To the perch, we all well understand that any restyling already lived on the model market is, first of all, the way to awaken a new one, if not a wave, then at least a stream of demand for buyers. Moreover, according to the laws of the genre, from the moment of the release of the third generation "Matryoshka" passed three years, and therefore those who bought a novelty in 2013, it's time to change it to a new one. But will it make it an enthusiasm - change sewing on soap? Here for them and invented restyling.
However, if other are concerned only by external and internal "facelifting", then Mazda comes to the case much more thoroughly. "Tryshka" - the car, first of all, the practical thing for every day. And at the super-sterelet market of Golf Class, it is not so easy to surrive your part of the clientele. Here the client chooses "with a calculator" in the first place, and only then in color.
That is why internal changes in Mazda3 are much larger than external. By the way, this is an excellent reason for them. external changes, run and leave already at rest full of the car's face.
For the most attentive
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from 1,169,000 rubles
At first glance, see the difference between Restayl and Dorestayl, is that a very attentive owner or an employee of the "tiny" workshop specializing in Mazdah. Even if you have seen a thousand "Matryoshka" on the street - most likely, do not notice the difference.
Perfection - it is! The main thing is not to spoil the best. Okay, I will not arrange more intrigue: the updated Mazda3 received a new radiator grille and a different shape of chrome edging. Because of this, the shape of the headlight headlight and their design changed. The same happened with fog-tanks along with the bottom of the bumper. For the fight against fog, by the way, the LEDs are now responsible. You can see them in the main optics, but only as an option in the EXCLUSIVE configuration.
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But the "feed" of the sedan, in contrast to the hatchback, remained completely the same. Apparently here with the ideality, everything was fine. Latest strokeupdating the exterior, the new housings of the rear-view mirrors have become.
It would be possible to finish on it, but it is worth saying more about one innovation: the car is now available in ten colors, including two new shades of gray and blue metallians.
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Getting inside, I once again tried to experience my attentiveness. Dorestayl "Tryshka" was at me exactly a year ago. Maybe I was too passionate about the study of the wisdom of extreme driving at that time, but my memory led me - I found the differences ... Exactly one. For the rest I had to refer to a press release.
Marketers did everything right. Sitting into the car, a person must understand that she is "Other", "better" and "new". The easiest thing is, of course, to do this in the way that Mazda took advantage of - change the steering wheel.
Here the new "Baranca" swallowed with a more prestigious "six". Stylistics remained the same, but here the spokes have become thinner, the form of multimedia control keys and a cruise changed. In general, the difference is small, but sat behind the wheel of the updated "treshki", immediately notice it.
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The remaining changes can be studied for quite a long time, however, most likely, few people will pay attention to them. First, because no one pays attention to what material is made, for example, door discovers, or what figure is used in the torpedo plastic texture. And secondly, because even if anyone else will see new handles - do not remember what they were on the last version of the car.
It is absolutely impossible to fall asleep to the ergonomics of the car, as it was impossible with the previous version.
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Perfect invisible
But with that, we started that the main thing in Mazda3 is not an external. Engineers spent quite serious "work on errors" in those places where it was necessary. The main thing, perhaps, the complaints to the "Matreshka" a year ago was very mediocre noise insulation, especially on the wheeled arches and the engine shield.
Now the situation has tried to fix. I can not say that Shumka has improved radically, but certain progress has been achieved in this matter. Wheels no longer climb so insistently into the salon, and the engine has become less annoying on high revolutions. At the "Nizakh" and "in the middle", by the way, there are no problems with excessive noise - both on aerodynamics and, according to other sources. The car begins to make noise, only if you go very actively and faster than the most "fast" allow road signs in our country. In the city, everything is perfect.
