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The Mazda 3 has for many years been one of the best compact cars for those who enjoy the driving experience; now for 2014 it's been completely redesigned, with refined styling, more features, and higher fuel efficiency that should, in theory, make this a far more popular pick than before.

That's the hope; although the svelte, almost sexy proportions that the new Mazda3 has been given—those of a rear-wheel-drive car, really (yes, it's still a front-driver)—do end up compromising interior space. Provided you don't have very high expectations for back-seat comfort or cargo space—or want best-in-class ride comfort and cabin quiet—the Mazda 3 should stay on your list, as it's one of the best entries in the compact segment.

The 2014 Mazda 3 is a standout, in terms of styling and design, and its long hood and ‘cab-back’ design really cast it in a different light compared to most other compact cars. Adopting the automaker's Kodo "soul of motion" design language, first seen on the CX-5 crossover and Mazda6 mid-size sedan launched over the past two years, the Mazda 3 loses the creepy smile of the previous-generation car (or was that a smirk; we never quite knew) and takes on the brand's new blunt nose and five-point grille leading into thin, slanted, swept-back headlamps. A sweeping shoulder line slows gracefully along the body side and a more slanted, fastback roofline on the hatchback ends in what we see as a somewhat softer, less distinctive rear-end treatment.

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At its best, this combination of the aggressive front grile, crisp edges, and gentle curves, and hunkered-back cabin altogether makes the car look taut and sports-car influenced. At its worst, the Mazda 3 looks a little long-hooded—as if the hoodline of the Mazda 6 sedan had been grafted to the front of what’s otherwise a smaller car.

The entire structure of the new Mazda 3 has been designed around the SkyActiv four-cylinder engine, which Mazda began launching in 2012 models. This highly efficient four-cylinder engine uses high compression, carefully tuned exhaust systems, and other refinements to provide power while extracting maximum efficiency from every drop of fuel without the added complication of hybrid systems.

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