Last August I purchased a 2021 Mazda3 Turbo AWD Hatchback as my daily driver, and it's just about perfect. I love this car. It looks great, drives great, and is an excellent value -- and, you should buy one.
I just bought the exact same car a week ago- 2.5 turbo hatchback, premium plus, Polymetal gray metallic exterior, red leather interior. I absolutely love it and always look forward to driving it. Great power train and handle, feels luxurious and high quality- all at incredible value; a perfect t daily driver. Nice video !
You made an excellent choice. I have a 2014 Mazda 3 sedan. No issues and still running strong. I'm hoping Mazda will bring the Skyactiv X to the United States.
I just got the 2022 Mazda3 AWD Turbo in Soul Red and it was not my intentional first choice. I could find or get the price I wanted for a VW GTI. And so while looking at the Miata. (Wife denied) The dealership was comfortable, the salesman’s was actually not unruly.. we decided to look around, and that when it happened. Parked in the back, my new car. Because I did not do a ton of research. I’ve been chasing info for why I made the right choice. Your video helped a lot.
Agreed wife has the 21 cx30 turbo in same color awesome little cuv. Was looking at one of these for myself but with chip shortages and Covid I’ll wait til things settle down
Grew up in your neighborhood, and I just ordered my 22’ turbo 3 hatchback in this color and trim. Excited for the new daily, and to keep the miles off my truck!
I finally got my 2022 Mazda 3 turbo with the premium package after waiting 7 months! Definitely worth the wait! I'm loving it so far! I know Mazda has been having issues pumping out the turbos due to inventory in Japan where they're made. So glad I was able to get my hands on one. Such a sharp looking car inside and out.
Great review man, love the car , it’s a head turner for sure , best in its class, Mazda don’t have luxury brand so they put alots of effort in their brand.
Just got a 2023 black turbo premium plus and it's literally my dream car. The drive is amazing. Powerful and IMO one of the most beautiful cars on the road. And like you said I never see them. I've seen 1 in the last 5 months.
I'm located in Bountiful, Utah I have a 21' Mazda3 Turbo soul Red. I absolutely agree with you. It's a fantastic daily commuter car, and pretty quick too.
Awesome video! You are one of the rare people who have the exact same trim as me...Polymetal Grey Premium Plus with Red Leather interior lol. You are right, though about the 3 Turbo in any trim being very rare out on the streets in the U.S. I live in L.A./So Cal, and I've maybe only seen 3-4 of these around. I've seen many of the AWD variation in Polymetal Grey, but not the Turbo. I've had my car for a little over a year now (February 21), and I'm still in love with it. I have some cool decals on mine now. Drives like a beast with the AWD, and I've taken it on several canyon runs with car crews around here. One thing I will say...there is rattling in my infotainment area and the rear right and left door areas. I baby the car on bumps and over potholes, and only go quickly when i feel I have a smooth road. Looking to figure that out, but aside from that, couldn't be happier 🙌
I drive all over. You see this car the most in the Northeast and the Upper Midwest (IL, MI, OH) I see the CX30 more everywhere but the 3 not so much, but mostly in the places mentioned. I would probably go with the CX30 even though I love the way the 3 looks more.
I had a 2021 in Soul Red Metallic and it was an amazing car to drive. Plenty of power, handles well and always got a lot of compliments on it. My only complaint with it was interior space, specifically the back seat. It was a lease and dealer offered to buy it back early, so ended up trading it in for a 2022 CX-5 in the same color combo (poly metal/red interior). I do miss the 3 though. Wish I we're able to keep both!
Yeah, the more I drive it the more I realize how tight the backseat is, especially with headroom. It really is more of a four-seater, with small-ish humans in the back. Glad you got the CX-5 -- great car!
I just got the same car 2022 Premium Plus Turbo AWD Polymetal Gray but with black interior.(they didn’t have it in red). Great review and I agree it’s a fantastic daily driver.
@@jasonbellcars I already pretty much knew that’s what I was gonna get since I bought my 2018 (Had a 2013 before that and parents have had a CX-5 GT since 2016) but was nice to see that most reviewers praise the 3 turbo. As my first brand new car, I wanted to make sure I made the right choice, especially since I couldn’t get a test drive before buying (no inventory).
I picked up a 2023 Mazda3 Turbo Premium Plus hatch a couple of weeks ago (in that gorgeous Soul Red Crystal). Traded in a 2019 Ford Fiesta ST that I had bought back in January. The Fiesta was fun, but it was missing a lot of creature comforts that I was looking for in a daily driver, and since the previous owner had done a lot of mods that, while done very well (the owner was a Ford technician), made the car really raw and not really something that my wife and I could go out with for a nice dinner or the like. Plus, she can't drive a manual which made it less than ideal should she ever need to take it for some reason. So far, I'm really enjoying the car. I do find the seat bottoms a little firmer than I'd like, but maybe they'll become more comfortable as they get broken in. Also, the heated steering wheel is kind of weak, at least as compared to our 2021 Ridgeline or my 2022 Camaro. Overall though, I think it's a great car, and it's checking all the boxes I was looking for.
Noticed a weird squeak when shifting above 30mph and 40mph in the 2-3k rev range in my AWD select sedan. Idk if anyone else out there feels something similar
I was worried about it, but it honestly hasn't been an issue at all. And no, it's great in the city! The blind spot isn't that big in real-life, and all the safety tech helps chime in if something is there.
I'm waiting for my 2022 to be delivered here in Québec in 2-3 weeks and I just knew that the red interior comes now with black leather on the dash and the doors, I'm so disapointed :(
Currently waiting for mine in the US. I’m not 100% certain of the trims you have in Canada, but the Turbo Premium Plus comes with red leather on the dash here in the US, all the other trims that have red leather as an option, have black leather on the dash 😕
@@aurekogaming6600 there is only one trim for the Turbo in Canada. I saw one like mine at my dealership yesterday and the dash was black with red stitching.
Dont any of you face problems getting in and out of the car? Im not tall by any means at 178cm. But when i sit straight, my hair can touch the roof of the car sometimes, and my head gets obstructed when i get in and out of the car. Its such a shame because mazda 3 literally looks like my dream car.
It's simple why it's not selling. No one looking at Audi, Mercedes, or BMW is going to even give Mazda a second look, much less a first one. And that's coming from a Mazda owner. Love my 2009 Mazda 6 sSport V6. Honestly, Mazda screwed up royally taking the 3 upscale. Two reasons. First, already mentioned above. Second, pricing it out of the wallets of their core-customer base. You don't do that, without sales suffering horribly. I'm in the market for a new car. Honestly, I'm not looking at Mazda.
if no on is looking for bmw mercedes or audi why wouldnt they look at mazda ? a resonable prices car turboed reliable good looking awesome interior and the biggest its not a CVT transmission AND SHE IS quicdk SO WHAT mistake did they make going upscale ? you think they would have selled anything if they didnt ? they did the right thing goiung upscale i love my mazda 3 an i think they did a awesome job but everyone has there own prference some could be price some could be speed or whatever its up to you not to look at mazda but probabaly would think twice about it when you end with a cvt tranmission car cause thats what all the cars have now i rather take mazda over every car brand no matter who they are if there line up has cvt
