The Mazda3's second satisfaction runs something like: Forty is the new 30.

WSJ: 2012 Mazda3 i Grand Touring Review: It Really Moves the Needle (Not the Gas One) | Rumble Seat by Dan Neil

The new S40 is truly new, and built on the same architecture Ford uses to build its well-received Focus and the new Mazda3.

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But for what it is, the Mazda3 simply rips.

WSJ: 2012 Mazda3 i Grand Touring Review: It Really Moves the Needle (Not the Gas One) | Rumble Seat by Dan Neil