Mazdaspeed3 Price Announced
Mazda’s next high performance car now has a starting price. An updated Mazda webpage lists the starting price for the Sport model of the Mazdaspeed3 at $22,800 while the Grand Touring trim level starts at $24,515. Both come with a 250+ hp turbocharged four-cylinder engine and six-speed manual transmission. The Grand Touring’s heftier price tag includes rain-sensing windshield wipers, Xenon headlights, LED rear taillights, upgraded cloth seats and Bose sound system.
A formal horsepower rating hasn’t been given but we’d guess it’ll be around 255 hp. The torque figure of 280 lb-ft is almost more impressive than the 250+ hp number and equals that of the larger Mazdaspeed6. The Mazdaspeed3 is listing a respectable 20 mpg city and 28 mpg highway. Unlike the Mazdaspeed 6, the 3 will not be all-wheel-drive. All the power will go to the front wheels. When it arrives this fall the Mazdaspeed3 will be competing against the similarly priced Civic Si, Volkswagen GTI and the soon to be released Dodge Caliber SRT-4. The sport hatchback market is definitely seeing a renaissance in the U.S.
[Source: Mazda via Autoblog]
