Ya, the Mazda 3 1.6 has better highway mileage compared with its city mileage. I think it has something to do with its good aerodynamic design which its successor the 2010 Mazda 3 has already the class tying 0.29 drag coefficient making it more efficient in highway driving.

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I wish Mazda will introduce immediately their next generation fuel efficient SKY series engines in mass production which I think rivals that of Honda's.