The Wildcard Option.. // 2024 Mazda3 Turbo AWD Review

[@tayumapower]

Crazy how this generation was released 5 years ago, and it's still one of the nicest looking car in production today

[@sam.shock924]

agreed! i just got a '21 cx30 turbo yesterday and the fact that they have a similar (almost identical lol) style to the mazda3 brings the freshness of the 3 back up to "brand new". forever love mazda's design choices lately

[@brianwalker9185]

Sasquatch Hooker. Great band name. Front looks Mustang-ish...Ford influence...but Mazda and Ford have had a relationship for decades. As usual, great review. Be well.

[@NT4XT]

Crazy how in white clinical coat and glasses, Aphrodite Venus incarnated, is the Reviewer Content Creator.

[@MIKEVFIT]

Agree

[@christianbryant5617]

Yea this thing is gorgeous. And very capable ofc

[@bartypaliwoda9325]

As the owner of a older Mazda 3, I really enjoyed this review. My first few cars were just ok. I bought each of them because they were in my budget. Then I told myself: treat yourself with a car you truly want to have. Mazda 3, hatchback, 6-speed manual, soul red. Best decision ever. 😊

[@parnpichate]

I just got the exact same car in the same color for the same exact reason about a month ago haha!

[@robreeto]

I also own a 2013 hatchback, and I'm looking to buy one of these, I also have a 2014 Focus ST to trade in on top. So I feel this might be the best of both worlds

[@1HeatWalk]

I have a 2010 Mazdaspeed3.

[@AstroZombie1]

but you didnt get the turbo

[@bartypaliwoda9325]

@@AstroZombie1 I don't want turbo, I don't need turbo. 😃

[@matteogilles4238]

Hands down still the prettiest c-segment hatch on the market today. Well done Mazda and thank you Sarah.

[@xrmerkur]

Mazda has always brought a blend of sport, luxury and quality in their vehicles. Fantastic in-depth review.

[@christianbryant5617]

Literal dream car

[@xrmerkur]

@@christianbryant5617 a very understated vehicle. one has to know they’re looking at something well engineered. most won’t appreciate it until they take a drive.

[@elvinmani941]

​@xrmerkur have a cx30 2022 great drive my first mazda and it handles like a dream.

[@xrmerkur]

@@elvinmani941 Mazda Speed should’ve developed as a mainstay. But i guess the world of crossovers had a different plan.

[@CianRourke]

I played bass for Sasquatch Hooker back in ‘87.

[@CianRourke]

@@REDMAN298 And it was grand!

[@lewisreid1980]

My first car was a 94 Mazda protege, 4 cyl and manual transmission. That car was awesome!

[@ChawkoSnap]

Big foot needs love too, I lol'ed on the bus to work.

[@eeblatter]

Your vehicle reviews are the right amount of info/entertainment. Best in the biz!

[@WhiskyCardinalWes]

Have a Thumbs up just for the U.S.S. Enterprise showing up!! Mad props nerdy girl!!

[@GRIMEYtheFATMAN]

Not just that, but the specific reference to how the rear of the nacelles featured holes in the TOS pilot(s) (as opposed to the spheres throughout the rest of the series)...

[@infatuated9970]

Just bought this picking it up Tuesday. So stoked

[@jbfinishingsjellebilliau9054]

I love my mazda 3,it's a fantastic car and feels oldscool,6speed manual is a dream to shift

[@Zeal808]

I never thought I’d own a car as nice as the Mazda 3. Or should i say, I didn’t expect to fall in love with the Mazda 3 as much as I have. It makes driving so much fun, I feel so free driving!

[@johnt.848]

I prefer the sedan version and agree that a manual AWD turbo model should be available.

[@calebwany8422]

yes, but also buy them. at this rate, I won''t ever be able to buy the mazda 6 wagon

[@MushyMonkey]

Great video! To be honest, from the thumbnail, I thought people were watching for your looks at first, but this is a way more in depth review than I've seen from anyone else! I love the non-conventional but pertinent info and your humor mixed in!

