| In an effort to redefine the compact car | | | | Controller which minimizes driver fatigue and |
| category, Mazda created the Mazda 3 series, | | | | discomfort on long journeys (standard on Sport). |
| which offers performance, sophistication, safety, | | | | Mazda 3 comes with a range of active safety |
| and reliability—all qualities that one would | | | | features to help motorists cope with the |
| probably expect from a much more expensive | | | | unexpected. This includes the Mazda Advanced |
| European sport sedan. Hence, Mazda 3 delivers a | | | | Impact Distribution and Absorption System |
| driving experience far beyond the benefits | | | | (MAIDAS), Dynamic Stability Control (DSC) and |
| projected by its price. | | | | Traction Control System (TCS) (standard on TS2 |
| Mazda 3, known domestically in Japan as Axela, | | | | and Sport models). MAIDAS is designed to |
| traces its roots to the year 2004 when Mazda | | | | efficiently disperse impact energy in the event of |
| Motor Corporation introduced the model, replacing | | | | a collision. The entire range of features helps |
| the 323 (Familia in Japan). It received a rousing | | | | protect all occupants from possible accidents on |
| reception from virtually all markets. It was judged | | | | the road. Built around a unique triple H structure, it |
| the “People's Choice” car in a number of | | | | disperses impact energy across high rigidity body |
| countries. In fact, Mazda 3 was Canada's second | | | | and resists deformation in all conceivable collision |
| best-selling car in 2006. In 2005, almost 340,000 | | | | areas. Other Mazda 3 parts that make the |
| exportable units of Mazda 3 were produced by | | | | Japanese compact car an instant looker are the |
| the two largest Mazda facilities in Japan, one in | | | | clear-lens halogen headlamps, the newly designed |
| Hiroshima and one in Hofu. An excellent set of | | | | 17-inch alloy wheels, angular fog lamps, redesigned |
| Mazda 3 parts brings the Axela to the pedestal of | | | | wrap-around skirts, eye-catching front and rear |
| the automotive industry. Included in the long list | | | | bumpers, chrome front mesh grille, wide tail |
| are the Mazda 3 performance parts, led by the | | | | lamps, and the seatbelt reminder. Aside from |
| top-of-the-range 2.0-liter petrol engine, controlled | | | | these Mazda 3 parts, the car packs along |
| by Mazda’s Sequential Valve Timing (S-VT), a | | | | ergonomic features found throughout the |
| six-speed manual transmission and an electronic | | | | passenger cabin, with carefully selected materials |
| throttle – all of which provide superb | | | | that strike out a balance between good texture |
| acceleration, excellent fuel economy and minimal | | | | and form. All things considered, Mazda has, indeed, |
| engine noise. Another Mazda 3 part that is | | | | been able to make its mark in the global |
| important in ensuring that drivers and passengers | | | | automotive scene with its Mazda 3. |
| get to enjoy a comfortable ride is the Cruise | | | | |