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The Mazda 3 Fastback offers practicality, style and costs no more than the hatchback version

Kia has given its Optima saloon catwalk looks as part of a facelift. Does it have what it takes to beat rivals from Mazda and Audi?

Do four-door versions of our favourite hatchbacks have the same appeal? We compare new Mazda 3 Fastback with VW Jetta

Attractive four-door Mazda 3 Fastback is a surprise sales hit

The new Peugeot 308 hatch takes on the SEAT Leon and Mazda 3

The Mazda3 Sport Nav is a more than worthy rival to the Ford Focus Titanium X and Volkswagen Golf GT

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The Mazda 3 2.2 is a stylish new hatch, but how will it fare on British roads?

We review Mazda's first production hybrid car, the Mazda 3 Fastback Hybrid

The new Mazda 3 1.5 SkyActiv ignores the recent trend for small-capacity turbos

Mazda will unveil a new CNG concept at the Tokyo Motor Show, along with engine variants available in the new Mazda 3

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Mazda to bring back its hot hatch with a high-revving naturally aspirated engine

We take a spin in a pre-production version of the new Mazda 3 to see how the Ford Focus rival is shaping up

New Mazda 3 features Mazda 6 design, efficient engines and internet connectivity, with hybrid and saloon to follow later this year

Pictures of the new Mazda 3 have been leaked, revealing a design inspired by the Mazda 6 saloon

Good to drive and beautifully built, the Mazda 3 is a good alternative to the VW Golf or Ford Focus

We get behind the wheel of the revised Mazda 3 MPS hot hatch to find out if it's now a contender

The Mazda 3 MPS is one of the most powerful hot hatchbacks you can buy, but is some way off the pace compared to more modern rivals

We get behind the wheel of the powerful diesel version of facelifted Mazda 3

This Mazda 3 looks subtle, but it is Britain’s most powerful diesel hatch

Upgraded Mazda 3 gets new looks, extra kit and revised suspension

After a tough winter, hatch is due a check-up. Does it get a clean bill of health?

Improved engine ups ante on hatch

Our five-door comes head-to-head with its legendary sporting cousin at 24-hour race

Can Mazda’s red-hot new Mazda 3 MPS beat Ford’s barnstorming Focus RS? We put them head-to-head for a duel to remember.

It used to top the hot hatch power charts – so can latest model put its output to better use?

Mazda’s new 3 is already proven as a top family hatch. Now, the entry car meets great-value rivals from Hyundai and Chevy in a budget battle

Mazda's Focus rival is the first model in the line-up to get the firm's sophisticated i-stop system

Can Mazda’s all-new 3 end the VW Golf’s reign at the top of the family hatch class? We find out

Hatch holds its own against mainstream rivals

Our verdict on most popular version of latest family hatch.

Is three the magic number for Mazda?

We get early taste of japan’s all-new hatch

Focus rival debuts firm’s new stop-start technology

The Mazda 3 doesn't really stand out compared to cheaper, newer rivals.