10 Most Affordable Cars in Canada in 2023: Bargain Hunters Unite Yes, bargains do still exist (although we'll have to adjust our definition of ‘bargain’ a bit)

8th place: 2023 Mazda3 GX    $21,900 + $1,995 in fees

In the past and even last year, the Mazda brand was nowhere to be found on our top 10 list of most affordable new vehicles in Canada. But with the departure of some models and of the manual gearbox from certain offerings, the Mazda3 GX makes the cut this year, making progress by standing still, if you will. And so the Japanese automaker invites itself to the party.

Since the stick shift option is still valued by the brand's decision makers, the manual transmission is part of this Mazda3 GX's spec sheet.