High test scores show new Mazda3 to be one of the safest cars in Europe
29 Nov 2013|6,159 views


The score are among the highest scores recorded in Europe this year. Additionally the compact car scored 65 percent and 81 percent, respectively, for pedestrian protection and safety assist.
The Mazda3's figures easily surpassed the respective Euro NCAP category thresholds required to achieve an overall rating of five stars. This is the first rating for the all-new Mazda3, which goes on sale in the U.K. in January, from a major safety assessment authority.
Available as a hatchback or saloon, the new model is the fifth Mazda to earn the exclusive five-star rating since Euro NCAP introduced a tough new rating system in 2009. The latest model follows in the tracks of the outgoing Mazda3, the previous and current Mazda6, and the Mazda CX-5.
Around 60 percent of the body, is made from high and ultra-high tensile steels, making the new Mazda3 lighter yet almost 30 percent stiffer than the previous model.
Another highlight of the all new Mazda3 is its linear, responsive and predictable acceleration, braking, handling and steering. By making the car easier to drive safely, such attributes further reduce accident potential without compromising Mazda's traditional fun to drive character.
The newest Mazda3 model - the brand's global bestseller - achieved outstanding results in all four test categories, scoring 93 percent (for adult) and 86 percent, (for child) occupant protection.
The score are among the highest scores recorded in Europe this year. Additionally the compact car scored 65 percent and 81 percent, respectively, for pedestrian protection and safety assist.
The Mazda3's figures easily surpassed the respective Euro NCAP category thresholds required to achieve an overall rating of five stars. This is the first rating for the all-new Mazda3, which goes on sale in the U.K. in January, from a major safety assessment authority.
Available as a hatchback or saloon, the new model is the fifth Mazda to earn the exclusive five-star rating since Euro NCAP introduced a tough new rating system in 2009. The latest model follows in the tracks of the outgoing Mazda3, the previous and current Mazda6, and the Mazda CX-5.
Around 60 percent of the body, is made from high and ultra-high tensile steels, making the new Mazda3 lighter yet almost 30 percent stiffer than the previous model.
Another highlight of the all new Mazda3 is its linear, responsive and predictable acceleration, braking, handling and steering. By making the car easier to drive safely, such attributes further reduce accident potential without compromising Mazda's traditional fun to drive character.
The score are among the highest scores recorded in Europe this year. Additionally the compact car scored 65 percent and 81 percent, respectively, for pedestrian protection and safety assist.
The Mazda3's figures easily surpassed the respective Euro NCAP category thresholds required to achieve an overall rating of five stars. This is the first rating for the all-new Mazda3, which goes on sale in the U.K. in January, from a major safety assessment authority.
Available as a hatchback or saloon, the new model is the fifth Mazda to earn the exclusive five-star rating since Euro NCAP introduced a tough new rating system in 2009. The latest model follows in the tracks of the outgoing Mazda3, the previous and current Mazda6, and the Mazda CX-5.
Around 60 percent of the body, is made from high and ultra-high tensile steels, making the new Mazda3 lighter yet almost 30 percent stiffer than the previous model.
Another highlight of the all new Mazda3 is its linear, responsive and predictable acceleration, braking, handling and steering. By making the car easier to drive safely, such attributes further reduce accident potential without compromising Mazda's traditional fun to drive character.
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