Mazda3 with updated 1.6 diesel engine

Since launch in 2009, the second-generation Mazda3 has proven to be one of the C-segment’s most attractive competitors.  Its original line-up of two different body styles – a sporty 5-door hatchback and an athletic Saloon – seven engines, a sports grade and the high-performance Mazda3 MPS, has been a big hit with European and UK customers looking for stylish driving fun in a compact car.

Mazda is strengthening this successful line-up even further with the launch of an updated Euro 5 compliant 1.6-litre MZ-CD common-rail diesel engine, now with a six-speed manual transmission.  It produces 85kW/115ps at 3,600rpm and 270Nm of torque across a wider engine speed range of 1,750-to-2,700rpm.  This new version uses just 4.4 litres of fuel per 100km (64.2mpg) on the combined cycle and produces 117g/km of CO2.  Its new, simpler low-friction two-valve SOHC (single overhead camshaft) layout and its aluminium block make this engine lightweight and compact.

The second-generation Mazda3 boasts an expressive exterior design that is sporty and dynamic with deeply character lines for a look of solid build quality.  It is aerodynamically highly efficient, with one of the segment’s lowest drag coefficients (0.30 Cd for the hatchback).  Sporty and roomy on the inside, it has a refined human-machine interface cockpit for exemplary ease-of-use and offers superior refinement and cabin quietness.  With the updated 1.6-litre turbo diesel under the bonnet, the lightweight second-generation Mazda3 is quick off the line, frugal at the pumps and fun to drive.