Specifications for the 2005 Mazdaspeed 3
- The Mazda comes as a four-door sedan or five-door hatchback.Jupiterimages/Photos.com/Getty Images
Mazda is known for releasing cars geared toward young males who consider themselves street jockeys. The cars tend to be light with a powerful engine and the potential for great handling. It also has a reputation for disappointing those who see promise in the brand's engineering. Reviewers seem to think that the 3 series represents one of the brands fastest improving cars. - The 2005 Mazda 3 has a 1,999-cubic centimeter, two-liter, four-cylinder engine with a double-overhead cam. The compression ratio is 10, with a 83.1-mm stroke, capable of 148 horsepower at an engine speed of 6,500 revolutions per minute generating 135 foot-pounds of torque. The engine has multi-point injection fuel system that received an Environmental Protection Agency estimated 28 miles per gallon, mpg, with city-style driving and 35 mpg with highway-style driving. The standard fuel tank holds 14.5 gallons.
- The Mazda 3 has a co-efficient drag of .32, with either a five-door hatchback or four-door sedan styling. The car itself is 178.3 inches long, 69.1 inches wide, 57.7 inches tall and has a wheel base of 103.9 inches. The rear track is 59.6 inches and its front track is 60.2 inches, with a turning circle of 34.1 feet. Its standard curb weight is 2,696 lbs. The body has side molding, and the front and rear bumpers match the color of the car's body.
- The Mazda 3's interior seats up to five with 39.1 inches of front headroom, 54.9 inches of front hip room, 41.9 inches of front leg room and 36.3 inches of front shoulder room. The rear has 39.1 inches of headroom, 54.9 inches of hip room, 41.9 inches of leg room and 54.9 inches of shoulder room with a total interior volume of 94.3-cubic feet. Notable interior features also include remote audio controls, three-point rear seat belts for the middle seat, the passenger and drivers' sides as well as the occupant-sensing driver and passenger front airbags.
