http://www.mazdausa.com/MusaWeb/mazd...z3_pricing.pdf

Models

Mazda 3i 2.0-liter 4-door w/ 5-speed manual $13,680
Mazda 3s 2.3-liter 4-door w/ 5-speed manual $16,405
Mazda 3s 2.3-liter 5-door w/ 5-speed manual $16,895

Packages

1AB - ABS, front side airbags, full-length curtain airbags $800 (3i requires 1PP & AC1)
1MC - Moonroof & 6-disc in dash changer $890 (3i requires 1PP & AC1)
1PP - Power locks/windows/mirrors, cruise control, keyless entry, manual adjustable driver's seat height & lumbar, 16" alloy wheels w/ 205/55-16 all season tires $1190 (3i only; requires AC1)
1SP - Sport Package 17" alloy wheels, 205/50-17 all season tires, side sill extensions $490 (3s 4-door only)
1XP - Xenon HID headlights, tire pressure monitoring system $700 (3s only; 4-door requires 1AB & 1SP; 5-door requires 1AB)

Options

AT1 - 4-speed automatic transmission $900 (3i requires AC1)
AW1 - 15" alloy wheels $400 (3i only; requires AC1)
AC1 - air conditioning $850 (3i only)
LS1 - leather seat upholstery $590 (3s only; 4-door requires 1SP)
NV1 - navigation system $1750 (3s only; 4-door requires 1AB, 1SP, 1XT; 5-door requires 1AB & 1XT)

 

now where will the focus and volvo set of this triplet be priced?...mazda ...in bed badly with ford now...looks like i'm not going to be a repeat customer

 

Those option packages are insane.

 

Eh, the Focus ain't so bad and the cars are only 60% shared among each other. The S40 should be around the same price as an Audi A4, maybe a little cheaper given similar equipment. The Focus isn't going to be sold on this platform in the USA until 2007 at the earliest.
All I need to know is a loaded up 3s 4-door 5-speed with ABS, side and curtain air bags, sport package, xenons, tire pressure monitoring, leather and navigation would sticker at $21,625.

So for your $21k you can get a nice refined compact sedan with a buttload of features, or you can get an SRT-4. They obviously don't compete but in either case it's kind of a manufacturer taking an econobox the furthest it can go in one particular direction. With the 3 that's Bimmerness (for lack of a better term), with the SRT-4 that's raw performance.

 

what was the HP rating on the 2.3L engine? 160hp?

I'd get a wagon with 1AB, 1PP, 1XP.

BTW you have a typo there?

 

Yeah, the 2.3 is 160 hp. 1PP is standard on the 3s. 1SP is standard on the 3s 5-door.

 

Too bad there's no car that combines both the Mazda3 and the SRT-4 and add a few more grand. That would be a perfect car for around $25k. The 2004 SRT-4 dyno @ 248WHP. That's freaking insane.

 

when will this be available?

 

Hopefully we'll get a Mazdaspeed 3 that will have that covered