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Mention the Mazda 3 of 2003-2013 and car reviews - asiallon6 - 05-05-2017

Regale all of them with tales from the 256bhp MPS variant launched in 

the year 2006, and they’ll write you off as ‘a person to avoid’. The 

truth is, the Mazda Performance Series is really a hot hatch known 

simply to vehicle junkies who nod approvingly in a output that exceeded 

the 247bhp from the Mk5 Volkswagen Golf R32 and it was only 5bhp shy 

from the Audi S3 www.autocartips.net.

And within lies the main reason the three MPS is really invisible. 

Whereas the R32 and S3 were both four-wheel drive, the Mazda was two-

wheel drive, and individuals driven wheels were the fronts.

True, there is a mechanical limited-slip diff along with a steering-

anglesensitive throttle damping system that aims to control power 

whenever you turn the wheel but, nevertheless, torque steer remains an 

issue that leaves the vehicle feeling unresolved.

Still, one purist’s overcooked orphan is another’s overlooked 

bargain. Prices can start about  £2000 for top-mileage, private-

purchase 2006 cars before speeding up as rapidly because the vehicle 

itself (5.9sec to 60mph, for that record) close to  £4500 for tidy 2007 

cars with full history, before speeding north beyond  £8000 (nice 2010 

cars) up to  £12,000 during the last 2012 and 2013 examples.

Should you didn’t realize that Ford once owned another of Mazda 

shares, you may be surprised to listen to the three MPS shares its 

platform using the Ford Focus. However, where Ford’s hot hatch, the 

ST, were built with a blown 2.5-litre five-cylinder Volvo engine to 

grind its beans, the three MPS used a homegrown Mazda 2.3-litre four, 

again with forced induction. It’s a pleasant twist and shows precisely 

how single-minded Mazda could be - a trait which has, at various 

occasions, rewarded it highly and price it very much.

The engine, known as DISI, or Direct Injection Spark Ignition, is 

notable for squirting the fuel directly into the combustion chamber 

and, when it’s inside, growing the environment pressure to improve 

power and torque. Economy was said to be a beneficiary, too, but 

you’ll find it difficult to best 30mpg. Road tax for 2006-2008 cars is 

 £500, but  £295 for 2009-2013 cars.

The car’s performance wasn’t the only real factor opting for it. It 

boasted a genuinely spacious five-door cabin, impressive overall 

refinement and good reliability. Mazda showered the three MPS with 

package, together with a Bose seem system, part-leather sports seats 

and heating and cooling.

The 2nd-generation 3 MPS showed up in '09 and included much more 

package, including a watch-catching bonnet scoop, a wiser dashboard, 

Bluetooth connectivity, heated seats, keyless entry and begin, a 

sitting-nav along with a blindspot warning system. Additionally, it 

introduced that decrease in road tax car buying guide.

If you wish to cut the mustard, locate a first-gen vehicle using the 

Sports Aero Package (SAK). It’s a regrettable acronym however a decent 

improvement, because the  £500 option introduced Eibach springs for any 

lower ride height, a bigger rear spoiler and sculpted two-spoke door 

mirrors. Now you’re speaking.