As announced earlier, the 2021 Mazda 3 Turbo has finally been revealed for the United States, with sales set to begin by the end of this year. The new model will be available in two body styles – hatchback and sedan – both powered by a SkyActiv-G 2.5 litre turbocharged four-cylinder petrol engine.
The turbo engine, which is already in use in the Mazda 6, CX-5 and CX-9, develops 227 hp and 420 Nm of torque when running on regular 87 octane fuel. However, with premium 93 octane fuel powering it, those figures are even higher at 250 hp and 434 Nm. Don’t let the figures fool you into believing this to be an MPS model, because it certainly isn’t.
As a result, the Mazda 3 has the upper hand over the Honda Civic in the US, although the Civic does have a smaller-capacity engine by comparison – a 1.5 litre turbo-four – that makes 174 hp and 220 Nm, or 205 hp and 260 Nm in the Civic Si. Moving even higher up to the Civic Type R with a 2.0 litre turbo-four that makes 306 hp and 400 Nm, the Mazda 3 still outputs more torque.
The SkyActiv-G mill is paired with a SkyActiv-Drive six-speed automatic transmission and Mazda’s i-Activ all-wheel drive system, but performance and efficiency figures have yet to be announced for now.
For the US market, the new model will be sold as the Mazda 3 2.5 Turbo, which comes standard with a MZD Connect infotainment system with an 8.8-inch display, a Bose 12-speaker sound system, Android Auto and Apple CarPlay support, Active Driving Display (head-up display), dual-zone climate control, leather upholstery, keyless entry and start and the i-Activsense suite of safety and driver assistance systems.
Both body styles will also come equipped with 18-inch black aluminium alloy wheels, gloss black side mirrors, “Turbo” badges, LED headlamps and daytime running lights, with the sedan also getting a gloss black front grille and lower front bumper decoration.
Customers who spring for the Premium Plus package will gain more aesthetic enhancements like a gloss black rear lip spoiler for the sedan, while the hatchback receives a gloss black rear roof spoiler and front air dam. The optional package also throws in additional system to the i-Activsense suite like Rear Smart City Brake Support with Rear Cross-Traffic Braking as well as Traffic Jam Assist.
Aside from the new turbo engine, the Mazda 3 also gets a new powertrain configuration for the 2021 model year – a SkyActiv-G 2.0 litre four-pot (155 hp and 203 Nm) – that joins the existing non-turbocharged 2.5 litre mill (186 hp and 252 Nm) with optional all-wheel drive. Pricing for the 2021 Mazda 3 will be announced at a later date.
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“the Mazda 3 also gets a new powertrain configuration for the 2021 model year – a SkyActiv-G 2.0 litre four-pot”
I think it should be SkyActiv-X.
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Mazda 3 Turbo sama priced as CX-5 2.5 Turbo,
awesome news
“Moving even higher up to the Civic Type R with a 2.0 litre turbo-four that makes 306 hp and 400 Nm, the Mazda 3 still outputs more torque.” I thought Hafriz say don’t compare with the Civic Type R in one of my comments unless it’s the same price? LOL…. what a contradictory.
Hafriz didn’t say don’t compare with Civic Type R. He only mentioned “If this Mazda 3 Turbo is priced as high as the CTR, then we can argue about this.” Wake up bro.
haha….
Civic TypeR kantoi dah……
no manual no like
Mazda got skyactiv G for 1.5, 2.0 and 2.5 natural aspirated engine. R&D can opt for 2.0NA to add on a turbine, it can makes few variants of output such as 180ps 280nm, 220ps 330nm and 280ps 380nm. But the engineer choose to take the 2.5l to add on turbine which make up low output of 230ps but humongous torque at 434nm. This kind of “diesel liked” torque have to be in AWD, or else wheelspin will happen all time in Mazda 3. With AWD applied Mazda 3 gonna have good sprint time but at the same time relatively high fuel consumption. In my personal view this is kind of unreasonable move.
Mazda makes good car but didn’t make good decision. If their concept not going to change it will be like Nokia, “we didn’t do anything wrong, but somehow we lost”. The reason why Nokia fail is not catching up the trend, this is what Mazda is facing now.
Taking 2.5l into turbine the fuel consumption will never as low as 2.5NA, it is almost like 2.8l NA fuel consumption while delivering 3.0l power. Does it necessary to have such high power and high consumption in C segment. Civic is 1.5T fuel consumption like normal 1.8NA while delivering equivalent to 2.4NA power. This make more sense than having 2.5T.