As I read. Skyactiv Mazda3 not only skyactiv engine. It's also skyactiv body, skyactiv chassis, suspension. That's why they call skyactiv technology, not only the engine.

What r u talking about? I clearly disliked the Civic comparing it to M3. I swore to god for being honest and not bias just because I'm a Mazda3 owner. Please read my post again.

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Added on July 13, 2012, 8:20 pm

For so long I've been on this post I have never seen someone that talks like you. Don't ask ppl to shut their mouth and trust what you said. We are thankful that you provide information for us on this forum. This is to share our info and knowledge and discuss about it. Most of the Mazda3 owners here are so polite and we are like a family here sharing everything we know and experience about the car. When you first started to post here, I understand u knew not much Bout Mazda3 and u did alot of research on it. Thanks for sharing your information here. This is not the place for u to tell ppl to shut their mouth and trust what you said. Pls be polite here as we are all polite ppl who share laughter and happiness owning the car.

Thank you very much

ya...i heard my mazda6 friends told me b4.

skyactive is a tech tat apply on the whole car. and he said main point is lighter body weight but without reducing the body strength.

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Added on July 13, 2012, 8:34 pm

aiya...nvm la...i think he is just too desperate to get skyactive...haha

Hai all..just to share with all mazdarian about my m3..just own m3 for a week..done my 1000km sevice..after service feel my car bit ok for power.the fc is not bad.i drive from shah alam to kuatan about 371km..highway about 200km and rest urban road.after that i pump back full tank and the meter show rm 54.32..the fc is around 0.146/km..for me is better compare with my gti.highway i just maintain 130km and kadang2 tekan kaw2.but very disapointed with top speed.can reach 165 only..hehe..cant beat myvi at highway..but i love my m3..not regret.enjoy with m3..

Hai all..just to share with all mazdarian about my m3..just own m3 for a week..done my 1000km sevice..after service feel my car bit ok for power.the fc is not bad.i drive from shah alam to kuatan about 371km..highway about 200km and rest urban road.after that i pump back full tank and the meter show rm 54.32..the fc is around 0.146/km..for me is better compare with my gti.highway i just maintain 130km and kadang2 tekan kaw2.but very disapointed with top speed.can reach 165 only..hehe..cant beat myvi at highway..but i love my m3..not regret.enjoy with m3..

My m3 just 1.6

maybe u need to teach  ECU on ur driving style

try to use M mode

u just need a longer road to reach 180

maybe u need to teach  ECU on ur driving style

try to use M mode

u just need a longer road to reach 180

the other day i've test drove M3 2.0, it was feeling is unexpected. The road noise was bad even at 70km/h... is this a common issue?

I love Mazda 3 however because of he above i feel that it isn't worth the money my gf was also discouraging me from buying it due to that.

Honestly I do agree on that. But sometimes depending on the road condition too. But I admit that the road noise for Mazda 3 is a little louder than other cars of the same segment.

After all, Mazda 3 is a fun and exciting car. All I do is just turn on the audio with some nice music to drown the road noise. Most of the time the road I use to travel doesn't give too much of Road noise. So its not a matter to me.

Which car is worth the money to you in your mind now?

Honestly I do agree on that. But sometimes depending on the road condition too. But I admit that the road noise for Mazda 3 is a little louder than other cars of the same segment.

After all, Mazda 3 is a fun and exciting car. All I do is just turn on the audio with some nice music to drown the road noise. Most of the time the road I use to travel doesn't give too much of Road noise. So its not a matter to me.

Which car is worth the money to you in your mind now?

aren't the road noise can be reduced by changing the default tire to other tire as mentioned in 1st page?

I do have the same problem during test drive but to be honest, still acceptable but just try to find fault when you are considering a 130k car.

M3 road noise worst than 8th Civic?

my bro civic damn noisy even he use Michelin PS3

Dear bro M3White,

I believe most of us M3 owners appreciate your info here.
But honestly, I find it hard to understand what you are saying sometimes.
However, from what I understand, I also agree & believe that the SkyActiv engine will not be launched so soon.

As you mentioned before, it's all about the "dollars & cents"
Bermaz is not going to spend a fortune replacing whatever stock they have with SkyActiv engines just for the sake of the consumers.

1st of all, they do not currently have the tech to mass produce it and it will cost a lot to upgrade their equipment to produce it
2ndly, I believe, like you, that they will want to clear off all existing stock before producing the new SkyActiv engine.

One way of doing that is by launching a new facelifted version to drive demand.

Hope this clarifies things to our other bretheren out there.

Cheers!

Hai all..just to share with all mazdarian about my m3..just own m3 for a week..done my 1000km sevice..after service feel my car bit ok for power.the fc is not bad.i drive from shah alam to kuatan about 371km..highway about 200km and rest urban road.after that i pump back full tank and the meter show rm 54.32..the fc is around 0.146/km..for me is better compare with my gti.highway i just maintain 130km and kadang2 tekan kaw2.but very disapointed with top speed.can reach 165 only..hehe..cant beat myvi at highway..but i love my m3..not regret.enjoy with m3..

Thanks Bro for the info
I still believe 2013 (Jan-Dec) Skyactiv in M3 ll reached Msia
Let's me be the 1st to booked

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Added on July 14, 2012, 8:42 pm

Bro,
congratulation for M3
0.146/km (highway & kg road) is reasonable
How abt town drive, do u measure?
1.6 not under power?

For town drive about 17 cents/km..power is so so only..not so powerful..but i buy the m3 coz very like their int and ext design..so luxury..for me la..for power dont think can seduce me..hehe.eventho 2.0..already have 1.8 machine wit 170++ whp..hehe.but love the m3..

Honestly I do agree on that. But sometimes depending on the road condition too. But I admit that the road noise for Mazda 3 is a little louder than other cars of the same segment.

After all, Mazda 3 is a fun and exciting car. All I do is just turn on the audio with some nice music to drown the road noise. Most of the time the road I use to travel doesn't give too much of Road noise. So its not a matter to me.

Which car is worth the money to you in your mind now?