MORE Than Just SPEED | 2024 Mazda3 TURBO Hatchback AWD Review
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- Опубликовано: 4 июл 2024
- We spent a week with the 2024 Mazda3 Turbo Hatchback. While the premium plus trim all wheel drive does approach 40K dollars, it stands alone and undercuts the cost of premium brands. The only apple to apple competitor would be the VW Golf R, but that will cost you dearly. While the 250 horsepower and 320 lb-feet of torque get all the attention, its really the transmission and AWD system working with the turbo engine that makes this car truly special. If you are on the fence between the turbo and n/a, don't fret. The NA is no slouch and has all the same premium vibe but with more normal handling and speed. On the highway, they are nearly identical in their comfort and road tripability. @MazdaUSA
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I have the 2021 version of the Turbo AWD hatch. Having driven it for two and one-half years [42,000 mi.], this car is a great daily driver with lots of fun when you want it. Passing a mope on a country road gets that turbo kicking 80 in no time. I get 28.7 mpg in mixed driving. I live in big snow country [Buffalo/Niagara], and with winter tires the AWD is like riding on rails. The interior quality is superb. I find the seats to be very comfortable in long and short trips. Climate control is excellent. There was some criticism in Consumer Reports about the infotainment system; that is frankly ludicrous. I don't think the control knob system is complicated or glitchy; it is far more accurate and much less distracting than a touchscreen. No maintenance issues at all, to date. Only regular oil changes and seasonal tire swaps. Sure, this version is the priciest, but well worth it if you keep a car for 10 years/200,000 miles.
Thanks for watching and sharing your experience with your 3. You have a great fun car. Enjoy and happy motoring!
i completely agree with you and i found a cpo 2021 model of this car in the same spec for under $28k all in- an insanely good value
Also 2021 turbo PP hatch. 100% agree with everything you said! LOVING it!
This is the engine Mazda’s AWD and transmission have been waiting for. The speed is great of course but the way this handles a twisty road is its best feature. Push it really hard and fast though and its limits will come on equally as fast.
Probably more to do with the tires. The OEM tires are definitely not performance oriented.
We just purchased a used 23 about 4 months ago for 28k that looks just like the one you're driving. Really love it. Very smooth engine and silky shifting from a real transmission. When you put it in sport mode, that really turns it up a couple notches. A very sexy car design.
Nice. Thanks for watching and sharing your ride. Glad you love it. Sounds like you got a good one. Enjoy your 3 and happy motoring.
I own a 22 Turbo Premium Plus. While this car isn't meant to be driven economically, it can be done. Keeping the RPMs below 1800-2000 for city driving ensures I get 29-30 mpg. On the highway, I can't seem to get more than 32 no matter how gently I drive. Of course, that kind of sluggish, feather-footed driving will get you a few annoyed looks and the occasional honk. It's strangely fun trying to hypermile a car that guzzles gas. I'm approaching two years of ownership and I've enjoyed every minute of this car. Even took a 7500-mile road trip in it OH - CO - UT - CA - OR - WA and back.
Feel free to ask questions about the ownership and service experience!
Congrats on a great car. Glad you are enjoying it. I pretty much could not drive it without mashing it. 😂. It just begged for it. That is quite some discipline to drive gingerly! All the best and thanks for watching and commenting.
I was able to get 37 mpg average trip fuel economy on my 22 turbo hatch over a 750mi there and back trip up and down the east coast. speed limit up to 5-10 over the whole way. Left early enough to dodge any real traffic until Maryland on the way down and jersey on the way up.
My estimated range was reading 390 miles for a week after I got back 🤣
Did you compare this to a gti when you in the market? I’m currently looking at a new gti or one of these. I haven’t test drove the 3 yet but I fell in love with the gti. You get much more car for the price tho compared to the gti
I can always count on this channel for excellent Mazda content.
Thanks for the very kind words. Appreciate the support! We do plan to increase our coverage of other brands but Mazda will always be near and dear. Thanks for watching and happy motoring!
