The IT Nerd

The 2017 Mazda3 Sport GT has taken a huge step forward in terms of the Interior quality. Let me show you how big of a step forward this is via photos taken with the ZTE Axon 7.

The door is a great example of this step forward. There’s leather, soft touch material, and very upscale looking metal and plastic which combine to give an upscale feel.

The driver’s seat is heated and six way adjustable. It was easy for me to find a good driving position. The passenger will have to do all their seat adjustments manually.

The driver’s footwell has a dead pedal which is great for ensuring comfort on long drives, and above it are the switches for the various electronic overseers.

The steering wheel is leather wrapped and has redundant controls for the infotainment system as well as controls for the cruise control.

The gauge cluster is unique. The center gauge has a digital speedometer and an analog tachometer. On the left and right are everything from how much gas you have, your current fuel economy, and what gear you’re in. Along the bottom are various information and warning lights. I have to admit that this arrangement works well as it focus you on the info that you need to see.

Then there is the Mazda Active Driving Display which places speed, navigation, speed limit signs, and stop signs right in color and in your line of sight. It works really well once you tweak its position. I will talk more about this tomorrow.

There’s a 7″ touchscreen to allow you to interact with the infotainment system, or in my case, listen to some David Bowie.

Below that, you have the dual zone HVAC controls, the CD player, and a storage area that is big enough to hold a iPhone 6.

Here you see a very upscale looking gear shift, HMI Commander Switch for the infotainment system, electronic parking brake, and sport switch. Behind all of that are the cupholders which holds a Venti Starbucks coffee with ease.

There’s a storage area of decent size which has a 12v outlet and two USB ports for your devices. Plus you get a coin tray.

You get a decent sized glove box as well as…..

….. A decent sized sunroof.

The back seats are comfortable. Two people will fit back here and be comfortable. Three might be a stretch.

If you don’t need to seat three, you can use the cupholders that are built into the rear seats.

Seeing as this is a hatchback, you get 572l of space with the seats up…..

…. And with the seats down, you get 1334l of space.

And that space makes it easy to go grocery shopping.

The hatch has a handle to allow you to close it without getting your hands dirty.

Everyone who has been in the Mazda3 Sport commented on the fact that this hatchback felt way more expensive than it was. No squeaks, rattles, or other annoyances were noted during my week with the Mazda3 Sport.

Tomorrow, I will look at the technology in the Mazda3 Sport, and there’s a lot of it for me to cover. Stay tuned for that!

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