Over the years, it has come to define Mazda’s philosophy for its MX-5 Miata sports car and is a perfect distillation of the company’s efforts to entertain drivers. To Mazda, Jinba-Ittai represents the ideal mixture of handling, power, braking, and steering. No single element overpowers the other. They’re all balanced, harmonious, and easily exploited by the pilot. And the idea that Mazda even considered the notion when whipping together the CX-3 is reason enough for enthusiasts to stop and take notice.
In top-spec trims, the CX-3 wears large 18-inch wheels that fill out the fender openings nicely and impart the crossover with a powerful stance. The front and rear ends look essentially scaled down from the CX-5’s, which is a good thing given that there’s nothing wrong with the way Mazda’s larger crossover looks.
We’ll skip the horse references for the CX-3’s interior, since the only Jinba-Ittai situation that comes to mind is Luke Skywalker’s night spent inside of a Tauntaun on the frozen planet Hoth. The crossover’s cabin is very similar to the 2016 Mazda 2’s, which should come as no surprise given that the two share a platform. In fact, the CX-3’s Italianate three-vent dashboard and neat center stack appear to be the same exact pieces used in the 2. Like every recent Mazda product, there is style and substance to spare, with a high-resolution seven-inch touch-screen center display, a McLaren-aping three-pod gauge cluster, and one of the nicest infotainment control knobs this side of a BMW 7-series.
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Beneath the CX-3’s slick body sits Mazda’s full suite of Skyactiv engine, transmission, and chassis technologies. Essentially a strict weight-control regimen blended with efficient-but-powerful engines, the Skyactiv ethos is intended to keep fuel economy in check without murdering Jinba-Ittai like a badly overused reference. The wheelbase measures 101.2 inches, exactly the same as the 2016 Mazda 2’s. Other CX-3 dimensions are slightly bloated relative to the global Mazda 2, including its 168.3-inch length (8.5 inches longer) to its 69.5-inch width (2.8 inches wider) to its 61.0-inch height (1.9 taller).
All 2016 CX-3s will be powered by Mazda’s 2.0-liter Skyactiv four-cylinder paired with a six-speed automatic. Although we lament the unavailability of a manual transmission, Mazda’s in-house automatic is among the better such gearboxes we’ve sampled. No further details have been provided for the CX-3’s engine, but the same mill produces 155 horsepower and 150 lb-ft of torque in the Mazda 3, specifications we expect will carry over nearly—or totally—unchanged. If that’s the case, look out, as a 2014 Mazda 3 with the same powertrain we tested hit 60 mph in 7.6 seconds.
Front-wheel drive is standard, and an all-wheel-drive system derived from the CX-5’s is optional. Choosing four driven wheels also brings extra bracing for the body around the spare-tire well and behind the rear seats. On the safety front, Mazda’s i-Activsense bundle of technologies is promised; that means blind-spot monitoring, lane-departure warning, rear cross-traffic alert, radar-based collision warning with automatic braking, and even adaptive cruise control should be offered on the CX-3.
Expect full specifications, features, and pricing to trickle out during the months leading up to the CX-3’s mid-2015 on-sale date. The most important missing detail, of course, is how the CX-3 lives up to its sporty promise. Mazda has successfully infused its most recent spate of products with plenty of dynamic ability and driving enjoyment, which has us eagerly anticipating our first turn behind the wheel of the CX-3.
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