The Mazda3: A Complex Car with Modern Features

As we take a closer look at the Mazda3, it's clear that this car is packed with modern features and technologies. The speedometer is prominently displayed on the dashboard, and it's accompanied by a digital display that shows a variety of information, including an analog clock that looks more like a digital display. The seats are comfortable and spacious, making it easy to get in and out of the car. One of the standout features of this car is its ability to perform a full system check, which includes all the can systems, giving us a comprehensive overview of what's going on under the hood.

The Mazda3 also has plenty of room for passengers, with slide-down windows that provide easy access to the rear seats. The car's interior is well-appointed and comfortable, with features like heated seats, a leather-wrapped steering wheel, and a Bose sound system. One of the things that struck us was how nicely set up the car's speakers are, providing clear and crisp sound even at high volumes. In contrast to its predecessor, the Mazda 323, this car is a significant improvement in terms of build quality and attention to detail.

As we dig deeper into the car's systems, it becomes clear just how complex they are. The Sky Active system, which is used in many modern cars, relies on a variety of computers and sensors to control everything from the engine to the air conditioning compressor. This means that any issues with the car are likely to be related to one or more of these systems, rather than simply mechanical failure. With so much going on under the hood, it's essential to have a good understanding of how these systems work if you ever need to get behind the wheel and fix things yourself.

One of the best ways to understand just how complex these systems are is to take a look at some live data from the car. In this case, we're able to view everything from variable valve timing control to commanded fuel rail pressure, giving us a detailed picture of what's going on under the hood. Even with a relatively simple system like this one, there are still plenty of opportunities for things to go wrong – which is why it's essential to have a good understanding of how these systems work.

For example, let's take a look at some variable valve timing control data. As you can see from this graph, the engine is running smoothly and efficiently, with everything firing on all cylinders. But what's really interesting here is that we're also seeing information about the intake and exhaust valves – which is something that would be difficult to find in most other cars. This level of detail gives us a much better understanding of just how these systems work, and why they're so critical to the car's overall performance.

As we continue to explore the Mazda3's systems, we come across even more interesting features like electronic variable air compression control – which is shown here as 27.85%. This system helps to optimize fuel efficiency by adjusting the amount of air that enters the engine's cylinders on the fly. And if we take a look at the engine oil level and pressure data, we can see just how well-maintained this car is.

One thing that really stood out during our test drive was just how quiet and smooth the Mazda3 is inside. The only sounds you can hear are the constant hum of the engine and the faint sound of traffic in the distance – making it an ideal choice for city driving or long road trips. And with its all-wheel-drive system, this car handles beautifully on both dry pavement and slippery roads.

As we take a closer look at some live data from the car's systems, we see that everything is functioning smoothly and within normal parameters. The fuel trim is showing zero, which means that the engine is running efficiently – and the thermostat monitor shows just how well-maintained this car is. We also get to see some interesting data about heat radiation ratio, which gives us a better understanding of just how these systems work.

As we take the Mazda3 for a spin, it's clear just how impressive it is. With its electronic parking brake – although I have to admit that I'm not a fan of these systems – this car handles beautifully and responds eagerly to every command from the driver. And with its heads-up display showing us speed limits and warning us when we need to slow down, this car is perfect for city driving or long road trips.

Of course, one thing that did strike me during our test drive was just how rough the road conditions are in Rhode Island – especially on the highway. The dividers seem to be wearing away rapidly, which is a testament to the constant wear and tear of urban driving. But even with these rough roads, the Mazda3 handles beautifully and absorbs bumps with ease.

