
Grand Touring version is the top trim package including Mazda and niceties such as heated leather seats, navigation, Bose surround-sound stereo and 19-inch alloy wheels wrapped in all-season tires Dunlop SP Sport. GT comes exclusively with a six-speed automatic transmission and Mazda's Skyactiv-G 2.5-liter I-4, which produces 184 hp and 185 competitive lb-ft of torque. (A 2.2-liter diesel comes at the end of the year).
That's enough power to drive the 3275 Mazda pounds to 60 mph in 7.4 seconds and through the quarter mile in 15.7 seconds at 88.6 mph. In other words, the acceleration is life but never felt so strong. That said, the four-cylinder...