Mazda 3 sports vs Latio sports

• wendragon

  31 Mar 05, 20:36

  kind of narrow down to these two......with almost the same price range, which is a better choice??
• pangkee

  31 Mar 05, 20:53

  how can they consider sports when both dun hve manual transmission?
• wendragon

  1 Apr 05, 09:26

  i also find abit wasted to have sports version with auto gear....
  anyway market forces decide and in this case looks like auto win in country like singapore...
  
  have test-driven mazda 3....will check out latio sports this weekend.
• kentTan

  1 Apr 05, 09:50

  Hi, I have a few madza service vouchers which I would like to sell them away at a discounted price.
  
  Anyone interested? Pls email me.
  
  Thanks!
• Rockhound

  1 Apr 05, 09:54

  Originally posted by kentTan:

  Hi, I have a few madza service vouchers which I would like to sell them away at a discounted price.
  
  Anyone interested? Pls email me.
  
  Thanks!

  do at MarketPlace please....dont spoil the integrity of this topic..
• Dracoblu

  1 Apr 05, 10:03

  I choose Latio Sports over Mazda3
  
  due to the FC, pickup is much better.
  also the interior is much more clever design than Mazda3
  plus the gadgets it provides ...
  
  Naming Sports nowsdays is mainly depends on the look .. not really whether there is manual or not. Like Audio TT ... it is an auto too.
• wendragon

  1 Apr 05, 12:47

  my friend's mazda3 fc clocks about 10km/l average...
  
  for latio, some forumers from nissan club say they can hit 13-15 km/l, which is very good for an auto car.
• Latio_Sport

  8 Apr 05, 09:57

  I'm a Latio_Sport owner, it is true my car 's FC is between 13.4 - 15 km / L, but so far I have only used 2 full-tank, on a statistic viewpoint, it maybe more accurate if it has been tried 10 full-tank or more.
  
  It is also true my car has more gadget, more space than Mazda. I don't know if the rear chair in Mazda can or cannot move forward/backward and backrest move all the way down to retrieve cargo from passenger seat, my Latio Sport CAN.
  
  But, the look of a Mazda exterior does make my eyes stare when ever I sees one on the road.
  
  Best way to choose a car is to test drive twice or more on each car before signing the agreement. Don't forget to play with the gadgets when you test drive, it will helps your decision making if you are a person who like good audio, high technology etc.
• wendragon

  8 Apr 05, 11:28

  thanks for the feedback, latio_sports
  
  Seems like u do like the exterior of mazda3 but what makes u go for latio sports instead?
  
  i like the mazda3 exterior/ look too but the FC, pickup and lousy air conditioning (u know, in hot country like us ) hold me back.
  
  tested drive latio_sports last saturday:
  good pick-up and handling. But pressing harder on the gas pedal seems to generate slight audible engine noice.
  nice interior and gadgets. The generous room found on the passenger seats is going to please anyone seating behind.
  
  but the price of $73k for a 1.5l car (even 1.6l auto honda civic vtec now selling at $72K) seems a bit steep.....
  
  latio_sports, how much is the OMV for your car? What colour combination (interior/ exterior) u choose?