Mazda3 2021 Review - The Best Modern Hatchback? | WorthReviewing

This is my review of the Mazda3 GT Sport MHEV 2021, in Soul Red Crystal. Starting at £22,455 for the base model SE-L, and the model shown which starts at under £28k. Is the Mazda3 a car you should consider buying? Just look at it. Yes, it is.

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Intro: 0:00
Interior: 0:19
Drive: 1:29
Verdict: 5:02

[christaylor]

Had mine 10 months……love the way it drives! You can tell by the smiles further on in the review. This car grows on you, don’t be put off in the first 5 mins. Gearbox is slick the ride comfort and the build quality excellent. So many cars have plastic interiors and becoming the norm. Mazda has cloth and leather/ soft touch on the doors. This isn’t a VW group car that dangles plastics like a carrot and thinks its OK!

[Zanajk]

I have Skyactive G which is less than X but man if you complain about engine power then either you are coming from something much much more sporty or from turbo engines. I will tell you how G work for common commuter.
1.Blind spots/ C pillar
Dont worry about C pillar and blind spots, I have the car and if you know how to use mirrors the car in other lane is either visibile in the mirror on in your side perriferials when you turn your head arround. I Drive UK roads and unless in some parts of the word lanes are wider, longer or any other possible options then you will not even need the blind spot sensors. In Uk you don't need them unless You are bad driver.
2. Power.
Even with the Skyactive G if you geting to 70mph road (UK max speed), at least in UK, you get a bit of your lane to do that (slip road). Trust me if i say that from let say 25mph to 70mph it is just one 3rd gear which will take you there, don't worry about changing gears or the noice or revs, it is none turbo engine you just press and go and I have never ever encountered situation when I got to the end of the slip roadand not having that 70mph speed to get me in the trafic easly. Still if you have time and space you can do some gear chaging and be fuel efficient. There is a bit that if you are on 6th gear on let say 60mph and you wana go to 70 then yea car bearly accelerate and that is probably down to none turbo idea. Well you get for the price unmatching designe and interior quality so learn how to down shift to 4 with rev match and two thing will happen. 1st - you will feel like a boss doing it and 2nd - you will not feel lack of power in you G version and with X probably you will be the king (statemet based on g version havinng 122 hp instead of of 150hp avaiable in some countrie while x is like 180 up hp)
3. The look (outside) - f.... aston marting DB 9 or Vintage kind of look for much less. Not saing it match the visuals exaclty, I am just saying that for the price you pay you will not get so close to those amazingly looking cars with andything else but Mazda 3.
4. Interion - again what you get for what you pay is unmatch. I can tell you that i can see a trade offs like very very badly executed shades (sun glasses)holder in the roof which compare to 2015 ford focus is like a chip chip knock off of a shades holder. There is aircon issue of not being amazing (compare to same focus i mention and had for years) beacue of little ventilators holes being quite narrow - bit of a stunning dash board designe (in my opinion homage to old school cars) playing part in this air cone issue - still you go full cold you get the temp down to where you need it (tested in 30c temps) .
IF you have any other question ask cuz I am happy mazda 3 hatch owner and I went through all the worries that reviewrs mention before buying it and half of them are shi.. nonsens and the issues I have have not been mentioned at all

[jazzip]

if you need a proper reliable machine and a quality interior then this is a car to consider...well done mazda💯💯💯💯💯

[tcimen]

Beware that compared to the previous gen Mazda 3, this new one has much stiffer suspensions. Not comfortable in general UK roads as it used to be, especially if you do long distances. This can be due to the rear torsion beam (moved away from multilink) as well or overall tuning. They might soften it a bit in the next facelift. Do a long day test drive before you buy it.

[ArmaganDemiral]

This car was highly on my list and watching this review makes me want one! 😛great review Sam as always u smash it

[hmeatlast]

I'm in the market for a car in this segment and I'm pretty sure this one is my top choice. I agree about the appalling over the shoulder visibility, but it has a full suite of electronic aids to help overcome this, so it's something I can live with. I also agree about the looks both exterior and interior - this is a car you really want to like. I think you gave a good flavour of what it's like, and it's good in this electronic age to have a car whose mechanical attributes and the way it's set up make it a genuine pleasure to drive.

[Veej]

This colour is actually a decent colour and looks great on this model. Makes a difference to the same red for all Mazda's, but yeah I know what you mean about that red 😄

[VHungry]

I believe the car rev matches for you when you are changing up through the gearbox hence the smooth changes :)

[pittmotoring]

Nice review mate. I do like the look of these from the front, not so keen on the rear and the rear quarters limit the view a bit. Good job pal

[brianwymer]

Got myself a Carbon edition of this! Been used manual stick vehicles my whole life and now it was time to get a good looking automatic.

[loranger]

I like it has a 6 speed automatic, not a CVT.

[walkwise]

Base model to premium turbo package this car is dead sexy top to bottom side to side front to back, Southern California try finding one? Good luck!…..

[solid]

What's up with the rattle sounds in the video???

[mikethomas]

The blind spots are a deal breaker for me

[tz]

Car looks are so subjective, the exterior looks so dull and bland, especially around the rear 3/4. The interior looks better. I just saw the same comment from Verbingdungs😀

[Verbindungs]

Sorry to disagree. Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder and I can't stand the car rear quarters, not only they are a pain in visibility terms but also they are atrociously ugly.