Mazda3 (Active + / Exclusive)
The claimed fuel consumption per 100 km
In search of the ideal engineers replaced shock absorbers. Acknowledge, difference in the suspension setting (let and after the year of absentee comparison) I did not see. The car is still assembled, to the measure of elastic, because of which it does not very well digest small irregularities, but only obedient and "transparent" in management. In short, all the best, for which Mazda3 is bought, it was "preserved and turned", albeit without special revolutions.
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Brief specifications
Dimensions, mm (d / w / c): 4 580/1 795/1 450 Engine: 1.6 l, 104 liters. with. / 1.5 l, 120 liters. from. Transmission: "Automatic", 4 steps / "Automatic", 6 steps Maximum speed, km / h: 177/194 Access time from 0 to 100 km / h, sec: 13.5 / 11.8
Two changes are most important from the whole eye. First, from now on, Mazda3 is offered on the Russian market only with automatic transmissions - four-stage for a 1.6 motor and six-speed 1.5 SkyActiv-G motor. "Six stoves", by the way, has sports regime, very vigorous and mischievous - will like those who love to ride actively. And even at the "Treshka" there are no stealing petals, the box setting allows not to remember this with annoyance.
The second interesting innovation is the electronic system G-Vectoring Control (GVC) - also moved here with the eldest "six". The principle of the system is that reacting to the rotation of the steering wheel, the electronics slides a little "gas" before turning. Limiting the thrust makes the car slightly "peck the nose" and thereby load the front axle, making a turn more stable and fast.
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In practice, all this happens briefly and in very little limits. Ready to believe that in controllability and stability it affects the most beneficial way.
How much perfection?
The second incarnation of the third generation of once one of the most popular urban cars russian market Still came to us, and that's good. The model, admit, very successful and pleasant in all respects, no longer has such a deafening popularity. What is sad, but natural.
Mazda3 has to share the segment with the army of "Koreans" and other much more budget "classmates", but it, in contrast, let's say, from the Lancer who has written, it is possible. Moreover, many owners of the past "trech", with whom I had to communicate, they say that it was time to change the car ... and watch primarily on the updated Mazda3. But the price does not allow this to do this by the usual already scheme "Trade-in plus a little surcharge."
Today, the new Mazda3 will cost the price of two three-year-old Mazda3!
In absolute figures, it looks like this: "Treshka" in the body of the hatchback is available only in one configuration with a motor 1.5 and a four-stage "automatic" for 1,295,000 Russian rubles. With sedans a little richer: three versions of Active + C are available to the same force aggregate For 1,169,000 rubles or with a 1.5 SkyActiv-G motor and a six-speed "automatic" for 1,249,000 rubles. Top equipment EXCLUSIVE with a semi-cable engine, invincible access, heated steering, LED headlights and other "luxury" options will cost 1,334,800 Russian rubles.
Quick transition to sections
The last generation Mazda received for the Mazda test drive was under the hood a semi-liter engine from the SkyActiv line. The body "Triška" is made in the company's branded stylist "Kodo - the soul of movement", his lines resemble frozen waves. In the exterior, it is desire to avoid lined solutions and get a rapid, but not an aggressive appearance.
The third generation differs from the second not only externally, but also constructively. Due to the active use of high-strength steel, the body has become a little easier. At the same time, its rigidity on twisting by a third is higher than that of the predecessor.
Mazda 3 is known with us for a long time and even got a gentle nickname "Matriuska" in our latitudes. In oral folk tradition, this car has become an archetypal car manager purchased on credit. That is, Ford Focus was a male version of such a car, and "Matryoshka" - female. That's just all this in the past, because the golden age of C-class cars passed. Today, these cars are tested, on the one hand, Class B + cars, such as Logan, Solaris and Kia Rio. With another - compact crossovers. As a result, recent market bestsellers today are forced to fight for survival.
Cargo-passenger piece
The Mazda 3 presented on the test drive was a C-class sedan, that is, the car for all occasions, and therefore it should be started with a cargo-passenger part, which starts from the central rack and ends near the rear bumper.
