this one: Three automotive journalists go into a car dealership, and they each come out with a Mazda 3 Five-Door.

For those of you in the cheap seats, that's both the joke and the punch line. Three chest-thumping, horsepower-hungry car guys who test-drive new cars for a living here at Inside Line all choose the economical Mazda 3 Five-Door hatch to park in their own driveways.

Two of these men have bought the 2010 Mazda 3 Five-Door hatchback to drive themselves and one relegates the wheel to his Manolo Blahnik-heeled wife.

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• 2.5-liter
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[palehorse864]

No matter how much fun you're having in this car, the car will always look like it's having more.

[preludedriver226]

Every time i see one it makes me feel like its smiling too much and i just wish i could lop its stupid head off with a meat cleaver.

[basslover352]

by far the best handling/ braking numbers for a 20k car

[OmgCameronWasHere]

@tom11zz884 well, for a small car under $25,000 what are you expecting to get?

[tom11zz884]

slow car

[mjeatsies]

@YoTengoTomatoes go for the mazda... korean cars suck except for hyundai (they have gotten SIGNIFICANTLY better lately)

[blizard0717]

@YoTengoTomatoes Dude definetly the mazda 3. The Kia is not even close.

[blizard0717]

Slalom 66.8?? Holy shit, that's an ridiculously nice performance!!!

[pinkcookie03]

@YoTengoTomatoes mazda 3!!!! trust me ive driven both

[ecurules]

@YoTengoTomatoes a used a mazdaspeed3

[YoTengoTomatoes]

i cant decide over a mazda 3 or a kia forte koup... which is better???!?!?

[yessuh87]

@KryptoDragon

I would like to know the mods on his maxima, if you can find out please.