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 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover the auto industry, from breaking news to car reviews. May 26, 2024, 08:14pm EDT This article is more than 2 years old. The ...

If you’re looking for a small, powerful car that’s surprisingly spacious, the Mazda3 might be exactly what you need. The iconic small car from Mazda comes in either hatchback or sedan form and doesn’t ...

The 2025 Mazda3 arrives looking mostly the same as the mildly updated 2024 Mazda3, but it does get cheaper thanks to the entry-level 2.5 S trim being reintroduced to the hatchback. Starting at $26,135 ...

The Volkswagen Golf GTI is an icon. It wasn't the first hot hatch, but it was the car that really put that segment on the map ...

Over the past decade, sales of manual (stick-shift) transmissions have declined rapidly. Right now, fewer than 30 models for sale in the United States offer a manual option. It accounts for roughly ...

The final installment of fast small cars offers all-wheel drive and can carry more stuff. But it’s on the exit ramp leaving ...

The fourth-generation Mazda3 came out at the end of 2018 and was presented in hatchback and sedan configurations at that year's Los Angeles Auto Show. Production commenced in 2019, and since then, the ...

In this day and age, when inflation is raging along with greed, you rarely see new automobiles kicking off at an MSRP below the $30k threshold. The 2026 Mazda3 is way below that level – still alive ...