The volume of the trunk is 408 liters. For the needs of most citizens, this is quite enough. In fairness it should be noted that Toyota Corolla This parameter is more than 50 liters. W. Volkswagen Jetta. cargo compartment more on hundred liters, and with Skoda Octavia. It is better not to compare at all. However, if necessary, the size of the trunk can be increased by folding the rear row of seats. For this purpose, very comfortable handles are provided in the trunk.
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On the trunk lid there is a parking chamber of the rear view, which appeared at Mazda 3 quite recently, along with some other electronic systems, among which there are both invisible access.
Door opening opening access to rear seats, somewhat narrow. As for the space on the gallery, there are enough places there, but only for two. It is also possible to plant the third person here only in punishment. Of all the joys of life there is only a simple armrest and pocket on the back of the front seat. In a word, the second row is quite ascetic.
Prevents the high central tunnel, which is absolutely not needed front-wheel drive carAnd here is present here only because this platform was initially calculated to create a crossover. Another minus of the second row is a high threshold, which, together with the opening, makes a slightly landing of passengers.
Interior Salon
As opposed to wavy lines of the body, the interior of Mazda 3 was created with the active participation of the line and the circula. In strict rectangular air ducts, in a laconic and intensively understandable control unit double-zone climate control The desire of Japanese Mazda to be a little European brand.
And done everything is not only nice to the eye, but also convenient. Cup holders optimal size, the place for them was chosen correct. There is to put mobile phone And some little things. IN daily exploitation All this is very important.
The seats are good here, sufficiently dense with good lateral support. Immediately adjust on the cheerful way. As for the cabin, he seems to be quite successful. On the one hand, it is not very gray, boring, unsparing it. On the other hand, there were no dubious design experiments. Most likely such a salon will like everyone. The quality of performance is also worthy and if you do not cling to trifles, then everything is fine. There is a nuance. There are no pockets in the door, but there is a niche for plastic bottles. The problem is that if something there should be challenged, it will not be too easy to get the hand.
Multimedia system
The seventhuminum screen looks like a tablet that has attached to the front panel. The control unit is quite similar to the BMW system. Nothing amazing, the history of technical progress is based on the borrowing of successful solutions. Note that and adjust the volume of the multimedia system, located next to the controller, and this arrangement of the volume regulator resembles another German brand - Audi.
However, the map navigation system Good, and most importantly - the controller is very well configured. If the driver enters the address on the go, it will never miss between the necessary letters, the system works very clearly. Yes, and the effort on the controller is noticeably higher than in many other similar systems and it is very good, because thanks to this, a high clarity of work is achieved. As the test drive Mazda 3 showed, use this controller even more convenient than idrive on BMW.
Engine and Tresmisia
With engines for Mazda 3 it turned out something funny, because in the line there is both old and new engines from the SkyActiv family. It's funny that a cheapest and less powerful Mazda Mazda 3 has a volume of 1.6 liters, and the top for Russia the unit is only 1.5 liters. Such was on the Mazda test drive 3. Both engine gasoline and atmospheric, but the semi-liter unit belongs to the SkyActiv line and differs in fantastic, according to the standards gasoline engines, compression ratio is 14.
As for the other characteristics, the Mazda Test Drive 3 had a capacity of 120 hp. and with a torque of 150 nm. It works in a pair with a six-speed automatic transmission. This is a curious moment, because the initial engine, one that the volume of 1.6 liters, can be equipped with only a 4-speed more archaic machine. In addition, there is also a version with mechanics.
Using the button, run the engine taken to the Mazda test drive 3 and the dashboard coming stands in the cabin. It looks pretty original: in the middle is large, with a red cutometer car. And along the edges, two monochrome displays, on the left - tachometer, and on the right - the data of the route computer.
