2012 Mazda3 (Gen. 2)

**Verbl Kint** · April 17th, 2012 11:16 AM

Initial SRP:

2.0L R 4-DR AT = P 1,299,000.00
1.6L V 5-DR AT = P 1,099,000.00
1.6L V 4-DR AT = P 999,000.00

**zel.chikot** · April 18th, 2012 12:00 AM

Hindi ba may 6 spd manual ang 2.0? sa nabasa ko sa kotse.com parang meron?

**parakitoJDM** · April 18th, 2012 12:26 AM

Ano kaya 2.0 sky-g may i-stop tulad sa Jpn? Kung meron puede na patulan... Medyo may kamahalan... Btw JDM ba eto i mean JPN assembled o Thai?

**jut703** · April 18th, 2012 12:43 AM

Japan assembled. But still using the same old transmission and engine. The engine's okay, it's a really preppy 148 horsepower unit with lots of torque. But seriously, a 4-speed auto in 2012 for a compact car?!

**jut703** · April 18th, 2012 02:12 AM

Turns out, it might be coming with the SkyActiv engine after all:
Mazda Expo: Go SKY high with the all-new CX-5 and Mazda 3 on April 21 to 22

**foifoi05** · April 18th, 2012 03:14 AM

the price tag of the new Civic doesnt seem bad afterall hehe

**jhnkvn** · April 18th, 2012 03:34 AM

Understanding the effects of inflation, ang mahal parin ng mga prices ng 2012 Civic and this 2012 Mazda3. Looking back years ago where I was waiting for this to come out (it arrived naman... 2 years late lang nga), I now appreciate that I bought a Sonata instead. Those prices are ridiculous for a brand new subcompact car.

**mda_** · April 20th, 2012 09:53 PM

Yuck 4 speed a/t? For the price of the 2.0 liter, mag sonata ka na. What gives mazda phils?

**parakitoJDM** · April 21st, 2012 01:21 AM

yung 2.0li daw ay SkyActiv-G na, so SkyActiv Drive na 6speed din....pero kung may istop na kasama 'yan puede patulan. pero kung wala over-priced pa din... problema kasi sobra taas ng JPY ngayon. niyayari sila ngayon sa tingin ko ng CHN/KOR/US para pataasin currency nila. so apektado presyo ng export.

**jut703** · April 21st, 2012 06:53 PM

Just test drove the Mz3 at BGC. The 2.0 keeps the old engine, but gets a new 5-speed slushbox. Very responsive and there's lots of grunt throughout the rev range. Smart tranny too, shifts happily at low revs, but a good prod on the throttle and it'll shift down without hesitation. I'm guessing this will be more fuel-efficient than the previous 2.0+4AT combo.

Paddle shifters are pretty weird though. Both paddles, left and right, upshift when pressed. Then there's a button on each side of the tiller to downshift. I giess it's for one-han shifting. But since I come from a car with a conventional paddle shifter set, it was all weird to me.

Space at the back sucks. Subcompacts such as the Vios and Accent have way more space. The Elantra has almost double the legroom. Trunk space is long, but shallow.

As expected, handling is superb and the steering wheel is very communicative. Brakes aren't like on the FD that bite so hard right away, instead it's more modulated, which I kinda like more.

Pricing is bad though. I asked the agent if they planned to have them from Thailand, but they said that Mazda Phil will continue to get CBU Japan units for the foreseeable future.

I've always loved the Mz3, but at 1.3M, it's just too pricey.