"The driver's car, Dongying BMW, the king of control", Mazda has always been one of the most topical brands in the automotive circle. The reason is that Mazda will never follow a balanced route like Toyota. How strong is its strengths, its weaknesses are also weak.
Among all Mazda brands, the most representative and most popular model is the Mazda 3. In view of the magnificent history of Ma 3 and its good reputation among Chinese horse fans, Xinma 3 has received high attention after its official launch in September. The key is that there are too many points on Xinma 3 that are worthy of discussion.
The first thing to say is that there are too many "new" places in Xinma 3, the most obvious is that the name of Xinma 3 has been renewed, and the current generation of products When the naming changed from Mazda 3 with a suffix to Mazda 3 Angkesaila, it was also complained by many riders. But now, its name has been added with a prefix. The full name is "Next Generation-Mazda 3 Angkesaila", but the "AXELA" on the tail has been replaced with the previous "MAZDA 3".
Of course, the new place is definitely not only the name, the new Horse 3 has not only the appearance and interior changes, but also the body size, wheelbase, and even suspension. Many riders, especially Ma fans, want to know how the new Mazda 3 under the major changes will perform. Jiang himself is also very much looking forward to it. Next, Jiang will take everyone to evaluate the new Mazda 3.
When you talk about Mazda, you have to mention its iconic family-style "soul moving" design. The combination of big mouth + soul moving red makes people know that it is Mazda at a glance. The overall appearance of the next-generation Horse 3 has been made more refined. The most obvious place is that the horizontal bar-shaped large-mouth grille has become a mesh lattice design, and the chrome plating surrounding the large mouth extends to the headlights.
The taillight part has also become more narrow and long. Jiang personally thinks that this design is more advanced, but the appearance of this matter will always be different.
In addition, one of Mazda's very big changes is that in the interior, the design of the center console has been improved compared to the old model. In the past, the central control of the Mazda 3 was always criticized by many riders, who felt that it was rudimentary and had no sense of design.
Although Mazda officially claims that the interior of the next-generation New Horse 3 has been greatly improved, but in the view of Jiang Ge, compared with competing products of the same level, The interior of the new horse 3 is still only enough to see, and the partial design is still rudimentary. For example, the air-conditioning vent can bring people back to the Santana 2000 era.
In terms of rear seating space, the suspension of the new horse 3 has been replaced with a torsion beam non-independent suspension, and the wheelbase of the new horse 3 is 26mm compared to the old one. The lift reached 2726mm. When Jiang Ge measured the rear space, he could feel that Xinma 3 has made great efforts in space, but the results did not give people too much surprise. The uplift of the platform is also obvious. It can only be said that the space has been improved from a bad space to a basic Sufficient level line.
Of course, Jiang also believes that those who will pay attention to the horse 3 must not have much demand for the interior. The key point is that everyone still pays attention to the power and power of the new car. How to control. Then Jiang went straight to the theme. The new Mazda 3 and the old model provide two kinds of power, 1.5L and 2.0L, but on the new Mazda 3, Mazda has decentralized the 2.0L power. Only exclusive for top models. 139,000 is matched with 2.0L, and the transmission system is still a 6AT manual gearbox.
MazdathiThe intention to popularize the power of 2.0L is obvious. After all, the Ma 3 is to be a sporty sedan. In addition to power, the quality of the chassis suspension is also the key to judging whether a car is suitable for intense driving. The biggest controversy on the new Ma 3 is that it replaces the independent rear suspension with the non-independent suspension of the torsion beam.
Some riders expressed their disappointment, but Jiang Ge still has to mention that it is different from the ordinary torsion beam rear suspension on the market. It uses The SEB butterfly-shaped bionic suspension is an improvement of the ordinary torsion beam. If you want to know more about the suspension of Xinma 3, you can read the detailed explanation in the previous article of Jiang Ge. What is the specific performance when it is opened? Underline the key points! 、
This test drive version is 2.0L automatic and elegant, using SKYACTIV-G engine, maximum power of 158 horsepower, peak torque of 202Nm, matching 6AT transmission box. It is indeed a pity that the black technology SKYACTIV-X engine, which has been in the heart of the horse fan, has not yet been put into production in China.
Coming to the actual dynamic driving, the first thing Jiang Jiang wants to mention is the "sound" of the new horse 3. To put it bluntly, the noise of the new Ma 3 is very obvious, which is a disadvantage in other cars, but it is an advantage in Mazda. The manufacturer deliberately adjusted the exhaust sound to be very obvious and pleasant. The roar of the engine is like a catalyst, prompting you to drive this new horse 3.
is accompanied by tire noise and wind noise in addition to engine noise. These two are real flaws. Mazda 3 has always been complained by everyone for its poor sound insulation. Of course, this may be called clear feedback of road conditions in the mouth of horse fans. However, the wind noise control of the new Horse 3 is actually considered to be a pass, and it is a little better than the old model, but the tire noise is still obvious as before.
When it comes to the control level, the new horse 3's control is still very "Mazda", precise steering and excellent steering damping tuning, coupled with 2.0L self-priming Power output, the body posture is well controlled when cornering, and the power is very follow-up, which makes people want to drive it into corners.
When it comes to the control level, the new horse 3's control is still very "Mazda", precise steering and excellent steering damping tuning, coupled with 2.0L self-priming Power output, the body posture is well controlled when cornering, and the power is very follow-up, which makes people want to drive it into corners.
However, with the new non-independent rear suspension, the independence of the two rear wheels is weakened, and the tail movement will have a slight dragging feeling. The overall suspension adjustment of the Xinma 3 is hard, and it is difficult for the rear passenger of the vehicle to filter the rear passengers in an intense driving state. The vibration is more directly transmitted to the passengers with almost no filtering.
Summary:
After a test drive, Brother Jiang can say without hesitation that Xinma 3 is still that angular, angelic and The devil is half of the trenders, has excellent handling and knows how to activate your driving desire, but as usual, there are not many accomplishments in practicality and comfort.
The new Mazda 3 will be a car that makes horse fans and people who like to drive very enthusiastic, but when it comes to comfort and practicality, Mazda 3 is one Complete downstream player. Therefore, Brother Jiang guessed that the future sales of Xinma 3 must still not be hot, and will still stick to the niche camp. You think?