I have a 21 turbo hatch pp and absolutely love it, its such a great little car for daily and very fun to throw around corners in a sporty manner, but I do have to remind myself its not a sports car very important if your looking for a sports car only, ime not sure this would be the best option but if you are looking for a daily that is sporty and small this is it
Excellent! Thanks for watching and sharing your experience. It is a very rewarding car to drive and it does make the hum drum drives of daily life fun. Thanks again and happy motoring!
I’ve said it before - you have a true knack for commentary and cinematography. I always look forward to your videos. I never considered the turbo, but now you have me genuinely curious how it feels
Thanks! Always appreciate the kind words and support. Yea, it would be worth a drive. If you can give it a twisty road that’s where it shines. It also has that sort of EV go at any speed feel with very NA linear response. The NA has its own charms. While I would always choose the turbo to drive if they were sitting side by side, I have enjoyed getting back in and revving out the na FWD sedan. Highway travel to me is a little bit of a wash. Of course passing and highway mergers are more fun. Thanks again!
I have a 2015 mazda 3 hatch with a manual transmission and I love it. The command scroll nob is the best. I hate touch screens in cars they always looks gross with finger prints
Nice! Thanks for watching and sharing your thoughts. Fingerprints are a negative of touch screens.
Great video & great Mazda 🎉
Thanks for watching and the nice comment! All the best and happy motoring.
If you put high octane you can do 0-60 in 5.5s in the best conditions. I noticed you put more editing in this one right?
Yea. With a crazy work week and weather it was nearly impossible to get everything done like I usually do. So lots of planned edits to get more rolling shots and unplanned edits to piece things together. Usually like to do the commentary shots the last day, after a week of driving, and this time is was late afternoon with hideous sun angles on the normal route. Oh well. We got it. Yea, I ran 0-60 on the first tank when I did not know the gas octane and got 6.3. My 0-60 runs are not very scientific or exact. Keep in mind I do not brake torque. The run in the video was on 93 and got the same time. I think brake torquing with a rev to 3000 will yield below 6 seconds times. The fact I got no difference indicates the first tank may have been 93. I don’t roll out or brake torque because it’s all relative anyway with other cars. It’s plenty quick with great acceleration at any speed and in any gear. Never bogs and is linear like the na. Thanks again for all your support.
We have a 2024 Mazda 3 carbon turbo sedan. We had a 2023 cx-5 non turbo premium plus.. that was totaled by a 4 runner. This time I choose the 3 turbo and I am very happy love the car of course the power is great. Clarification I have wireless charging on my 2024 carbon turbo sedan..
Thanks for watching and providing some info. Sorry about your CX-5. Hope all were ok. Yes, you got a much more enjoyable car to drive but the CX-5 is one of our favorite small crossovers. Thanks for info on your charger. Not sure if Mazda continues to change content based on part availability or their info is wrong with their pr team and Webb site. We love when owners weigh in with facts. Is your charger forward of the cup holder? Thanks again for sharing and happy motoring.
@@BeyondTheTestDrive yes! My wireless charger is in front of the cupholders! Yes so much fun I choose the 3 turbo sedan from your reviews.. also my 3 carbon turbo is polymetal metallic. Not that brown color...but I do have the gorgeous Terracotta leather. I only use 93 from shell like you advised as well lol. And there website is not correct from my salesman for instance the carbon turbo edition on the website does not show the poly metal color...
@@princea9615 Yea, it’s interesting. The poly metal is not shown as an option on their USA website and in their official press materials they provide to us. Oh well at least you got one. Enjoy and thanks again for watching and supporting the channel.
@@BeyondTheTestDrive yep I'm thrown for a loop. I ordered it from my Mazda dealer here in Florida my sales man told me he had this carbon turbo coming in purchased it December 31st took delivery mid January and still have not seen another turbo one with my color.. the car looks white almost.
i’ve watched ALL of your Mazda3 videos, and now i finally have one! i’m 2 months in on my 24’ 3 hatchback preferred, and i absolutely love it. i still wonder if i should of sprung for the turbo, though.
Thanks for watching. That’s awesome. Glad you love it. Definitely enjoy what you have. We enjoy our non-turbo despite driving many of the turbo Mazdas. The turbo is awesome but the revving out of the non turbo has its charms. Plus you will enjoy the fuel economy. All the best and happy motoring.
