Sporty, Stylish and Substantial
'Tis the season to be jolly, and jolly I am for many reasons. First of all, I had a great Christmas with my family and
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| The Mazda Sport GT made an excellent stocking stuffer over the Christmas holidays. (Photo: Alexandra Straub, Canadian Auto Press) |
boyfriend, Santa was generous to me, and I had a pretty sweet ride to ring the holidays in with. When I heard that I would be testing out the all new
Mazda3 Sport GT over the winter vacation, I couldn't help but get excited. Talk about an awesome stocking stuffer from my editor! And because it was the holidays I had a little extra bonding time with the 3, and loved every minute of it.
Even though the Mazda3 "series", including the sedan and sport, have only been around for a couple of months, they are making a big wave in the automotive market. While the sedan took Best New Economy Car
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| Although the Mazda3 series cars have only been around for a couple months, they have already grabbed some impressive awards. (Photo: Alexandra Straub, Canadian Auto Press) |
honors in the Automobile Journalists Association of Canada (AJAC) annual car of the year awards, the Mazda3 Sport, that essentially replaces the Protegé 5, has won Best New Sports Coupe (under $35,000). Considering its four doors and rear hatch don't place it in the traditional sports coupe category at all, that's a pretty impressive feat. Truth be told the car has also won a place in my heart (I know it sounds a little corny, but I will explain). I loved all the attention I received when cruising around town in the little white wonder. People would stop and stare at it when parked at the mall or on the street. I would just stand back and watch passersby comment on how nice and clean it looked. When I say "clean" I mean styling, because the second day the 3 was in my possession it was nowhere near white anymore.
