Road TestCar reviews - Mazda - Mazda2 - Genki 5-dr hatchMazda modelsOverviewMazda's youthful light car is up there with the best of its kind30 Jul 2010 THE light car class is a hive of interesting activity lately (Fiesta, Polo, i20, upcoming Swift), but the recently facelifted, newly Thai-built Mazda2 remains one of the leading baby contenders thanks to a combination of style, performance, practicality and agility. Three years on from launch, the DE series is beginning to show its age in some areas (such as cabin presentation), but the littlest offering from the ‘zoom-zoom’ people is a nicely formed example as to why buyers who begin with this brand so often stick with it. Model release date: 1 May 2010 to 1 September 2014 All car reviewsAlfa Romeo Abarth Alpine Alpina Audi Aston Martin BMW Bentley Chevrolet Chery Citroen Chrysler Dodge Cupra Ferrari DS Ford Fiat FPV Foton GWM Great Wall Holden Haval HSV Honda Hyundai Hummer Isuzu Infiniti Jeep Jaguar Lamborghini Kia LDV Land Rover Lotus Lexus Maserati Mahindra McLaren Mazda Mercedes-Benz Mercedes-AMG Mini MG Nissan Mitsubishi Peugeot Opel Proton Porsche Renault Ram Rover Rolls-Royce Skoda Saab SsangYong Smart Suzuki Subaru Toyota Tesla Volvo Volkswagen Previous modelMAZDA Australia shifted some 36,000 examples of its lighter, more stylish second-gen Mazda2 since it was arrived in 2007, lowering the buyer age demographic accordingly., , Under the stout bonnet is a 76kW/137Nm 1.5-litre four-cylinder petrol engine mated to five-speed manual and four-speed automatics transmissions in five-door Neo, Maxx and Genki hatchback grades., , The Two was an early pioneer of ESC electronic stability control in the light-car class (the Hyundai Getz got there first two years earlier), making the Mazda one of the safest options in the segment with a five-star ANCAP crash-test rating., , The three-door Mazda2 arrived for the first time in May 2008, before being discontinued in May 2010 due to lack of buyer interest. |
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