Highly rigid body
The basic development concept for the body shell of the all-new Mazda 3 was to improve the overall balance of the body's rigidity and ensure it firmly absorbs the reaction force of the dampers. To this end, particular attention went to reinforcing the area around the front and rear suspension mounts and the joint sections in each corner, which are subject to greater stress. Structural adhesive was used to strengthen the joints for the front and rear suspension towers, and spot welding was added to reinforce the joints of the door openings. The result is a substantial improvement in rigidity and body hysteresis (the degree of car body deformation due to repeated applications of torsional load).
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Interior
The CX-9 has front bucket seats, and the 60/40-split second-row seat has room
for three. The second row's backrest can recline or fold flat, and the seat can
also slide fore and aft to optimize le ...
Enhanced Fuel Efficiency
Despite an increase in performance feel for the top grade powertrain, and the
same power and torque output as before, the Mazda MX-5 facelift MZR-2.0-litre
engine with manual transmission uses les ...
Cabin Quality
Some may find the CX-7's interior styling a bit too heavy-handed, but overall
quality is good, and there's more utility than you might imagine on first
glance. The dashboard plastic is hard to the ...


