the Mazda 3 has long established itself as the køreglade alternative in the Golf class.
With 925 copies sold was the model enough far from the 6200 VW Golf, which last year rolled out from the dealers, but nevertheless, it was the japanese manufacturer’s second biggest selling car here in denmark. And now Mazda has launched a new, fourth generation of the model that is better prepared to take up the fight against, among other things Volkswagen on premiumfornemmelse and design.
The new Mazda 3, there is shown for the first time on motorudstillingen in Los Angeles, comes according to CNET on the market in the UNITED states in the first months of 2019, while the european launch follows a little later.
Outside the car has received a visual update. It implies, among other things sharper lines at the front and at the back, which sends the car in the same design direction as its big brother Mazda 6.
3-the model will still be available as both a sedan and hatchback, and especially the latter stands out from its predecessor with a set of broad C-pillars between the rear window and the rear side doors, giving the car a masculine look – and probably also a pretty big blind spots.
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Photo: Mazda
if you Choose instead to look forward, when sitting behind the wheel, you can enjoy a completely new and minimalist interior. Mazda has according to CNET worked to make the cockpit more førerorienteret, which among other things has resulted in more bucket seats.
the Manufacturer promises that they will support the back’s natural curvature better, while the gear lever is moved forward and up.
It is not unlikely that Mazda’s designers have skævet to the Audi A3, as they drew the lines for the dashboard. Here is the number of buttons namely kept to a minimum, and materialekvaliteten has reportedly also gotten a big boost.
Autocar writes that the kabinedesignet is a result of Mazda’s overall objective to increase the level, so the brand can increasingly challenge the traditional premiummærker luxury and the morning table was. Therefore, there is also been put extra effort in to make the 3-model is more quiet and comfortable.
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another of the Mazda 3’s innovations are located in the engine compartment. 3-the model becomes the first in the model range, which Lunabet will be available with a newly developed and very complicated gasoline engine, which the manufacturer calls the ‘Skyactiv-X’.
It is the latest installment in Mazda’s stubborn attempt to live up to the ever more stringent environmental requirements without compromising on engine capacity and cylinders.
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therefore, There is still talk about a gasoline engine of 2.0 liters, but it is according to Autocar managed the japanese engineers to reduce vehicle fuel consumption by up to 30 percent at low speeds and 20 percent in mixed driving. Mazda, however, has not yet announced the official numbers out.
And now it may be a little geeky. The reduction is according to CNET reached by coupling both a supercharger and a mild hybrid system on the 24 volt on the engine and then make it able to burn gasoline for as high compression as in a diesel engine.
The Danish prices for the new Mazda 3 has not yet been published, but the outgoing model starts at button 195.000 dollars on Danish plates.
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