{"id":10134,"date":"2018-05-08T06:49:41","date_gmt":"2018-05-08T14:49:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/corksport.com\/blog\/?p=10134"},"modified":"2020-01-13T12:00:05","modified_gmt":"2020-01-13T20:00:05","slug":"mazda-hybrid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/corksport.com\/blog\/mazda-hybrid\/","title":{"rendered":"Mazda Hybrid?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mazda 3 Hybrid??<\/span><\/h1>\n

I was looking at the Mazda Japan website the other day and noticed that there is now an option for a Mazda 3 gasoline hybrid listed. \u00a0Years ago Mazda announced that they were working with Toyota hybrid tech and this looks to be the result.<\/span><\/h2>\n

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There isn\u2019t a lot of detail listed with the description of the model so I decided to do a comparison of the Mazda 3 against the current model year of Prius as the 2 vehicles are most likely running the same hybrid drive setup.<\/span><\/h3>\n

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Price<\/b>: \u00a0With the current exchange rate the Mazda 3 hybrid is ~23500 which is almost the same as the current Prius price shown of ~23475. \u00a0You get more car with the Mazda 3 for the price and a car which handles like a car should. Win here for the Mazda.<\/span><\/h2>\n

Styling<\/b>: \u00a0Right away I can tell you I prefer the styling of the Mazda 3 over the Batmobile inspired Prius which looks like someone used a late 50s Chevy and applied the styling. \u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n

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Fuel Economy<\/b>: This one is the funniest thing and really shows where Mazda\u2019s engine tech is beating all of the other manufacturers. \u00a0Toyota Prius 1.8 hybrid gets 56mpg in combined city\/highway. Mazda 3 2.0 hybrid gets 63mpg. Caveat on this data, I took the economy listed on the Japanese page and converted it to MPG so they are not based on the same drive cycles. <\/span><\/h2>\n

If your Japanese skills are on point check out the landing page for the 2018 Mazda 3 Hybrid yourself here<\/a>. \u00a0Just a note google translate won\u2019t let you convert the page due to SSL from Mazda\u2019s page.<\/span><\/h2>\n

So you are asking why do I care about a hybrid and in all honesty I probably won\u2019t own one myself but if it does happen I prefer to at least own one that handles worth a crap and has decent driving dynamics. \u00a0I can\u2019t say I have ever heard anyone raving about how good the chassis is in a Prius.<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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-Derrick<\/span><\/p>\n

*Pricing reflects the current price at the time of writing<\/p>\n\n\n

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Mazda 3 Hybrid?? I was looking at the Mazda Japan website the other day and noticed that there is now an option for a Mazda 3 gasoline hybrid listed. \u00a0Years ago Mazda announced that they were working with Toyota hybrid tech and this looks to be the result. There isn\u2019t a lot of detail listed … <\/p>\n

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