Mazda 3 MPS  Car details navigation  Mazda 3 MPS   Still an
overpowered torque-steering monster, and still strangely
addictive…  Additional Info  What is it?  Ballistically powerful
version of Mazda's staid hatch: 257bhp and 280lb ft, in a front-
wheel-drive hatch. And it's a Mazda!   Torque-steers
tremendously. Then there's the understeer - even with the
traction control on you're afforded just enough slide to get
yourself alarmingly close to the nearest ditch. Finally, there's
tramlining. Lots and lots of tramlining. The combination of
which means it claws itself down the road on its own psychotic
terms.  If you don't drive it like an ape, it's actually a
pretty composed thing. Because it's The Sporty One, the
suspension's a bit lower and it's been stiffened, but it still
rides smoothly, the seats are relatively comfortable and there's
room for four actual humans.  Manages 0-62mph in 6.1 seconds
from its turbocharged 2.3-litre motor, that pumps out 257bhp and
280lb ft of torque.  On the inside  As practical