mazda 3 sport

picked it up friday afternoon and cruised about a bit to get Victoria used to it.

took a few quick snaps:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1.../front-maz.gif

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...terior-maz.gif

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...ey/int-maz.gif

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...yley/seats.gif

all in all i have to say i'm jealous as fcuk :lol:

tech spec you'll all be interested in ;)

Max power (bhp/rpm) 148/6000
Max torque (lb ft/rpm) 135/4500
0-60mph (sec) 9
Max speed (mph) 125
sadly it weighs 1310kg

so its not WOW quick, but it IS the missus' everyday car and first impressions are that it'll be a tad quicker than those figures once its loosened up a bit.

from what i can gather its basically a ford focus chassis :D 8) with mazda engine and equipment.

'what car' give it 4/5 and i can see why. comfy, a bit of oomph and great spec level.

climate
6 disc dash changer
HUGE boot
xenons
LED rear lights
loads of little compartments and cup holders.
traction
auto lights (come on when its dark)
auto wipers (come on when its raining)

her driving, join the m-way, 'ooh look we're doing 100mph already' :P ;D

nice - considered getting a 6 for a while

all the new mazdas are ranking high in my book, bloke I know had a sport, so i know it looks good in the metal so to speak, very comfy like you say, the seat materials a bit stiff for me mind....it's not as bad as my sporting's like!

only bad point really is that the dash looks dated already IMO :(

but overall, nice one for the mrs :D

lovin the "oh look......" quote