As we come to the end of our test drive, it's clear just how impressive this car is. With its complex systems, comfortable interior, and smooth handling, the Mazda3 is an excellent choice for anyone in the market for a new car. And at under $20,000, it's a great value – especially considering all the features and technologies that come standard with this model. Whether you're looking for a commuter car or just something fun to drive on the weekends, the Mazda3 is definitely worth taking a closer look at.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enrev up your engines well if you're ever thinking about buying the Mazda 3 you got to watch this video cuz you're going to learn all about them the truth good bad ugly now the Mazda 3 was a replacement of the 323 which is kind of a ginty cheap little car I mean it could run okay they had transmission problems and everything but this is a big seller from ozena they're selling millions of these things it's pretty good value actually and this guy was really smart he bought it used for 20 grand you can see it's in excellent shape there's absolutely nothing wrong with buying a car used and saving even more money had low mileage think 30,000 Mi or so on it there plenty of life left in this car and you can see the interior Chrome I mean they are nice cars sunroof and under the hood it's got the Sky Active technology 4cylinder engine and in this case it's not turbocharged so that's actually a good thing if you you want long life rather than go the route of a tiny engine this is a 2.5 L 4cylinder engine a nice size they got plenty of get up and go but not being turbocharged they're going to last a lot longer there's less stress on the engine and being all-wheel drive you're never going to get stuck in the snow it's going to handle better in the rain it's a system you don't have to do anything except driving now I I said in the past Maz has had problem with their automatic transmission but Toyota owns a certain part of Mazda they share a lot of technology and that's not the case with mazas anymore so you don't have to worry about the engine lasting a long time but the breaking down that's not a problem that these have if you know anything about the old 323s their automatic transmissions were garbage I would see them break all the time on customers cars they usually end up junking the car they didn't want to spend thousands fixing it this you can see by the looks it's a much better better looking car I mean there's an old one see how ugly they were I mean these are Nic looking cars and they have much better engineering than the old ones did too for the money you're getting your money's worth as far as I'm concerned with these I always get people say why did you buy Mazda instead of Toyota or Honda and invariably the answer would be it costs a lot less the advantage of buying a vehicle like this Mazda that's pretty well made and we're going to find out all the Interiors when I plug my fancy scan tool in but the big Advantage is Mazda does not have a name like Toyota and Honda hence you are going to pay less money for the car that's just how it goes to give you an analogy the other day a guy brought me the BMW sports car that's exactly the same as a Toyota Supra of course the Toyota Supra isn't a Toyota it's a BMW so basically the Supra and a BMW the same car but he bought a used BMW version of the Toyota Supra he got that thing for like 30 grand if it would have been the Supra it would have been closer to 45 or 50 because Toyota's got a name and people like oh it's a Toyota sports car and some people are so stupid they don't even know that the Toyota Super is a BMW it has nothing to do with Toyota they can give you all the horse manure in the world about oh well this is the difference between them no but you can get the BMW cheaper because BMWs have an image of being endless money pites they age so the resale values are relatively low and even though the Toyota Super in this BMW the same exact car he saved a ton of money buying it BMW it doesn't say Toyota but it's the same car now in this case it's not the same car it's the Mazda 3 and it can be an excellent car but they don't have the image that Toyota H is hence for 20 grand you can get a really nice car if this had been an equivalent Toyota you'd be talking anywhere from 5 to 10 grand more than what he paid and hey these things can last a long time so one of the big sell points of these things are you can specially use get a better deal now when you're buying stuff new these days the price differential isn't much in any of them which really has me wondering why would anybody buy a Kia you buy Kia cuz they cost a lot less back in the day but now I've seen a Kia equivalent to like a Toyota Corolla sometimes the Kia actually cost 500 bucks more why the heck would you buy a Kia when you could get a Toyota Cor as an equivalent car for less money you have to be insane right but in this case getting more and you're actually paying less because Mazda doesn't have that image now he hasn't had a lick of problems with it you know he bought it with 30,000 miles on it so it's not like you expect to have a problem the one thing you're going to worry about is long life how is it going to hold up and from my experience with these things they hold up quite well the don't break like the old mons did the electronics are pretty reliable hey they share a lot of engineering with Toyota now and it shows here we go we're going to analyze this thing with the fancy scan tool okay read the VIN number and now it's a Mazda 3 2.5 later now it's setting itself up and while it's setting up we can see it's got a really nice setup on the dash Tex in the right place all the information's right the speedometer right in the middle it's got a nice little monitor there with an interesting fake analog clock it's digital but it looks like it's and very comfortable seats too and as you can see we can do a full topology of all the can systems so that's doing that look lots of room that slides all over it does have the modern garbage that I hate electronic parking brakes but they're all going to that nonsense so you can do sport if you want to drive like a maniac play with the speakers it's a nicely setup car unlike its predecessor the Mazda 323 that was a cheap in a run about this is a nice car inside I expect that there's no trouble codes I mean 34,44 miles so we'll look at some live data Just for kicks so we know there's not going to be anything wrong with it but these are skyactive systems are relatively complex they've got all kinds of information so if you ever buy one you need a guy like me in a machine like this to fix it if it ever does break black is good red is bad I'm sure everything's going to be black shows you the variable valve timing control intake and exhaust even shows you the commanded fuel rail pressure of course there's no misfires it even gives you information on the electronic variable air compressor showing that it's working at 27. 85% yes even the air conditioning compressor run by computers everything is computerized that's how they can get so much power and get decent gas mileage by even making the air conditioner more efficient everything squeezes at last drop of gas out even shows you the engine oil level the engine oil pressure and even the fuel injected amount milligrams per cylinder get lots of data on these Sky Active systems when they do break you need to understand how it all works and without a machine like this you might as well not let anybody under your hood if you got a problem unless they know what I know and have a machine like this and look at this long-term fuel trim zero it even shows you the thermostat monitor heat radiation ratio I'm telling you these are complex cars so let's take it for a spin so there's a Moder car we got to turn the D parking brake off I hate those things too much complex and this is a car that lives on the East Coast guess what's going to happen eventually the salt will Rust the electronic parking brake and cost a fortune to fix that's why I hate those things got a nice heads up monitor shows we're going 4 miles an hour you can see we're going zero now it shows we're going one nice little heads up relatively low to the ground so the giant bump will go slow and here we go now they call them zoom zooms they're good for zooming around and realize though it is a short wheelbase so you're going to feel bumps here's the bumpy roads and it rides over them fine but you're going to feel them because it's a short wheel-based car and it is all-wheel drive so you know it's not going to ride like Alexis it's a sporty little car though now remember this is all-wheel drive look it's got the stop sign that it reads and so we saw that camera's Galore people are coming every two seconds here all right here we go we floor it in hey yes it zooms and if you notice you could barely hear or feel the shift extremely well-designed electronic transmission it shifts like a dream it's nothing like the old stuff Mazda has their Engineers have gone a long way and if you drive like me you'll see you're always driving too fast cuz it shows you the speed limit and I'm always driving over it so at least your wife can't see it cuz you can't see it sitting over here if your a person who does California stops all the time check it out it's a heads up display and it says stop now for smaller car hey it's also pretty quiet inside the only thing we're hearing here are the dividers on the horrible Rhode Island roads they don't seem to want to fix other than that it's extremely quiet a Mazda 3 all-wheel drive pretty impressive for a $20,000 car it only had 30,000 M on it everything on it works fine yes it's a smaller wheel-based car it's going to be somewhat rough when you're on bumpy roads that's just the way small cars are plenty of zip without a turbo beautiful looking interior beautiful looking de and unlike the mazas of decades ago they're a lot more solid buil still they don't have the image that Toyota Honda has so you can get a used one you can save quite a bit of money and still get an excellent car like he did so if you never want to miss another one of my new car repair videos remember to ring that Bell nah\n"