[@dondonaldson1684]

Before you commented on the boots, I was thinking the same thing. Love the reviews, always thorough, on point and entertaining with great humour.

[@LaraMauk]

Had the first model year of the turbo for 3 months. Drove it off a mountain. Great car 10/10 would crash again. I then bought a jeep but will forever remember my time with the m3.

[@spdcrzy]

Wait LOLWUT please explain o_o

[@jaeeofficial1542]

damn how did you survive??

[@LaraMauk]

@@jaeeofficial1542probably speaks to the safety rating of Mazda. Though I might of not crashed in my old WRX so idk it was a mountain gravel pass and I slid off the road down a steep hill in Colorado. Got a couple of feet of air and drove over a small tree. Got lucky because the M3 hit and was stoped by two bigger trees about 80 feet from the road.

[@LaraMauk]

I posted a yt short of the recovery. I have a 25 minute video of the recovery that I might edit down. The short shows how steep the mountain is but not where I landed.

[@know916bound]

Oh yeah. You'll remember your m3 every time your jeep is in the shop. 😂

[@ArunSudama-ur2cd]

I remember when the smaller Mazda cars (same goes for Civic) were econoboxes. Despite the hot hatch shortcomings, the engineering in the car is great. Except for rear suspension. All cars need independent suspension.

[@timgt5]

The bar has changed for this cars. When I was growing up in the 1980s a compact car meant cheap to buy, cheap to feed, cheap to insure. It also meant the seats were milk crates with fabric stretched over them, AC that was an asthmatic blowing through a straw if the car had it, a radio that sounded like an Alexa fizzing out at the bottom of a well, playground quality interiors, and a five line feature list and zero to sixty that was better measured by an appointment calendar, than a stopwatch. Hit something at more than 20 mph and you were not walking away. In the 1990s makers decided to stop punishing the buyers of these cars and started making them bigger and nicer. Now we have the Mazda 3 turbo which can hit 60 in just over 6 seconds, is awash in soft materials, is very quiet, comes with a 12 sp sound system and a 5 star safety rating. It and its peers have become respectable small family cars with the current Civic having a larger interior than the Accord did in the 2000s and so on.

[@ArunSudama-ur2cd]

@@timgt5 I guess we’re about the same age, cause that’s how I remember ‘economy cars’ cheap vinyl, rough idling, woefully underpowered. You had to turn off the air conditioning to climb a hill, 13 in. wheels… yeah, I remember those cars.

[@MuahMan]

@@timgt5 Unfortunately, they are also $40k now.

[@timgt5]

@@MuahMan according to Mazda's actual site you can get a Carbon Turbo (new for 24) for 32K, the top Premium sedan is 35K fully loaded, the hatch about a grand more. Adjusted for inflation that is not much different than a top trim Mazda Protege from the early 90s

[@movia1234]

@@timgt5 For sure. There are a couple new cars that stay true to the econobox idea like the Nissan Versa or Mitsubishi Mirage G4. The G4 gets some really bad reviews from auto press, but some owners like the simplicity. It's still much better and safer than a early to mid 1990s economy car.

[@mrt6399]

After watching your first review i got a 21 turbo and absolutely love it

[@sirronkcuhc]

Two mentions: (1) Mazda3 and CX-30 have the Dynamic Pressure Turbo with CX-50 being the only model with twin-scroll. (2) The fake engine sound is coming from the speakers (present only on turbo models) and can be defeated only by unpinning a wire from the Amp (which is under passenger's seat); it feels like is piped in because the front woofers in Mazda3 and CX-30 are not in the doors but in the front cowl for better bass response (you can see them if you look down under the dash).

[@anonymousyoutube7259]

Ugh. Fake sound is not a plus. It should at least be defeated with a setting.

[@RiOrtiz3]

I had to sell my 2020 M3 when the wife got cancer. I miss that damn car. The wife is now cancer free so it was, of course, worth it selling the car. 50 years from now I hope to be done with medical bills so I can get another M3. Great Review!

[@weltraumaffe4155]

Cancer free. I love the sound of that sentence.

