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  1. I’ve got a manual one of these 3 hatches with the base 2.5, and I thought about one of these Turbo models but decided against it for a couple reasons. As you said in your last 3 Turbo review, manual is definitely more fun and it’s also important to support the manual new nowadays. But also, as aware as I am that Mazda’s a small automaker with limited resources, I do think they missed an opportunity here to make this more of a hotter hatch. That’s not to say I wish it was a Veloster N/Civic Type R kind of rival. I think this could have been a great, say, AWD Japanese GTI in the balance between luxury/comfort amenities and driving enjoyment. This leans a little too much toward the former for me. And think about what happened the last time Mazda offered a quality, reliable, Japanese interpretation of a fun, sporty European icon. That recipe sound familiar???😏 I really think that could have been a hit for them, and I confess myself a little bit sad at this premium comfort/luxury angle Mazda’s taking and all the edges they’re smoothing over. We’ll see how it works out for them ultimately, though.
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  2.  @NaijaBull  Oh no, not at all, I’ve been very happy with it! Been a great, fun daily driver with the stick. Lighter than the Turbo models and the power is more usable on the street. Definitely my preference over, say, a Civic or one of the Hyundai/Kia compacts with the 1.5/1.6T. Much prefer the NA sound and power delivery of the base 2.5 and I was willing to trade some handling and suspension refinement for that. With the Turbo versions, though, just wish Mazda had made more supporting changes to back up the extra power to make it more of the Japanese GTI I referred to.
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