2024 Mazda MAZDA3 0-60 time, horsepower and power-to-weight

0-60 mph, quickest trim

5.9s

Hatchback 2.5 Carbon Turbo Auto AWD, 227 hp.
Estimate from power and weight.
0-60: rank 9 of 17 hatchbacks (2024).
Horsepower: rank 10 of 17 hatchbacks (2024).

17 hatchbacks (2024). One dot per model: its quickest trim. Estimates included.

Every trim: 0-60 and power-to-weight

2024 Mazda MAZDA3: 0-60 and power-to-weight by trim
Trim	Engine	hp	Torque	Curb weight	hp per ton	lb per hp	0-60 and basis	Transmission	Drivetrain	MSRP
Hatchback 2.5 Carbon Turbo Auto AWD	2.5L turbo	227 hp	N/A	3,285 lb	138	14.5	5.9 sEstimate	N/A	AWD	$32,950
Hatchback 2.5 Turbo Premium Plus Auto AWD	2.5L turbo	227 hp	N/A	3,285 lb	138	14.5	5.9 sEstimate	N/A	AWD	$36,650
2.5 S Carbon Edition AWD	2.5L 4-cyl	191 hp	186 lb-ft	3,300 lb	116	17.3	6.8 sEstimate	6-speed automatic	AWD	$29,060
2.5 S Carbon Edition Auto AWD	2.5L 4-cyl	191 hp	186 lb-ft	3,285 lb	116	17.2	6.8 sEstimate	6-speed automatic	AWD	$30,260
2.5 S Carbon Edition AWD	2.5L 4-cyl	191 hp	186 lb-ft	3,285 lb	116	17.2	6.8 sEstimate	N/A	AWD	$30,260
Hatchback 2.5 S Carbon Edition Auto AWD	2.5L	191 hp	N/A	3,285 lb	116	17.2	6.8 sEstimate	N/A	AWD	$30,260
2.5 S FWD	2.5L 4-cyl	191 hp	186 lb-ft	3,124 lb	122	16.4	7.1 sEstimate	6-speed automatic	FWD	$24,170
2.5 S Select Sport FWD	2.5L 4-cyl	191 hp	186 lb-ft	3,124 lb	122	16.4	7.1 sEstimate	6-speed automatic	FWD	$24,690
2.5 S Preferred FWD	2.5L 4-cyl	191 hp	186 lb-ft	3,124 lb	122	16.4	7.1 sEstimate	6-speed automatic	FWD	$26,190
2.5 S Premium FWD	2.5L 4-cyl	191 hp	186 lb-ft	3,086 lb	124	16.2	7.1 sEstimate	N/A	FWD	$30,350
2.5 S Premium Manual FWD	2.5L 4-cyl	191 hp	186 lb-ft	3,086 lb	124	16.2	7.1 sEstimate	6-speed manual	FWD	$30,350
2.5 S Select Sport Auto FWD	2.5L 4-cyl	191 hp	186 lb-ft	3,146 lb	121	16.5	7.2 sEstimate	6-speed automatic	FWD	$25,690
2.5 S Select Sport FWD	2.5L 4-cyl	191 hp	186 lb-ft	3,146 lb	121	16.5	7.2 sEstimate	N/A	FWD	$25,690
Hatchback 2.5 S Select Sport Auto FWD	2.5L	191 hp	N/A	3,146 lb	121	16.5	7.2 sEstimate	N/A	FWD	$25,690
2.5 S Preferred Auto FWD	2.5L 4-cyl	191 hp	186 lb-ft	3,146 lb	121	16.5	7.2 sEstimate	6-speed automatic	FWD	$27,390
2.5 S Preferred FWD	2.5L 4-cyl	191 hp	186 lb-ft	3,146 lb	121	16.5	7.2 sEstimate	N/A	FWD	$27,390
Hatchback 2.5 S Preferred Auto FWD	2.5L	191 hp	N/A	3,146 lb	121	16.5	7.2 sEstimate	N/A	FWD	$27,390
Hatchback 2.5 S Premium Manual FWD	2.5L	191 hp	N/A	3,146 lb	121	16.5	7.2 sEstimate	N/A	FWD	$30,350
2.5 Carbon Turbo AWD	2.5L 4-cyl turbo	227 hp	310 lb-ft	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	6-speed automatic	AWD	$31,750
2.5 Carbon Turbo AWD	2.5L 4-cyl turbo	227 hp	310 lb-ft	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	AWD	$32,930
2.5 Carbon Turbo Auto AWD	2.5L 4-cyl turbo	227 hp	310 lb-ft	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	6-speed automatic	AWD	$32,950
2.5 S Carbon Turbo Hatchback AWD	N/A	N/A	N/A	3,285 lb	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	AWD	$32,950
2.5 Turbo Premium Plus AWD	2.5L 4-cyl turbo	227 hp	310 lb-ft	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	6-speed automatic	AWD	$35,450
2.5 Turbo Premium Plus AWD	2.5L 4-cyl turbo	227 hp	310 lb-ft	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	AWD	$36,630
2.5 Turbo Premium Plus Auto AWD	2.5L 4-cyl turbo	227 hp	310 lb-ft	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	6-speed automatic	AWD	$36,650

Ton = 2,000 lb. Curb weight, no passengers.

Estimates: a fit on 7,236 tested times, using power and weight. Typical error 0.3 s.

Engines offered

2 engines offered. Turbo named on 1.

Engines offered, cheapest trim of each
Engine	Trims	hp	Cheapest trim	MSRP	Price step	Fuel a year	Fuel vs base
2.5L 4-cyl	16	191 hp	2.5 S FWD	$24,170	Base	$1,239	Base
2.5L 4-cyl turbo	8	227 hp	2.5 Carbon Turbo AWD	$31,750	+$7,580	$1,422	+$184

12,000 miles a year. Gas $3.20.

Turbo: only when the engine or trim name says so.

Transmission

CVT: no.

Transmissions by trim
Transmission	Trims	Cheapest trim	MSRP	Quickest 0-60
6-speed automatic	11	2.5 S FWD	$24,170	6.8 s
6-speed manual	1	2.5 S Premium Manual FWD	$30,350	7.1 s

Rivals with more hp and better mpg

Compared with the 2.5 S FWD: 191 hp, 31 mpg, $24,170. Other makes, hatchbacks, within 15% of the price.

No rival beats it on both.

MAZDA3 by year

Quickest 0-60 of any trim, seconds.

Most horsepower of any trim.

Which is faster?

Quickest trim of each car, unless you pick a trim.

2024 Mazda MAZDA3: 0.7 s quicker to 60. More hp per ton: 2024 Mazda MAZDA3.

Seconds to 60 mph. Shorter bar is quicker.

2024 Mazda MAZDA3 and 2024 Honda Civic
Measure	2024 Mazda MAZDA3	2024 Honda Civic
Trim	Hatchback 2.5 Carbon Turbo Auto AWD	Si FWD
0-60	5.9 s	6.6 s
Basis	Estimate	Estimate
Horsepower	227 hp	200 hp
Curb weight	3,285 lb	2,952 lb
hp per ton	138	136
lb per hp	14.5	14.8
MSRP	$32,950	$29,100

What this cannot tell you

0-60 times vary by test. Estimates use power and weight only.

Fuel cost uses EPA combined ratings.

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