The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) appears to concur, giving the 2026 Mazda3 a five-star overall safety rating, the highest available. Not only that, when you dig into the ...

View post: 7 Cars I’ve Reviewed This Year That I’d Buy Right Now If I Could Since 2019, Mazda’s bread-and-butter economy car, the Mazda3, has diverged from its modest origins more radically than ever ...

The content on this page was created using generative artificial intelligence powered only by Cars.com articles and edited by Cars.com’s Editorial team for accuracy. The Mazda3 compact car debuted for ...

Mazda caused a stir when it swapped out the multi-link rear suspension on the third-gen Mazda3 for a torsion-beam axle on the current fourth-generation model, which debuted in 2019. Alongside the loss ...

The compact car segment continues to be a shrinking one, so it’s curious to watch the remaining competitors and see how they are adapting to remain competitive. One brand that has remained steady in ...

Cars are Andrew's jam, as is strawberry. After spending years as a regular ol' car fanatic, he started working his way through the echelons of the automotive industry, starting out as social-media ...

With the Skyactiv 2.0-liter, the second-generation Mazda3 placed second in our last compact car comparison thanks to to its fuel-efficient powertrain and fun-to-drive nature. But a somewhat heady ...