2012 Mazda 3 MPS - Automotive News

CAR GARAGE | 2012 Mazda 3 MPS | With almost 60.000 units sold in 2010, the Mazda 3 is the best-selling vehicle for Mazda in Europe. Mazda 3 has accumulated 125 global accolades since originally launched, Including Several Car of the Year awards.  The current second-generation Mazda 3 has built a strong reputation as one of Europe's sportiest compacts.

This driving fun is combined with Mazda's stop / start system, i-stop, that shuts down the engine when the cars stops and saves fuel. For the Mazda 3 facelift, optimized engine tuning and improved aerodynamics have lowered fuel consumption by 0.1 to 6.7 liter per 100 km lit res and CO2 emissions from 159 to 157 g / km (combined). The petrol line-up also has the high-performance MZR 2.3 Turbo with a special condition-ratio six-speed manual transmission in the Mazda 3 MPS for sports purists. This engine is one of the most powerful front-wheel-drive petrol in the world and Produces 191 kW/260 PS of maximum power at 5.500 rpm and 380 Nm of maximum torque at just 3,000 rpm.

It Produces 110 kW/150 PS at 6.500 rpm and 187 Nm of maximum torque at 4.000 rpm, while using 7.6 litres of fuel and producing 175 g / km of CO2 (combined). The agile MZR 1.6 petrol with five-speed manual transmission is on board for customers looking for driving fun combined with low consumption. It Produces 77 kW/105 PS of maximum power at 6.000 rpm and 145 Nm of maximum torque at 4.000 rpm. The hatchback model of needs 7.6 liters of fuel per 100 km and Produces 176 g / km of CO2.

The diesel flagship models of the Mazda 3 facelift is the High Power 2.2 Turbo Diesel That Produces 136 kW/185 PS of maximum power at 3.500 rpm and massive torque of 400 Nm available Between 1.800 and 3.000 rpm for high-performance driving fun, while using just 5.4 liters of fuel per 100 km, the which is 3.6 percent less fuel than the current model. The Standard Power 2.2 Turbo Diesel Produces 110 kW/150 PS of maximum output and 360 Nm of torque available as low as 1.800 rpm. Completing the Mazda 3 facelift diesel line-up is the MZ-CD 1.6 turbo diesel with a six-speed manual transmission version. The low-friction engine with lightweight aluminum block offers very low fuel consumption and emissions combined with high levels of driving fun.