Mazda 3 2.0 e-Skyactiv X saloon (2024) Jun 2024 - International First Drive Review
Mazda airbrushes its 3 range - we’ve driven the new four-door saloon.
by Matt Robinson

Mazda 3 2.0 e-Skyactiv X (2021) Apr 2021 - Irish Review
Mazda gives the handsome 3 a high-spec makeover, but is the Skyactiv engine up to snuff now?
by Neil Briscoe

Mazda 3 2.0 SkyActiv-G M-Hybrid (2020) Apr 2020 - Irish Review
This is the Mazda3 hatchback with the simpler mild-hybrid petrol engine. Better bet than the SkyActiv-X?
by Neil Briscoe

Mazda 3 SkyActiv-X Saloon (2020) Mar 2020 - Irish Review
Mazda’s new SkyActiv-X engine tech promises better economy with smooth performance. How does it fare in the handsome Mazda3 saloon?
by Neil Briscoe

Mazda 3 SkyActiv-X (2020 pre-production) Jul 2019 - International First Drive Review
The new SkyActiv-X petrol engine ignites more interest in the Mazda3.
by Dave Humphreys

Mazda 3 2.0 SkyActiv-G M-Hybrid (2019) Feb 2019 - International First Drive Review
Mazda doesn’t yet have a full hybrid with which to take on the Toyota Corolla, but it does have a mild hybrid. Is the new 3 up to the task?
by Neil Briscoe

Mazda 3 1.8 SkyActiv-D diesel (2019) Feb 2019 - International First Drive Review
Mazda's new 3 is wonderfully handsome, but can it take on the likes of the Golf, Focus and the impressive new Toyota Corolla?
by Neil Briscoe

Mazda 3 SkyActiv-X prototype Feb 2018 - Prototype Review
We've driven Mazda's revolutionary new SkyActiv-X petrol engine in a Mazda3 prototype.
by Matt Robinson

Mazda 3 1.5 SkyActiv-D Oct 2016 - International First Drive Review
Refreshed looks inside and out and more tech for the 2017MY Mazda3.
by Matt Robinson

Mazda 3 Apr 2016 - Irish Review
New 1.5 Mazda3 is much better choice than the existing 2.2 diesel - far more frugal yet still really enjoyable to drive.
by Neil Briscoe

Mazda 3 May 2014 - Irish Review
Mazda's new 3 looks impressively handsome, but is its reputation as a 'game changer' deserved?
by Neil Briscoe

Mazda 3 saloon (pre-production) Jul 2013 - Prototype Review
The new Mazda3 saloon cuts a stylish swathe through the mostly dull four-door compact saloon market.
by Shane O' Donoghue

Mazda 3 hatchback (pre-production) Jul 2013 - Prototype Review
We drive the entry-level Mazda3 hatchback that will arrive in November.
by Paul Healy

Mazda 3 Feb 2012 - Irish Review
Mazda has given its best-selling 3 saloon a facelift for 2012 - and it looks better than ever.
by Shane O' Donoghue

Mazda 3 Nov 2010 - International First Drive Review
Don't look too hard for differences in this latest Mazda3. All the changes are under the bonnet.
by Paddy Comyn