Behavior on the road
In small speeds, up to 60 - 80 km / h, it seems that with noise insulation full order. A little heard the road, more precisely, tires. There are some aerodynamic noises, but all within reason. However, the ideal things in the world does not happen. To make sure it is sufficient enough to press the accelerator. At the moment of sharp accelerations, the first violin begins to play power point And here you understand that it would not be damaged by more sound insulation that protects the interior from the engine compartment.
On the other hand, taken on Test Drive Mazda 3 was at our disposal for quite a long time and soon we are accustomed to this, after which they began to notice positive things. Let's say the suspension is working canceled and copes with irregularities well. And makes it very intelligent. It is not soft, but at the same time is not hard. She collected and elastic. Very nice configured here chassis. Among the innovations there is a G-Vectoring Control system, the electronic module of which automatically affects the operation of the engine, transmission and chassis so that the machine control process is more comfortable and safe.
Road clearance 155 mm, slightly less than the basic version. Not so little, against the background of many modern passengers. Steering is relatively acute, gear ratio 14: 1. Electrical detector settings allow the driver to maintain a sufficient level of mutual understanding with controlled wheels. The suspension is built according to the traditional scheme: MacPherson racks ahead and multi-dimensions from behind.
The dynamics of the machine moderate. From space up to 100 km / h, the car is accelerated in 11.7 seconds, in any case such a result was during the Mazda test drive 3. Someone can say that long. Not without, but Mazda 3 with the initial engine, in addition, the volume of which is 1.6 liters stretches this pleasure to 13 more than a second second. When you try to quickly speed up, then you clearly feel the moments of switching. Do not say that the six-speed automatic machine works slowly, but sometimes it would not hurt him.
I remember when the current generation of Mazda 3 only appeared on the light, journalists, to meet him, were lucky on the racing track. It was there that they had to get behind the wheel for the first time. new car. The company wanted to hint that the sports drive gene was still alive in Mazda 3, for which the cars of previous generations loved so much.
And we must pay tribute, he really was here. Because the pedals of both gas and brakes are very well customized. Very pleasant steering. Test Drive Mazda 3 passed on various roads. In the city, despite the fairly mediocre values \u200b\u200bof dynamic characteristics, the car is shortcut, on a little bit begins to push you to road hooliganism, which we have complementaryly magnify the active manner of driving.
Against the background of competitors
In size, Mazda 3 sedan is the most middle class. If Skoda Octavia or Volkswagen Jett is a little more, then Ford Focus or Qia Optima is less. If you want a more compact machine, you can look at the side of the hatchback. He is shorter than 12 cm sedan, which gives a certain parking gain. However, the trunk in the five-door car is smaller immediately onto a hundred liters, and the ceiling above the rear passengers is slightly lower.
The main advantage of Mazda 3 is the appearance, which today seems bright and unusual. The most important thing in it is the ability to give your owner a true pleasure from driving a car.
The first generation machine appeared in 2003. That, the very first generation in China continued to let out until 2013, although the third generation machines appeared in Japan in Japan. Today, Mazda 3 already has a story, but, unfortunately, she has no truly available versions. Even the cheapest modifications are on the other side of a powerful psychological barrier per million rubles.
On the other hand, most competitors have such machines with motors similar power, with automatic boxes Also have price tags with seven digits. So-there is a parity in medium-sized configurations with opponents. Another thing is that the specimen on which the Mazda test drive was held more than 1.2 million rubles. While some competitors, such as Kia or Volkswagen, for such money offers cars with a 150-strong motor. However, before making his choice, the future buyer is still going to go to their own test drive Mazda 3. Perhaps at the stage of the trial trip, it will be able to play the glasses that have been played when comparing price tags.
Specifications presented for test drive Mazda 3
- Length: 4585 mm;
- Width: 1795 mm;
- Height: 1450 mm;
- Wheel base: 2700 mm;
- Engine: 1.5 liters;
- Power 120 hp;
- Torque: 150 nm;
- The acceleration time is 0-100 km / h: 11.8 seconds;
- Maximum speed: 194 km / h;
- Middle fuel consumption 100 km of way: 5.8 liters.
