Stephen Edelstein January 12, 2022 Comment Now! The Mazda 3 is currently available only as a five-door hatchback or four-door sedan, but recent patent filings hint at a possible coupe version.

Of course, no one is buying a 2.0-liter Mazda 3 to drag race, so this is fundamentally a compliment to Mazda for doing such a good job disguising the car's modest output in average driving.

But I had a five-door Mazda 3 with an automatic transmission and the 2.5-liter motor, also shod with winter tires, during a huge northern Michigan snow storm last winter, and it handled itself ...