Mazda is no stranger to hot hatches, so how do the brand's fastest hatches compare despite being 12 years apart.

But I must admit that my favorite part about the Speed 3 is that its gearbox and clutch are so much more user-friendly than those in our Four Seasons Mazda 3 hatchback, which has a clutch that ...

The 156-hp Mazda 3 s wagon hits 60 in 7.4 seconds. The last WRX sedan we tested ran six flat to 60 with a 14.6-second quarter-mile and all four wheels digging ["Cheap Speed, Round 23," C/D ...

It’s Mazdaspeed fabric trim, but to us it’s amusement-park adolescent. Similarly, the Speed 3’s exterior styling seems intended to stimulate the salivary glands of the fast and the furious.

The Mazda's engine is the largest at 2.3 liters, the most powerful with its ... as the car reaches down toward the end of its speed run; if it weren't for the extra shift it needs to get to ...

The speed, the power, and the thrill is unmatched ... that's because they don't know how to take care of a Mazdaspeed plain and simple 3. People have had their cars tuned for 100k + and reliable ...

When Mazda announced the 2.5-liter turbocharged Skyactiv-G engine was coming to the 3, a lot of us had the same thought: Mazdaspeed! But our hopes were dashed way back in 2016 when Mazda North ...

Moreover, the second-gen Mazdaspeed 3 was heavier than before, weighing 3,272 pounds, so the 0 to 60 mph time was now 6 seconds. The electronically-limited top speed of 155 mph remained the same.

It drives the front wheels via a six-speed torque-converter automatic transmission. The Mazda 3 is now promoted by its maker as a premium small car, with prices now north of $30,000, even for the ...

The Mazdaspeed story traces its origin back to the late 1960s, when a racing team run by the Mazda Auto Tokyo dealership caught the attention of Mazda corporate. The team's growing reputation on ...