OUR CARS: MAZDA 3

摘要

For its last test on Autocar's long-term fleet, we pitted our Skyactiv-X car against a lesser-powered Skyactiv-G variant. WHY WE RAN IT. To find out if Mazda's bold claims for its clever Skyactiv-X technology ring true. I don't know about you, but recent world-changing events and the subsequent fallout means that time feels to me like a less reliable construct. Put more simply, nine months ago feels like a lifetime. The upheaval of both working and social lives during the pandemic meant that I appreciated whatever familiar comforts I could retain. The humble Mazda 3 became one of them, as our loan period quickly became a third longer due to press car operations being shut down.