Interior
The Tribute has seating for five, and there's about 99 cubic feet of passenger space, which is less than the RAV4 and CR-V but more than the Vue. The Tribute has a 60/40-split folding rear seat. With the rear seat up, the Tribute has nearly 30 cubic feet of storage space, equal to the Vue but less than the RAV-4 and CR-V. When the rear seat is down, cargo space increases to 66 cubic feet. The rear window opens independent of the liftgate.
* Standard air conditioning * Standard cruise control * Standard power windows and locks * Available cloth- or leather-trimmed seating * Available heated front seats (standard on Grand Touring) * Available satellite radio (standard on Grand Touring)
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Going & Stopping
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and 148 pounds-feet of torque. It's a smooth-revving unit that's strong enough
for its purposes, but it doesn't have a w ...
Seat Warmer
* Some models.
The front seats are electrically heated. The
ignition switch must be in the ON
position.
Press the switch to turn the seat warmer
on or off. When the switch is in the ON
positio ...
Two Strikes Against
The two strikes against the 2009 Mazda3 are its crash tests and its gas
mileage. With the crash tests, the problem isn't the results, it's the lack
thereof. The Insurance Institute for Highway Saf ...


