A Mazda3 hatchback Turbo Premium Plus would definitely be my next car except two things bother me…
1) Mazdas have LKAS with Lane Departure Warning, but in the USA market they don't seem to include what they call "Lane Trace" (or Lane Centering). I understand the Australian market cars do include this. My present car has Lane Trace and it is one of my favorite features. You don't realize until you have it how much steering effort it is required to just drive down the highway. Lane Trace is just so relaxing.
2) Remote Start seems to be built-in to their web app. My current car has remote start as a function of the key fob – long-press a button, the car starts, the lights flash once, the windshield wipers are turned off, and the defrosters/heaters or air-conditioning is turned on. Paying who knows how much after the trial and messing around with your phone and some web app is just not worth it.
Unless the car really blows me away, for me these two omissions could be showstoppers.
1) Mazdas have LKAS with Lane Departure Warning, but in the USA market they don't seem to include what they call "Lane Trace" (or Lane Centering). I understand the Australian market cars do include this. My present car has Lane Trace and it is one of my favorite features. You don't realize until you have it how much steering effort it is required to just drive down the highway. Lane Trace is just so relaxing.
2) Remote Start seems to be built-in to their web app. My current car has remote start as a function of the key fob – long-press a button, the car starts, the lights flash once, the windshield wipers are turned off, and the defrosters/heaters or air-conditioning is turned on. Paying who knows how much after the trial and messing around with your phone and some web app is just not worth it.
Unless the car really blows me away, for me these two omissions could be showstoppers.