2004 Mazda3 GT
The 2004 Mazda 3 is a compact car, offered on the market in its present form since 2003. It has big shoes to fill. The Protegé and Protegé5, its predecessors, were the best selling cars in Quebec for several years with sales that peaked around 30 000 sales on a few occasions. This car was basically a joint venture between Volvo, Mazda and Ford (FYI: Volvo and Mazda are controlled by Ford). The chassis, or just about everything you don't see, was designed by this trio. This is a very good thing as it combines different key resources from each manufacturer such as safety, handling and of course, the financial aspects. The tester is a nearly fully equipped Mazda 3 sedan GT equipped with the standard 5 speed manual transmission and retails for 22 540$. The price range for the Mazda 3 is between 16 295$ and 25 290$.