Against the background of a number of competitors, the Mazda3 genealogy, perhaps not the richest on the years. At the same time, over the past 15 years, the model tried on the title of bestseller brand, especially at the initial stage of its existence. In shift two recent generations There was some temporary gap - the actual IV generation of Russians had to wait several months. What is called, hungry ...
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But, as life shows, forced fasting is not always harmful. Fans "Treshki" Exactly Guillermo - a tiger that did not feed for a long time. He truly brutal appetite, and he hurries to implement it. It remains only to look closely to a new product. Which, we note, it turned out traditionally interesting.
Beauty - the goods are not lying
From 1.5 l, 120 hp
New from 1,490,000 to 1 753 000 r
As not any word in the string is written, so far from any successful rival will give Oge Mazda3 in terms of design. This is the territory where the car hits the aces from any deck. The exterior of the new "treshka" turned out to be excellent and, sorry, unique. Stripping and elegance in one bottle is an axiom for a long time for a brand.
While only the hatchback is available, but the sedan will arrive in the showroom in the showroom, and then we will admire it, especially since we were stated in the local dealer Center, It was the sedans that went better in the body of the former generation.
In Mazda, they say that when working on the new generation, it was paid attention to detail. To reduce the blind zones, optimized the width and shape of the front racks, the washer nozzles were mounted in the leash of the wiper brushes, improved the cleaning of the windshield in the driver's rack area.
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All this is important, because the total area of \u200b\u200bglazing the hatchback, with the exception of windshield, frankly small, and the rear side windows are not at all. Personally, I love something like a "aquarium", so inside the "treshka" felt a shortage of light, while I call a whole bed of buddies, to whom the "Mazdovskoy" solution will be accurate to the yard. And the line of iron lifted in the area of \u200b\u200bthe same passenger windows gives a certain sense of security.
You go quiet - you feel more comfortable
Landing in the car is low, almost sports. The chair is convenient, with tangible side girth. Everything around is decorated with a sense of tact and thoughtfulness. Materials, as they say, premium, and this is not a banal tribute to the syllable. Mazda is firmly and systematically approaching a new positioning level for itself, making real success on this path.
In many ways, based on these considerations, it was decided to make the current "treshka" of the most quiet of all generations. The work carried out scrupulous, and the result is obvious. The body is not only Elegance, but also practically - everything reduces the spread of inevitable vibrations. For this, it was necessary to strengthen the key items located in close proximity to the driver and passengers. In the body amplifiers, there are now stiffeners installed using the absorbent vibration of the composition. And at the top rear door Installed gap seal.
Access to the baggage located in the cargo compartment is in principle convenient, although there is a question to the height of the threshold. The trunk has a wide opening and high-quality finish, but for some reason the electric drive of the fifth doors is not provided, and in any configuration. There is no USB ports for the needs of the rear sedes, you have to recharge the smartphone, asking the driver or his colleague on the right.
"Economy" steering essence Convenience in everything, whether it is a competently debugged knob "Chair-steering wheel" or not overloaded with excess information dashboard with the function of duplicating information on lobby glass. Your task is clear and transparent: skillfully and safely manage all the technical set, which the Japanese have invested in the current body.
Handling traditionally at height
Perhaps the main news on the "technician" - the presence of behind the semi-rigid beam. Say yesterday, Archaica? At first glance, yes. But hardly the Japanese would have started the game "Downward" just like that. So, in their opinion, it was a sense. They themselves explain their solution to the desire to more accurately control the geometry of the attachment of the rear wheels.
It, as we all understand, it is important, especially for the Mazda3 philosophy, which has always been associated with the "incendiary" ride. We rolled the car on the "loop" of the autodoma, on the mountain winding slopes and on the wrong coating. Feelings are exceptionally positive. It is not necessary to order the vertebrae, to complain about excessively tight settings - too. And such a characteristic as handling, and at all at all. In this part, "Treshka" has always been a phora before visa.