@@BeyondTheTestDrive update: i brought my baby in for service for a minor concern. i’m sure it’s nothing. they gave me a turbo premium plus as a loner. it’s a BLAST. but the fuel economy does SUCK. LOL. i’ll be driving the heck out of it until i get my baby back.
What part of the country is this in if you don't mind me asking? Roads look way better condition than where i am in the NE. They're flatter than our river valley/mountain switchbacks, but also not boringly flat and not all straight lines. Doesn't seem like theres a stop sign every mile or two either. Pretty nice driving roads.
No honey, I'm not basing our home search on how good the roads are to drive. Promise 🤞😂
Thanks for watching. This is the rolling hills of central Maryland. We roam central Maryland to southern PA. The fall is really nice.
@@BeyondTheTestDrive I knew some of these roads looked familiar!
@@BeyondTheTestDrivehey a fellow Marylander
Hey…great review and thoughts on the turbo.
I own a ‘20 hatch, GT, manual, (non turbo) and coming to lease end.
Had an order in on a turbo, but, changed it to a ‘24 , non turbo, manual.
Why?
Well….the gas mileage, which you eluded to, is WAY WORSE, than the non turbo….
Like, can hyper mile the non turbo to 50+mpg/highway….it has cylinder deactivation.
The turbo….cannot get even nearly close to that….
And….no manual available for the turbo…
And….insurance running cost much higher for turbo…
And….the greater purchase price…
So….weighing those, and the common sentiment, that ‘90 % of the time’ it runs comparable to non turbo….
For me….no brainer…no turbo.
But, indeed, if you have money to burn, gas mileage is not a concern, and you just need that 10% increased enjoyment, by all means, get the turbo.
Just my 2cents, from another owner. Cheers. :)
Thanks for watching and for the nice comment. Great points! Nothing wrong with the non-turbo. We’re big fans of ours. You always have to throw running costs into the equation and have to be happy with the money to fun ratio. We hope to get a manual for review some time. Never have driven one but sure it is fun. Thanks again and happy motoring.
How’s the comfort of this car? I’m hearing that it’s uncomfortable as a daily
Thanks for watching and for the question. It’s a fairly firm ride but fine over most roads. For folks who live where the roads are bad I advise people to make sure to test drive it over the bumps. Our daily driver is a 3 and it’s been comfortable on trips and in daily life. The seats help a lot also.
What is this, a dealer video?
Turbo is more fun but too expensive. 2.5 NA all the way for me.
Thanks for watching and commenting. We own the 2.5 NA and are very happy with it. If money and fuel were no object to us then of course the turbo all the way. The 2.5 is not bad to begin with so it’s perfectly acceptable for daily duties with the occasional trip down a fun road. Plus you get the same great looks and interior.
0:20 what is destination?
Delivery or transportation fees to cover cost of car being transported to dealer. Fairly significant amount that manufacturers leave out of their MSRPs
Sedan- made in Mexico. Hatch- made in Japan. Honest thoughts?
Thanks for watching. Great question. Our long term 3 sedan tester was manufactured in Mexico and it’s been fine. I don’t think there are any hard numbers on assembly defects to compare. It’s something I would not worry about. Mazda still ranks fairly high in initial quality and reliability. The CX-5 is their top seller and that is exclusively made in Japan. Overall I would guess, again no hard numbers and no horror stories I have heard of, that quality is on par or at least close to Japanese assembly. Some sedans, not many are also imported from Japan.
Mazda is beating Subaru here. This is what a WRX hatch should be like.
I have a 8 month old legacy touring xt and this is what I'm looking at subaru and there cvt they lost me
Just swap these crap touring tires for real ones and it will transform the car . No need to spend 250usd per tire .
I got summer performance tires online at 80usd per tire and it transformed the car .
These Turanzas are 2.5 on scale to 10 , just imagine what a solid tire rated at 8 will do.
Take this into consideration when comparing it to other cars
What brand of tires did you get?
Showing its age...needs a major redesign, especially the interior
No way looks timeless imo