mazda in general has always dropped the ball on engine performance and gas mileage compared to all the japanese brands in my opinion , at least suburu has an excuse for its poor mpg ratings because of their added weight of the all wheel drive , ,mazda has none , suburu also has another advantage over the mazda 3 , one i've always admired in subys , is their low center of gravity their engines provides
mazda gets a failing grade for mpg from their rx8 all the way down to their mazda 3 and 2 in my opinion , and i should know , i own one
the most effecient bang for your buck mpg engines used to come from honda , toyota and bmw - now with direct injection , that changes with hyundais new line coming up
hopefully mazda's next gen motors , the di motors are alot better ZOOM ZOOM ha,ha