Technology G-Vectoring Control Plus - How does it work? In addition to the previous system, brakes are now activated. When leaving the rotation and return of the steering wheel, the front outer wheel is brazed into the middle position. This creates a stabilizing moment in the car movement. Thus, the effect of "whip" is removed. Mazda is managed to be honed, I apologize, I want to hooligan, and it is quite meaningful and safely. The yurt hatch swears in the devils as a shuttle in a weaving machine. We did not make a rearrangement without braking and reach on the autodrome, we were not done on the organizers offered by the organizers 60 km / h, but almost on the "ninety". The speed was displayed on the electronic scoreboard, and we all easily come into the gate of orange cones.
Special buzz - Provocate the drift of front-wheel drive hatch by 80 km / h. The chassis is the maximum chain - the stabilization system is triggered in the most extreme case, allowing you to express yourself to the steering and wheels settings. The latter, by the way, are offered in two versions of sizes - R16 (205/60) and R18 (215/45). It all depends on the engine - 1.5 liters or 2 liters.
Two motors and optimal "automatic"
Motors former, and, therefore, well acquaintances - with a capacity of 120 and 150 hp The difference in 30 "horses" is decent, therefore it is not difficult to assume that the 2-liter unit goes a little excitement and a travelee. So, for example, by walking into the zone of the urban speed limit, the "senior" without a transition to reduced transmission is capable of the 6th "nausea" 48-50 km / h - copes, "not coughing". It is clear that to exit "on the top" will have to "pedal", in order to throw the arrow of the tachometer as high as possible, but the fact itself ...
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| 2 l, 150 hp | |
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| 4460 x 1795 x 1435 mm | |
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| 1 753 000 rub | |
3000 rpm (plus-minus) for the other motors - the optimal mode of movement, when and "appetite" is supported in the dietary level (about 6 liters on the track), and the notorious thrust, which is called, "at hand" (Izv. , under the leg) - at any time you can go sharply and quickly. "AUTOMAT" outside critics, elastic and productive. If it is necessary, it will be easily thrown into a pair of steps down. Fans of "Mechanics" are offered "handle", but the dealers with whom we talked to the Man, somehow reluctantly speak about the prospects for sales of such "trecracies".
Walk, so walk!
There is a price tag, it is indicated. On the start there is a digit 1 490 000 rubles.Recall that in previous generation The car was available for 1.3 - 1.45 million rubles.
Initial equipment Drive.in 1.5 liter execution. Here we find an electric camera, a multifunctional central display with a commander, an electronic "handbrake", a projection screen on the windshield, 7 aerberes, air conditioning, music with 8 speakers and control on the steering wheel, LED, CarPlay headlights and Android AUTO., G-Vectoring CONTROL PLUS system.
Active version of a hundred thousand more expensive, and it is natural, richer: heated outdoor mirrors, front armchairs, steering wheel and wiper areas (the last two - with a motor 2 liters), climate control, leather steering bracket and gearbox, light alloy 16-inch Disks, cruise control.
SUPREME - from 1,683,000 rubles. It's very tasty here: R18 wheels, tinted rear glasses, the memory of the driver's seat and the position of the outer mirrors, the steering wheel switches, parking sensors in front and rear, invincible access to the salon, the rear view camera with dynamic markup, the darkening function of the cabin and driving outer mirrors, the knee airbag. The machine with a 2-liter unit will cost from 1,687,000 rubles.
New "Treshki" are already present in the show figures official dealersAnd even the first sales transactions have already been committed. As we understood, the sellers are ready to offer both top-configuration at the above prices, the driver will have to be ordered. The cost is - within 12-13 thousand rubles.