[@phatgringo2.0]

Medical bankruptcy?

[@wbwayne8887]

Congrats to your wife 🙌 Goodluck with getting that next M3.

[@KatarinaP-u6r]

Stop injecting yourselves yearly with Graphene hydroxide, mercury, formaldehyde and much more and you will stop getting sick.

[@Weidjeep]

Mazda Speed needs to come back and make this little hatch a ripper.

[@Rich_G22]

I owned an 82 Rabbitt GTI and the Mazda 3 is the only car I’ve driven since that is just as fun to drive. Love the Mazda 3

[@mikefrench3800]

I bought a new Mazda 3 hatch 10 or 12 yrs ago. Loved the way it drove. zoom zoom

[@stanley526]

The mud wasps are gonna love those torque vector blocky things.

[@greatdimitri1049]

Had a first year 2012 SkyActiv HB with 6 speed. Badass car. Got rid of it with 140,000 (never a single issue just routine maintenance). What a FUN car it was.

[@derekgaliee4351]

Would you buy a another Mazda 3 ??? Sedan or Hatch AWD or FWD Manual transmission or Automatic???

[@greatdimitri1049]

@@derekgaliee4351 personally I prefer the 6-speed manual. Even lacking the turbo it's much more fun to drive. I also always go for the hatchback. It has more style than the sedan and the hatch makes it easy to load/unload larger items. We have a 2018 CX-9 with 112,000 mi. Same with it. Just regular maintenance. We also have a 2015 Miata retractable hardtop. It only has 30,000 mi. Garage queen.

[@greatdimitri1049]

@derekgaliee4351 Mazda 3 HB with the 6 speed. It will be our next car since we will soon be empty nesters and no longer will have use for our CX9...

[@derekgaliee4351]

@@greatdimitri1049 Okay 👍☺️

[@CubanBBQ]

Love you Sarah, the best car reviewer on KZbin, with the best sense of humor.

[@packfan1946]

I had a 2006 Mazdaspeed hatchback in silver for over ten years! I miss that car and the seats were real sport seats with great bolstering.

[@christianbryant5617]

Mazda makes some of the best silver colors! Better than BMW and I’m a beemer fanboy too haha

[@matthewsever]

I am always watching Mazda. I have a last gen 3 hatch and they are such amazing cars.

[@EmilyAllan]

Love my grand Mazda 3 6 speed manual. Its really fun to drive and very economical on gas. I was super happy to see them offer an AWD version Mazda 3. I wish I had that one up here in the north.

[@Syphertek]

Always enjoy your video reviews. I still love my 22 Turbo and progress is being made in the aftermarket for performance parts and tunes now. If you want a comfortable fun daily you cannot beat this car!

[@erikson5871]

Wow, so Stoaked on this review ! Spaceship diff found. You nailed the Conundrum that is the Mazda 3 AWD ! Well done. Wildcard with character, looks and brains.(Thanks for the butt confidence ) I have been driving the 2019 AWD for five years, small windows, but I've only changed the oil/filters and battery. Solid build. Sasquatch

[@ralphhowes]

Only a true TOS fan would be able to whistle the title music. Kudos!

[@kevinmueller5204]

I have the 2023 Mazda 3 hatch NA with the 6MT. I love it. So comfortable and handles well for what it is. However, there are times I wish it was lighter and RWD. But that is why I also own a Miata. No complaints here with either vehicles. Thanks again for your awesome car reviews!

[@Ianochez]

I confirm, that hood stick can be really hot!

[@zzsender1724]

Loved the nimble Road Runner swerve test 🙂

[@McTroyd]

Love that you reviewed this. Mazda's been making some great cars for those of us without superyachts. 👍

[@In-obscurity-n7j]

I hope Sarah continues to develop her skills and bringing them to life for our entertainment and more importantly automotive education. Words have more leverage more torque when the person turning them has actually turned a wrench.

[@slscamg]

I’m 90% sure a lot of the issues above 6/10 driving limits is due to the tire choice. They’re just low rolling resistance junk. A better set of tires would really help the relatively narrow tires keep the car on the road.

