2010 Mazda 3

​            And last but not least we come to our last compact of the year, and what a better to end off with, then the 2010 Mazda 3.  There are not many bad things, one can say about this car, rather than, “it still seems a bit pudgy”, and “how does Mazda make a happy face grille cool”.  Well, this year there is not much you can 

say about the new 3, except someone at Mazda saw what was bad, and made it better.  The added crease on the hood adds some luxury feel to this model, and those evil eyes just say this car means business.  Now there is one major downfall to the 3, and that is there is no where to put any type of license plate, without taking away from the design.  Up front you have to place if over the grille, and in the rear its placement is just too small.  Along with no room up front, Mazda should bring down the size of its symbol a bit.  Now one of the best features of this model are the lower air ducts underneath the side ones.  These ducts add some sport to the front of this compact shark.

Everett J.
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Overall Grade: A-