Mazda has announced pricing and specification details for its Mazda 3 hatch, with the VW Golf rival starting from £20,595
The all-new Mazda 3 hatchback will be priced from £20,595 in the UK, the company has announced. Offered with a range of petrol and diesel engines, the Volkswagen Golf and Ford Focus rival is available to order now.
From launch the new Mazda 3 is offered with a 119bhp 2.0-litre SkyActiv-G petrol engine producing 213Nm of torque, or a 112bhp 2.0-litre SkyActiv-D diesel engine, which is priced slightly higher at £22,395. A six-speed manual gearbox will be standard on both, but an automatic is available as an option for £1,300.
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Later in the year the range will joined by Mazda’s all-new 2.0-litre Skyactiv-X engine, packing 149bhp and 222Nm. It will be available with the option of all-wheel drive but only be offered with Mazda’s automatic gearbox.
Five trim levels (SE-L, SE-L Lux, Sport Lux, GT Sport and GT Sport Tech) make up the range. As standard all models come fitted with 16-inch alloy wheels, automatic LED headlights, LED tail lights, electrically heated and adjustable door mirrors, rear parking sensors, lane-keeping assist, a blind spot monitoring system and radar-guided cruise control.
Inside, the new Mazda 3 hatchback gets an 8.8-inch infotainment system with support for Apple CarPlay and Android Auto as standard, as well as Europe-wide sat-nav, a windscreen projecting head-up display and an eight-speaker stereo system.
SE-L Lux models are priced from £21,695, and add a reversing camera, keyless entry and heated front seats, while Sport Lux models, starting from £22,795, feature 18-inch alloy wheels, rear privacy glass, chrome interior details and a frameless rear-view mirror.
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GT Sport models, priced from £24,595, come with electrically adjustable leather seats, a heated steering wheel, a 12-speaker BOSE audio system and a CD player. The range-topping Mazda 3 GT Sport Tech costs £25,495 and up, providing a host of active safety equipment, including a 360-degree camera and a driver attention monitoring system with an interior camera.
New 2019 Mazda 3: design
Mazda’s designers have stuck closely to the looks of the Kai concept from last year’s Tokyo Auto Show. The new Mazda 3 has a fairly substantial front overhang, but the most noticeable element of its side profile is the thick C-pillar.
At 4,459mm long, the five-door hatch is half a centimetre shorter than the outgoing 3, but still considerably longer than a VW Golf. The Mazda’s wheelbase has grown, though, to 2,725mm, so it has over 100mm more than the VW between its two axles. This change is designed to improve cabin space, particularly for those occupying the rear seats.
The chassis continues to feature MacPherson struts at the front, but it gets simpler suspension at the rear, where a torsion beam replaces the existing model’s multi-link set-up.
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