Mazda’s excellent 3 may be just a humble compact sedan or hatchback, but it forms the foundation for the brand’s upmarket aspirations. Its interior is handsomely finished in rich materials; it offers an impressive roster of standard and available luxury and tech features; and buyers have a choice between efficient and powerful engines. For the 2025 model year, a new entrylevel trim for the hatchback drops the fivedoor model’s price of entry, but the 3 is otherwise little changed.

Two engines are available in the 2025 Mazda3. A 2.5liter fourcylinder generating 191 horsepower and 186 poundsfeet of torque powers 2.5 S trim levels. A sixspeed automatic transmission backs the fourcylinder in most trims, but the 2.5 S Premium hatchback can be had with a sixspeed manual. The 2.5 S variants are frontwheel drive, except for the Carbon Edition, which features allwheel drive.

Mazda3 2.5 Turbo trims get a — you guessed it — turbocharged 2.5liter fourcylinder engine. Feed it premium fuel, and it generates 250 hp and 320 poundsfeet of torque; on a diet of regular, it manages 227 hp and 310 poundsfeet. All Mazda3 2.5 Turbos come with the sixspeed automatic and AWD.

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