[@Stupha_Kinpendous]

Mazda has absolutely been killing it, the last several years. They make some of the prettiest cars around. And they're one of the few automakers not simply copying what others are building. Others are copying Mazda.

[@WARnTEA]

I’m a huge sucker for brands that do their own thing and ignore trends because it doesn’t align with their philosophy.

[@Stupha_Kinpendous]

@@WARnTEA Right on. Likewise.

[@bryancohn9406]

I saw Sasquatch Hooker when they played at the Fillmore West back in 1997. Stiletto Driving Boots was the opening act.

[@MugatuJag]

This car was 35K max in 2021…. Same car three years later up around 4K WTH. Thanks for the awesome review Sarah.

[@tlg-]

Thank you for the comprehensiveness your reviews give

[@jayinmi3706]

These got REALLY hard to find, to the point I thought they quick making this variant. Glad to see it back. My 6 has been the best car I've owned in like 35 years.

[@ChicagoRob2]

The 6 is amazing. Picked up one of the last ones, along with a CX-5 GT for the wife.

[@felldin]

Mazdas styling truly has been looking amazing.

[@julianc2789]

The BEET goes on (Beverly Hills) and its the Best Energy Evacuation Thermal material available today! 🌬️

[@Makeitblue127]

Wow , you’re my go to car reviewer! You know more about cars than the manufacturers! Keep up the amazing honest content, from Canada 🇨🇦

[@dantruong9941]

This is the most detailed car review I've seen so far. Amazing work! Also just got a '21 Mazda 3 Turbo sedan so just learned a lot about my car too.

[@mikehenkes]

The Mazda 3 is the best compact car on the market!!! But, like most of us... if it only had 2 more inches in the back seat.

[@AndresSalazarAutos]

I loved that about my Mazda3 turbo, lift of the throttle and it had a hint of oversteer, made it lots of fun

[@jadweek5395]

OMG, first time watching your channel and I already fell in love with… …this car!❤

[@ronayotte3571]

I've detailed a few Mazdas and got to drive them... nice cars, but their paintwork is some of the thinnest I've measured with my paint gauge. If you own a Mazda or are considering getting one, I would suggest getting paint protection film on the front end, getting it professionally detailed and ceramic-coated to protect the paint!

[@ADUSN]

Solid upsell 🤣💀

[@shortstories3349]

Yep, I’ve got a 2020 Miata and the paint chips SOOOOOO easily 😭

[@richardw64]

Another stunning outfit ! Mazda just keep rolling them out since the advent of the 323. I've owned 4 of those and 2 MPVs. Thanks for the review, Sarah.

[@manifestSD]

I swear the induction growl is straight from the other side of the firewall. Sarah's review of this model three years ago inspired the purchase of a sedan version. But then I saw Gump's super cool Nurburgring decal, so I put a Laguna Seca sticker on the rear quarter window, in honor of the old Mazda Raceway ...

[@JohnPatrickCarroll]

OMG hahaha "wireless fruit & robot compatibility" I just absolutely love this. You just made my day. Thank you!!!

[@aaronbaird9444]

I own a 2023 CX-5 non-turbo and just picked up a 2024 Mazda 3 turbo premium plus. I really liked the torque of the turbo as I can use it in every day driving. I even prefer the Mazda control module in the 3 over the CX 5. Averaging 30 miles per gallon in mixed use driving. Drove 15 hours in the 3 and when I arrived at my destination, I was not fatigued. That is a great compliment to Mazda. I drive over 50,000 miles a year in multiple vehicles and the Mazda is by far the most comfortable vehicle I have been in. The hatchback does have a enormousblinds spot. I just use the safety suite and the warning lights on the passenger mirror to assist. Interior is equal or better than the Audi A3. While expensive, it is a great car.

[@goldensaucer5116]

Really like your positive fun energy in review!

