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Mazda Mazda3
 
Mazda Mazda3 2006 Mazda Mazda3
MSRP: $19,195 to $35,695
Deal: Special lease offers
Expires: May 1, 2006
NHTSA: Frontal impact - four stars driver and passenger; Side impact - three stars front and back; Rollover – four stars
IIHS: Good, frontal offset test; Poor, side impact test without side airbags
MPG: (combined): 29


Most car enthusiasts will tell you to buy this car, and they’re right – you should listen to them. The Mazda Mazda3 is a sporty, sexy little car that sips fuel and makes you feel as though you’re alive, even though you’re driving a compact. Two engine choices help make you feel better about yourself: a 2.3-liter, inline four-cylinder engine that makes 160 horsepower and a 2.0-liter inline four that makes a less robust 150 horsepower. That 2.0-liter engine is, actually, quite a peach, as it provides the best fuel economy and is PZEV rated, in case blue skies and little birds matter to you.

One of the few problems with the Mazda3 is the price: usually a brisk seller, it’s hard to catch one with a significant cash back offer, and a loaded 3 can run almost $20,000. That may be changing, however, as the new Mazda Mazda3 will bow in 2007, so look for more deals on the existing model.

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