2014 mazda 3 sedan consumer reviews Videos

I wanted to give everyone feedback because I have owned this car for over 1 year and already have close to 30k miles on it. I still enjoy the car and wouldn't have bought anything else; I did test drive a brand new Accord, Optima, Legacy, and a few others when looking for a car. The wind noise does have a TSB fix and to me the issue is much better, but this is no luxury style quiet car. With the radio on, at a normal playing level, I can not hear any wind noise. The OEM tires are not that great, I need to replace them, and they hinder the road noise. The ride to me is fun, not harsh and not too stiff. Even after one year it still feels about the same as when I bought them, minus the tire tread which plays a major impact on the feel of any car. However, it still handles sharp turns, bounces, and curvy roads like a CHAMP. I still I'm getting a net average of 34, but that 80/20 city/hwy. When I'm driving highway I normally get 39+ easily and I drive spiritedly. I have the manual transmission Touring, the gear box is still tight and the shifting is easy-I did add a weighted knob for a more crisp shift. Being 6'4" I find the leg room is more than enough and if I had AT I would have even more leg room. The seats are good as well, my only wish is that the lumbar support would be higher, but I'm a tall guy. My biggest complaint is the head unit, radio box. It is outdated and when you use the USB it starts at the frist song every time you restart the car. The bluetooth works fine and I have never had a problem with that. Yet, the SMS-text messaging, DOES NOT work with all phones and all the time with the phones it does work. However, if you are looking into buying a new Mazda 6 you may want to wait a few more months as there is a complete refresh with an entirely new Head Unit, the same one as the Mazda 3. //forum.mazda6club.com/168-why-6/ for more info

Car looks nothing like a family car. It has a clear undertone of a douche bag car. But those douches probably rather buy a second hand BMW, AUDI or some other luxury-ish car to let their douchiness come out in full glory. It's also a stiff car to drive. Stiff suspension. That's not family like either.

I just bought a 2.0 Dart. Having driven a Subaru WRX for six years plus a dozen rental cars, most of which I wasn't impressed with, I can say that I am very happy with this car. I'm with a lot of other people here; too many opinions. I found the seats very comfortable and I don't notice any blond spots. I like the solid feel and my fuel economy is quite good. It handles exceptionally well. So I don't know what their grudge is? And as for having to get down low to get into the car... It's a compact you idiot, stop crying. But I found that most consumer reports on cars are total BS anyways.

Notice that the CR guy was listening to Vampire Weekend, LOL. Not your daddy's CR. 

Don't touch my Dart.

Consumer Reports are a bunch of out of touch DWEEBS! 

Although not up to GM standards, a much better vehicle than the imports it mentioned, especially the dangerous Toyota and Honda.