PROS ›› Great chassis, good controls, attractive styling CONS ›› Cramped second row, no manual option, pricing There’s a funny thing that happens when you spend enough time around new cars. Your definition of what a car “needs” starts getting completely out of whack. Three hundred horsepower? That’s barely quick anymore. Three rows? Better have them just in case. All-wheel drive? Obviously. A 14-inch touchscreen? Sure. And apparently everyone needs enough ground clearance to traverse the Rubicon Trail on their way to Costco. Then you spend a week driving something like the Mazda3 sedan around San Francisco and realize how ridiculous some of that is. var adpushup = window.adpushup =…
The 2026 Mazda3 Sedan Proves Small Cars Still Make A Lot Of Sense

