The 2012 Mazda 3 SP20 SKYACTIV is a front wheel drive 5 Door Hatchback that was released to the Australian market on 10th January 2011 classified as a BL 11 UPGRADE. The Mazda 3 is regarded as a small built in Japan with prices from a dealer as a used car starting at $10,100.
The Mazda 3 is a front wheel drive 5 door with 5 seats, powered by a 2.0L Inline 4 Cylinder engine that has 113 kW of power (at 6000 rpm) and 194 Nm of torque (at 4100 rpm) via a 6 Speed Automatic. Mazda claims the Mazda 3 SP20 SKYACTIV uses 6.2L/100km of unleaded petrol in the combined city and highway cycle while putting out 145g of CO2.