In Rostovsky salon Mazda. On Teucheva, revival, even despite the weekday. Potential buyers are overwhelmed by managers with questions and lined up to sit in New Mazda 3 2014 model year. And I understand them - the novelty of the Japanese came out and really entertaining, with aggressive and stylish design. According to polls conducted by Mazda marketers in Russia, 70% of the new owners will buy it "for beautiful eyes", simply because they like the appearance of the new "Matryoshka". But in the Arsenal of Japanese new items still high-tech engines, high-quality interior ... Future bestseller? Check - we were the first in the south of Russia received a new generation for a test drive and tested it in various conditions.
Almost ten years ago, the first "Tryshka" made a revolution in its class and allowed the world of world car industry japanese companies Loudly declare yourself. Sports design, "Combat" engines and gambling manageability allowed the golf class from Mazda to get out of the leaders in their segment. Today, Japanese engineers preach the same driver's values \u200b\u200b- the Troika 2014 model year should become a tailed piece for young drivers and driver who loving fast ride.
It looks new Mazda 3 really ultra-handed - today on a futuristic style with it compare except that the "cosmic" civic. The rapid silhouette, faceted forms and the attention of designers even to small things - these are characteristic features of the third generation. At the same time, Mazda became more in size, so in separate angles it can be accepted for the seven-diet "six".
To sit in Mazda 3 is convenient, despite the ongoing front racks. The interior is good, although the space does not indocent. First of all, attention is attracted by a large HMI multimedia cyclepad located on the central console. On the display with good resolution and beautiful graphics, you can watch video, use navigation, or PRAIN PAGES on-board computer. The impression spoils only overloading unnecessary information - you want, for example, to see average flow Fuel, and you and the course you are offered a whole trickling of graphs. You can manage the HMI system with a joystick located on a high central tunnel.
Another noticeable detail of the interior is the advanced glass screen of the projector, on which the vehicle speed is displayed. The brightness and height of the readings of the digital "counter" can be adjusted. In theory, he should help the driver do not be distracted from the road, but in practice you still look at the habit of dashboard. Therefore, this device is perceived more like a decor element than a real-working device.
Baranca with a plump rim really liked - especially in the test "top" version with a leather trim. The buttons on the steering wheel are located and are very successful and allowed not to be distracted from the road. The front armors tightly wrap the body of the driver and the front passenger, pleaseing the excellent side support. But it is precisely the same reason that drivers of a dense complex may not be very convenient. Plastic on the panel in the cabin soft, in more "hard-to-reach" places - hard, but with a rubber "spraying".
The instrument panel, depending on the configuration of the machine, may differ - on the base versions in the center there will be a speedometer, and the tachometer took the dominant on the test vehicle. The speed is duplicated in the form of digital values \u200b\u200bon the right.
We translate the selector of the six-speed "automaton" to position D and go. The box is already familiar to other "skayactive" models of the company from Hiroshima - "Six" and CX-5. Due to the fact that the new Mazda 3 is easier, the car is subjectively perceived more than the older "fellow". This is largely promoted by the progress sound of a new engine of the SkyActiv-G series in a half liter - gazing the gas pedal to the floor, you start thinking that under the hood at least two liters. But they soberly assess the possibilities of the engine prevented traffic jams - choosing a motorway from the dusty city, you realize that the dynamics of the half-and-a-liter "treshka" is not ice. That is, for the daily ride in the city of the engine capacity, it is enough for the eyes, but for a dynamic driving and confident overtaking on the highway 117 horses Mazda is clearly not enough.
MADE IN RUSSIA?
Mazda 3 sample 2014 has become more comfortable and quieter - noise insulation is no longer a "aghilles fifth" model. The Madov engineers and the suspension were finalized - the rear "multi-phase", though the road in service, but contributes to better controllability. The electric power steering is configured perfectly - it can be rotated with a finger on the "parking" speeds, and with an increase in speed it is pleasantly "poured" with force.
