Motor Trend: May 2008 issue . . .

[Mr. Dalvin]

New issue . . . similar story . . .

1st Place: Mazda 3 GT

2nd Place: Honda Civic EX

3rd Place: Subaru Impreza 2.5i Premium

4th Place: Toyota Corolla XRS

A few key "notes"

"Around the skidpad, the 3 runs circles around its competitors..."
"Perhaps most impressive is the Mazda's 60-to-0..."
"Steering feel is best of the group"
"Nothing else in this field feels so lively and well-planted - you can feel the facing DNA in the 3's bones"

[x_o_k_x]

Its nice to know that our Mazdas are #1 WOooHooo!!

[Unoriginalusername]

4 year old platform beats all its redesigned competition, nice

[Mr. Dalvin]

Check out the braking numbers (60-0 mph):
3 - 112 ft
Civic - 127 ft
Impreza - 120
Corolla - 123 ft

and just for comparison's sake:
R8 - 112 ft (Road & Track, 1-08)
335i coupe - 115 ft (Road & Track, 8-07)
Viper SRT10 - 112 ft (Road & Track, 10-07)
ENZO!!! - 109 ft (Road & Track, 7-03)
911 GT3 RS - 115 ft (10-07)

Got brakes? Hell yes.

[Unoriginalusername]

Check out the braking numbers (60-0 mph):
3 - 112 ft
Civic - 127 ft
Impreza - 120
Corolla - 123 ft

and just for comparison's sake:
R8 - 112 ft (Road & Track, 1-08)
335i coupe - 115 ft (Road & Track, 8-07)
Viper SRT10 - 112 ft (Road & Track, 10-07)
ENZO!!! - 109 ft (Road & Track, 7-03)
911 GT3 RS - 115 ft (10-07)

Got brakes? Hell yes.

oh stop it :chuckle

[x_o_k_x]

Check out the braking numbers (60-0 mph):
3 - 112 ft
Civic - 127 ft
Impreza - 120
Corolla - 123 ft

and just for comparison's sake:
R8 - 112 ft (Road & Track, 1-08)
335i coupe - 115 ft (Road & Track, 8-07)
Viper SRT10 - 112 ft (Road & Track, 10-07)
ENZO!!! - 109 ft (Road & Track, 7-03)
911 GT3 RS - 115 ft (10-07)

Got brakes? Hell yes.

hell yeah!! thats awesome, but doesnt make sence, wouldnt cars like enzo, viper or R8 use bigger brakes or brembos? so why is it the same distance as 3.
Pretty cool comparisons though

[Unoriginalusername]

wow thats awesome, but doesnt make sence, wouldnt cars like enzo, viper or R8 use bigger brakes or brembos? so why is it the same distance as 3.
Pretty cool comparisons though

depends on the surface, temp etc. often times super cars have carbon ceramic brakes that need heat to work better and aren't just one panic stop and done kind of brakes

[x_o_k_x]

I assume they test on the same conditions as other cars..

[Unoriginalusername]

I assume they test on the same conditions as other cars..

you mean so they wait for the same temp, the same type of sun, the same pavement for each and every car? lol nope.

they go where the cars are and test on a variety of surfaces in different temps. they test in the best condintions they can when they have the cars but mother nature doesn't spit out each test conditions for each and every test which is why you can't compare test results from different times and places

[dumpbear]

Here is the summary video:

http://www.motortrend.com/av/roadtests/112_0803_economy_sedan_comparison_winner_video

Sweet find!

[dumpbear]

And here is the Mazda 3 portion:

http://www.motortrend.com/av/roadtests/112_0803_2008_mazda3_economy_sedan_video/

(sorry for the second post, found it after watching a few other videos & can't edit above...)

[RallyPlaya]

Thanks for the video Dumpbear and i agree with the brakes review on the mazda 3 the brakes on this car are amazing which is very important as brakes save lives in many instances.... especially those random slowdowns that happen really fast on highways

[x_o_k_x]

Thanks for the video Dumpbear and i agree with the brakes review on the mazda 3 the brakes on this car are amazing which is very important as brakes save lives in many instances.... especially those random slowdowns that happen really fast on highways

Or the potholes lol

[yearoftherat]

And here is the Mazda 3 portion:

http://www.motortrend.com/av/roadtests/112_0803_2008_mazda3_economy_sedan_video/

(sorry for the second post, found it after watching a few other videos & can't edit above...)

Nice review...but unfortunately it was an automatic :chuckle

[iconicrocket]

No VW GTI comparison?