Mazda3 2019: who can resist?

In 2017, after having known the Kai concept car, we knew that the 2019 Mazda3 would be a really attractive model. That's right, the tastes are subjective, but you can not deny that the Japanese Pact is exciting and very striking.

The Los Angeles Hall is responsible for the presentation of a car that launches a new interpretation of KODO design, which gives good results to the Japanese brand.

In general, we appreciate a cabin in a delayed position, a side with a limited glass surface and a front and a back of very sporty dyes. Of course, at first glance, the 2019 Mazda3 radiates strength and dynamism, without having to resort to very clean lines. On the contrary, he renounces this conception that prevails in recent years in some rivals.

The interior, meanwhile, has a very "clean" and driver-focused design. The dashboard is presided over by an 8.8-inch screen. Under it, the climate controls are grouped, while in the large console that separates the front seats are more buttons and a practical circular wheel.

Mazda3 2019, with compact body and sedan

The range of the 2019 Mazda3 will continue to include two bodies, four and five doors. Starting with the purely compact, it continues to offer a remarkable length of 4.45 meters, while the width and height, with 1.79 and 1.44, are more common in the C segment.

For its part, the sedan version (remains to be seen if it will continue to call itself SportBreak) records a length of 4.66 meters and shares the width and height with the five doors. In addition, the wheelbase, 2.72 meters, is similar in both cases.

Petrol engines … and also a diesel turbo

Unfortunately, the power of the engines remains unknown. What we do know is that the Japanese model will be available with three gasoline engines and a turbo diesel. In the first case, two families of mechanical products converge: the famous SKYACTIV-G, with blocks of 1.5 and 2.0 liters, and the new SKYACTIV-X. For its part, the diesel belongs to the saga SKYACTIV-D and 1.8 liters in cubes.

As already mentioned, the 2.0 liter SKYACTIV-X is equipped with a positive displacement compressor and could reach 130 HP and 230 Nm. As a new item, in some systems, combustion Air-fuel mixture is made by compression and not by the action of a candle.

On the other hand, the 2019 Mazda3 includes two transmissions, a manual and an automatic with torque converter, both six-speed.

Changes in the rear suspension

Curiously, the rear axle gives up the independent suspension and adopts a torsion axle, a priori less advanced. For now, there is no explanation, but I'm sure Mazda will give it to us at some point.

Some versions may include the i-Activ AWD all-wheel drive system, which works in conjunction with the G-Vectoring Control Plus selective distribution system, which distributes force between the two axes to optimize the engine.

For the first time in a Mazda, a knee airbag for the driver is integrated, which will be part of the standard equipment. Also noteworthy in the safety section is the collection of i-Activsense electronic driving aids, which incorporates fatigue detection and blind spot control systems, as well as the safety management assistant. traffic jams.

For now, that's all we know about the 2019 Mazda3. When the release date, the power figures, benefits and official prices of the Spanish market will be made public, we will come back to the expense with this pact that will eliminate many sales to opponents. German premium. There is the prediction …