Feedback from the machine is excellent, but it is still not the "Japanese BMW", which were the two-liter "treshki" of the first generation. The focus is made rather towards comfort and safety - rear suspension Made by twisted, already at the entrance to the arc of turning the car relies on two outer wheels. At the same time, the behavior of the car with active ride - without surprises, and the good sense. How do you put the car at an occasion in turn, so she will go, almost like on rails. The Japanese says that when configuring manageability, focused on german cars, first of all, on the "seventh" golf. At the same time, the car behaves at the joints and puzzles adequately - even low profile rubber "Top" versions with 18-inch discs. The basic machines promise to be even smoother, largely due to the use of rubber dimension 205/60 R16 with a rather high profile. From the best side showed themselves and brakes - tenacious, and clearly designed for the larger motors.
Safety - above all
Mazda 3 never positioned as practical car For a family, but in the new generation in the rear sofa it became spacious. The wheeler base of the novelties increased - now it is 2700 mm. The trunk is traditionally small in comparison with classmates - 350 liters at hatchback and 420 at the sedan. But folding partially or entirely rear sofa, you can get an absolutely smooth area for cargo.
Packages with products from Auchan or a pair of bags will fit without difficulty, and leads to the nature of "treshka" with a clearance of 15 centimeters and long front skes are still contraindicated - for these purposes in the Mazda model range there are CX-5.
Despite this tank fuel tank In 51 liters should be enough for a long time when driving on the highway - the claimed consumption of 95th gasoline should be less than 5 liters. In the city appetite at Mazda 3 grows - according to the stated characteristics, it should be about 7.5 liters per hundred kilometers. On the display of the HMI system during our trip there were other data - from 13 to 16 liters per hundred, but most likely it is due to the fact that the car was rolled and got into our hands with zero mileage.
Prices on Mazda 3 2014 model year expected rose. The basic sedan will cost at least 645,000 rubles, the SUPREME equipment tested is from 945,000 rubles, and if the presence of "specials" can pull a million. The hatchback is more expensive than sedan - from 720,000 rubles per version of Active and up to 960,000 for a two-liter SUPREME on "Automat". The difference in price with a larger "six" is not so great - but customers, according to Mazda employees, they will have different.
What did Mazda 2 remember after I returned the car keys to the car dealership? If you drop bright design and stylish things in the cabin - the feeling that the car is like a good suit cried under me. For the mass of the golf class inherent in its essence, a large plus. I like a dense landing in the car, like predicted handling, and indeed "Troika" the Japanese came out very solid, on the top five. "Komsomolka, an athlete, finally, just a beauty ..." With the second, the truth is ready to argue, it hurts a melancholic character at the basic 1.5-liter motor, but confident, two-liter versions and the upcoming Sports of MPS will make the car more dynamic. In any case, the new Mazda 3 is waiting for market success - after all, many will buy it simply because I liked it.
Who is against?
Mazda 3 plays in the same league with other "Japanese" - for example, Honda Civic, the restyled version of which we recently tested. If earlier Sivique was more expensive, now the prices are approximately equal. Basic Honda with an engine of 1.8 liters in the Elegance equipment costs 779,000 rubles, and the top executive with the "automatic" stands in the area of \u200b\u200bthe million.
Another novelty among Japanese classmates - Fresh Generation Toyota Corollawhich we rolled in the summer. Toyota in theory can be taken over 659,000 rubles - it will be an empty "base" with an engine with a volume of 1.3 liters, but a well-equipped car with a motor of 1.8 liters and the automatic transmission will extend to the same million. Corolla is definitely more comfortable for passengers and spacious, but you do not have to count on the drive.
Starina Mitsubishi Lancer. It is cheaper of the cars mentioned (from 599,000 rubles), but it is already produced far from the first year and is significantly inferior to competitors in the equipment and quality of the interior. We are waiting for the new generation of the legendary "samurai".
