When a car company acquires a new parent, you expect to eventually see a blending of the two company's DNA.
When Chrysler left the cold, Teutonic embrace of Mercedes Benz, and joined the fun loving Italians at Fiat, it was only a matter of time...
But getting all this, plus Toyota quality and resale for just under $20,000 is a feat in and of itself, and a reminder of why we all came to love them in the first place.
And now, the 10th generation is on the road, and it’s most recent restyle has changed it from a hum drum little commuter to a dramatic little commuter styled to within an inch of its life.
This is the marvelous Mazda 3. I know, it’s not much of a name. But when a car is as sweet as this one is, you only need a number…like 3.
I used to contend that Mazda had the most European lineup of the Japanese carmakers. And with the 3, they still do...
Another reality of the marketplace has sunk in. Like Oldsmobile, Pontiac, Mercury, Saturn, Plymouth, and a host of others, Scion is soon to be history.