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Old 21-05-2006, 08:04 PM   #20
Lagom
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Originally Posted by eawags
Now the wife is twisting my arm to go up a car size and price to the base model mazda 3 but that means waiting till september when they get an update with VVT and flyby throttle for increased power and economy. The 3 has it all over the focus.
The 3 has it all over the Focus - in what way?

The Focus is already throttle by wire and whilst it doesn't have VVT it has a variable induction tract.

Focus fuel economy is actually lower than the Mazda 3's too - not sure how they did it, but the figures are noticeably lower.

FWIW, the Focus has 3kW more than the equivalent Mazda 3s too. A bit quieter too, although I'd say the Mazda 3 has nicer trim materials.
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