[@harrycordell6123]

Amazing was looking at one in the grocery store parking lot Thought maybe it's time to trade in my Chrysler Crossfire 6 speed .thanks young lady you answered all my questions. 😊

[@Primus54]

I do really like Mazda styling in general and that one can actually get colors in the interiors. Maybe “BEET” is a reference to the interior leather color? 😉. Loved the Trek reference. Great review and pure class wardrobe. Thank you as always, Sarah. 👍👍👍

[@VAgroom77]

I love your jokes/sense of humor 10/10

[@oskarvnz]

You got the exact color option I’ve been looking for but can’t find for this car. Looks great.

[@toddsimpson9164]

Two words: Dealer Trade. If it's in stock elsewhere, a competent dealer would trade it for something in their stock (all behind-the-scenes).

[@spurgear4]

Hanging out with Sarah with my morning coffee, Nice.

[@sickjohnson]

Big time!

[@petermoller8337]

I’m just up, coffee done!😊

[@matthewanderson6423]

Same!

[@petek6522]

Interior , fuel economy and the entertainment controls is why I bought my 19 3 sedan when it came out, great commuter vehicle

[@banshee107]

My favourite time of year for car reviews!!

[@GoodMenstruationAttitude]

People always sleep on the cheapest and most reliable version of this car, FWD MT NA. Still plenty fast, about 7% lighter than the 4WD AT. Car's actually still very easy to drive without the rear diff.

[@robertadamwalsh]

Great car made better with Corksport’s SRI+Tip combined with their cat back exhaust. The front strut bar tightens up the front a little. Waiting on their rear sway bar to come back in stock - hopefully that will make the body roll better. Great review as always - thank you!

[@DemonViewLLC]

Those small odd blocks are where you put the rockets that you launch at left lane campers!

[@trevin1691]

Amazing style and ultra attractive looks! Mazda 3 is sweet too!

[@garnetheron4885]

By the way, Sarah, I am watching this video of you opinion this car today because I want to go shopping for one. I am impressed. Thanks for all the information you are awesome.

[@damascus21]

Sarah, pls, ur reviewing like every car i care about rn 😭😭

[@jeffosim8789]

Older American cars had the wiper squirters in the wiper arms, my 70’s full size Chevies were that way and my 1994 Buick Roadmaster was the last one I had that way . Everyone puts them in the hood or under the back of the hood area. I love the Red interior color, my Impala was red interior, wish I could have gotten Red in my new Ridgeline, not many manufacturers do red anymore . Great review

[@matthewanderson6423]

As a Mazda owner I loved this review.... but I love all your reviews!

[@RaduB.]

Thanks! Also for giving us the fuel economy values in l/100km. I'm pretty pleased with my 2l manual drive base trim sedan and I agree with your conclusions. (It's holding itself well after 3 years.)

[@stevencharles9247]

Bigfoot would enjoy your humor too!😄😂

[@timbrown9731]

Ha ha. I say that all the time too, the number one cost cutting thing is the holder for the sunglasses.

[@MS-hd8yq]

Thank you for always informing and entertaining us Sarah

[@tonygiraldes7848]

Always lovely to see what you’re up to 🙂 just the greatest content and we are in awe of your self determination and work ethic 👍 much much respect ✊

[@mostcom]

We used to have a cloverleaf on which I once chucked the tail out on a 5k pound 104 in. wheel based 4wd the entire way. That lsd was a must have. The heavy duty handling package had a beefy sway bar with quad shocks. If these modern vehicles offer any performance enhancements do it. I loved the ability it had to do a 180 at speed and parallel park on the opposite side of the street.

[@richiesworld1]

Ok

[@pootinplays]

Im not for sure but those blocks with holes could be for cooling the diff

[@bradfordmcgomery9058]

You looked very nice on this video. Not too crazy about the car but you did a great job on the review.

[@carlosavila1155]

I bought a 2023 Mazda3 Sedan, last year. After driving it for 7 months, I wish I bought the manual Hatchback instead. Currently shopping for one. The MX-5 and GR86 are in the same price range. Hard to choose.

[@RichardNavindran-c9o]

The level of detail discussed tho'! THANK YOU!!!!

