The new revised diesel version of the Mazda3 goes on sale in January, with a starting price of €21,295.
The updated 1.6-litre common-rail diesel engine produces more power (increase from 90- to 115hp) coupled with 270 Nm (+30Nm) of torque.
Fuel economy has improved slightly to 4.4 litres/100km and all Mazda3 1.6-diesel models are in road tax Band A (€104 annually).
A six-speed manual transmission will be standard with this engine.