When I wrote no problem going up gh, I wascomparing to typical 1.5/1.6L jepunis car. The 6AT car performed better than a lighter jepunis 1.6L 5MT car or the wira 1.5M due to close gear ratios of 6AT.

If course, it was all measured using butt dyno.

My previous 1.6A 6AT conti only produced 102hp iirc, 14+Nm or torque, but with kerb weight of 13++kg. This Mazda 3 has higher hp and torque with equal kerb weight, so it should be alright.

It won't win any drag race but it's pretty sufficient for my daily driving including highway runs. After all, my butt dyno has not been spoiled by powerful cars.

If I buy this car, it will likely be my last ICE car, so its longevity and fun factor have to be high. Admittedly, more power would be nice to fully enjoy the ride/handling but 2.0L Mazda 3 is way overpriced imo. So gotta compromise.

Ayam not ruling out Civic 1.5T yet.