[@sonnygruntstick]

Cool review! I have an MS3, and a 2023 non-turbo Mazda3 hatchback. Completely different cars. In fact why I bought the M3 Hatchback. I actually don't mind the rear suspension because I can get it to break out when I want to. It will drift around corners where the MS3 is on rails.

[@lellychan4135]

for anyone curious about the Mazda 3 hatch i do own a carbon turbo model and ive loved it. ive put on about 15k miles n it and yeah some things are short comings, but its not a race car but a more beginner sports car/ hot hatch. HOWEVER Mazda is coming out with a Spirit Racing Mazda 3 AND Rx twin that's more geared to track/GT3; now that's going to be curious car to review and see what they have changed to make it track orientated

[@hateju]

Just bought 2010 3 and really nice for commuting that 30 minutes a day💯✅

[@michaelseymour3534]

Wonderful review - thankyou, Sarah.

[@lostchildren]

Lovely car. It is a joy to look at, to sit in and to drive. Stock tires are really bad, but other than that, I love it.

[@AlexuuMetaaL]

@@mezzb Get the "Bridgestone Potenza Sport 215/45 R18 93Y" instead

[@lostchildren]

@@mezzb Anything else really. The stock tires are 215s! and are made for fuel economy in mind.

[@manunderstress]

what don't you like about the stock tires just wondering. mine seem fine, not summers but fine.

[@dennistyler9852]

@@manunderstressToyos was stock and I bought the same.

[@six3477]

Forgot to turn on the sound. did not recognize until the end of the video. Enjoyed it! going to find a quiet lonely place now.

[@larryterrill7302]

I work for Stellantis and I can tell you goofy counter balance blocks are for vibration

[@AlicesWondereland]

l like the color. I'd drive it. Also, I love how you always match the cars!

[@shortstories3349]

Once I’m done paying off my Miata, I’ll more than likely get a Mazda 3 hatch to accompany it.

[@ChrisMedici]

Thorough, informative and fun review as usual. No USB in the backseat? Major miss, Mazda! Thank you. Plus, Everlong on the sound system!

[@danielhooke6115]

I _still_ have my 2006 Mazda 3 MPS (aka Mazdaspeed 3); lovely car to drive. Torque steer? That's part of its "character". 😁

[@Chiroman527]

Love the Sarah - n - Tuned Reviews... How Could You Not?. Sarah's better than my Internist on an Annual Physical exam. Sarah is much more thorough sticking and pointing around everything, and describing it all to you! And a lot Prettier too, which would demand more regular Health Checks with Dr. Sarah. Great job as always, Sarah.

[@KlausKaiserDB3TK]

TBH, I wouldn't want my internist taking a caliper to my intestines for an annual exam.

[@bryan688]

I was considering buying one of these...until I took it on a test drive around the DC beltway. Your comment about high speed stability is spot on. I don't know what is going on but quick moves too avoid Maryland drivers at speeds in excess of the speed limit (because who drives that around here) seem to really freak the car out. It's just a really off platform. I wanted to like it because it looks SO GREAT.

[@bwelmhouse1]

I do have to correct Sarah on something. The engine sound under load is actually fake. It is played through the speakers even though it might not seem like it. This fact has been confirmed in several ways. First, people have removed the fuse to the sound system and that nice engine sound disappears. Secondly, someone figured out a way to disable the fake engine sound by de-pinning one of the pins on a connector that controls the engine sound. And lastly, Mazda admits that the engine growl is fake. Mazda calls the fake engine sound the "Engine Harmonics Enhancer". It is a pleasant sound, but I much prefer the engine to sound as it really does, and I'm going to be disabling it on my turbo.

[@viranjith]

Actually a great car in that awesome red!

[@johnmorgan1629]

The basic design has been around a while now, but unlike other traditional designed cars isn't looking as tired, but lets see what they do with the redesign.

[@kirknewton100]

Big foot needs love ❤... lol lol... Love it. Mazda produce great cars. I was lucky to own two MX5's and they were fantastic fun, especially throwing into corners. Great review as always.

[@roger9508]

Love your reviews, looking forward to your next one

[@weslee6637]

Love that they just keep improving that 2.5 turbo