This lively hatch delivers pure driving joy, blending razor-sharp handling with a dash of elegance ... I leased a 2014 Mazda ...

It looks like it came from some Italian design studio. The Mazda 3 hatchback just might be the best-looking car in its class.

All Mazda 3 sedans use a six-speed automatic transmission. At the most frugal end of the spectrum in this comparison are the hybrid models from Honda and Hyundai. The Civic Hybrid is rated at 50 ...

Six-speed-equipped models perform notably worse in the city and marginally poorer on the highway, with ratings of 26 mpg and 36 mpg, respectively. Outside of the manual Integra, the Mazda 3 is the ...