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2018 Mazda three Updated with More Standard Features, News, Car and Driver, Car and Driver Blog

2018 Mazda Trio: More Standard Equipment for a Compact-Segment Standout

While the fresh Honda Civic and its high-zoot Si and Type R variants have been predominant headlines in the compact-car world lately, the Mazda 3—its direct competitor—has kept quiet and carried on, seemingly unfazed. For the two thousand eighteen model year, Mazda has added fresh standard equipment across the range and made the more powerful Two.5-liter engine more widely available, enhancing what is already one of our favorites in the category.

The base Sport and mid-level Touring models slightly tick up the price scale, while the Grand Touring commencing prices remain the same. A Sport sedan with a six-speed manual transmission starts at $Legitimate,970 (versus $Legal,680 last year) and is powered by the Two.0-liter four-cylinder engine, which makes one hundred fifty five horsepower at six thousand rpm and one hundred fifty lb-ft of torque at four thousand rpm. An extra $1050 buys a six-speed automatic transmission, while the hatchback bod style directives a $1250 premium. Fresh for 2018, all cars come standard with automated emergency braking. The Sport also comes tooled with a 7.0-inch infotainment screen, push-button begin, Bluetooth phone and audio, and cloth seats. An available $1000 Preferred Equipment package buys blind-spot monitoring and rear cross-traffic alert plus 16-inch alloy wheels (standard for the hatchback), satin chrome interior trim, and heated side mirrors with turn-signal lamps.

The Touring sedan starts at $20,965, and the Touring hatchback is only $750 more. The big news for the Touring is that it now gets the Two.5-liter engine as its standard powertrain. It provides a decent power bump to one hundred eighty four horsepower at five thousand seven hundred rpm and one hundred eighty five lb-ft of torque at 3250. The Touring has leatherette seats—heated in front—plus blind-spot monitoring, rear cross-traffic alert, rain-sensing windshield wipers, automatic headlights, dual-zone automatic climate control, a fresh dark silver alloy wheel color, and a leather-wrapped steering wheel and shift knob. A $1500 option package buys a nine-speaker Bose audio system, SiriusXM satellite radio, and a sunroof.

The Grand Touring is Mazda’s loaded version of the Trio. The sedan starts at $24,020 with a six-speed manual transmission, while the hatchback with a manual starts at $24,770. Again, both come standard with the Two.5-liter engine, and an automatic transmission is a $1050 upcharge. In addition to everything listed as standard and optional on the lower trims, the Grand Touring has black or off-white leather seats, a color head-up display, and all-LED exterior lighting. For those who still aren’t sated and need more, the $1600 Premium Equipment package adds navigation, adaptive cruise control, lane-departure warning and lane-keeping assist, and traffic-sign recognition, plus adaptive front headlights, a heated steering wheel, and spanking paddle shifters (with the automatic transmission).

The two thousand eighteen Mazda three arrives in dealerships this month.

2018 Mazda three Updated with More Standard Features, News, Car and Driver, Car and Driver Blog

2018 Mazda Trio: More Standard Equipment for a Compact-Segment Standout

While the fresh Honda Civic and its high-zoot Si and Type R variants have been predominant headlines in the compact-car world lately, the Mazda 3—its direct competitor—has kept silent and carried on, seemingly unfazed. For the two thousand eighteen model year, Mazda has added fresh standard equipment across the range and made the more powerful Two.5-liter engine more widely available, enhancing what is already one of our favorites in the category.

The base Sport and mid-level Touring models slightly tick up the price scale, while the Grand Touring embarking prices remain the same. A Sport sedan with a six-speed manual transmission starts at $Eighteen,970 (versus $Legitimate,680 last year) and is powered by the Two.0-liter four-cylinder engine, which makes one hundred fifty five horsepower at six thousand rpm and one hundred fifty lb-ft of torque at four thousand rpm. An extra $1050 buys a six-speed automatic transmission, while the hatchback figure style instructions a $1250 premium. Fresh for 2018, all cars come standard with automated emergency braking. The Sport also comes tooled with a 7.0-inch infotainment screen, push-button begin, Bluetooth phone and audio, and cloth seats. An available $1000 Preferred Equipment package buys blind-spot monitoring and rear cross-traffic alert plus 16-inch alloy wheels (standard for the hatchback), satin chrome interior trim, and heated side mirrors with turn-signal lamps.

The Touring sedan starts at $20,965, and the Touring hatchback is only $750 more. The big news for the Touring is that it now gets the Two.5-liter engine as its standard powertrain. It provides a decent power bump to one hundred eighty four horsepower at five thousand seven hundred rpm and one hundred eighty five lb-ft of torque at 3250. The Touring has leatherette seats—heated in front—plus blind-spot monitoring, rear cross-traffic alert, rain-sensing windshield wipers, automatic headlights, dual-zone automatic climate control, a fresh dark silver alloy wheel color, and a leather-wrapped steering wheel and shift knob. A $1500 option package buys a nine-speaker Bose audio system, SiriusXM satellite radio, and a sunroof.

The Grand Touring is Mazda’s loaded version of the Trio. The sedan starts at $24,020 with a six-speed manual transmission, while the hatchback with a manual starts at $24,770. Again, both come standard with the Two.5-liter engine, and an automatic transmission is a $1050 upcharge. In addition to everything listed as standard and optional on the lower trims, the Grand Touring has black or off-white leather seats, a color head-up display, and all-LED exterior lighting. For those who still aren’t pleased and need more, the $1600 Premium Equipment package adds navigation, adaptive cruise control, lane-departure warning and lane-keeping assist, and traffic-sign recognition, plus adaptive front headlights, a heated steering wheel, and spanking paddle shifters (with the automatic transmission).

The two thousand eighteen Mazda three arrives in dealerships this month.

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