> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.roadblazing.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # 2022 Mazda 3 Turbo Sedan: Nice 'N Easy Quick Spin Review - URL: https://www.roadblazing.com/2022-mazda-3-turbo-sedan-nice-n-easy-quick-spin-review/ - Published: 2023-11-24T17:03:00.000Z - Updated: 2025-06-21T22:02:16.000Z - Author: Cliff Leppke - Tags: Sedans ### *Nice N' Eas*y *Touring Machine* The 2022 **Mazda 3 Turbo Sedan AWD Premium** is your ticket to rekindle an automotive romance—a compact car with luxury-grade aspirations. Attuned to a level of mellow crooned best by Frank Sinatra, the **Mazda3 Turbo Sedan** proves “Nice ‘n’ Easy” does it every time. The four door fastback sibling to the [**turbocharged 5-door hatchback**](https://www.roadblazing.com/2021-mazda-3-2-5-turbo-hatchback-bottom-line-review/) retains the streamlined Kodo design language, with wide grille Mako Shark nose, coke-bottle fuselage, subtly muscular fenders and hips, and a concave rear deck. The few other sport compact sedans that display such restrained sensuousness are in the luxury brand realm. ![2022 Mazda 3 Turbo Sedan AWD Premium on Soul Crystal Red Metallic](https://storage.ghost.io/c/42/d1/42d1f09d-2bf9-43a2-b325-08ba7efa19c5/content/images/wordpress/2023/11/2022-Mazda-3-Turbo-Sedan-AWD-ext-frt-qtr-r-001-at.jpg) ![2022 Mazda 3 Turbo Sedan AWD Premium priced at $34,170](https://storage.ghost.io/c/42/d1/42d1f09d-2bf9-43a2-b325-08ba7efa19c5/content/images/wordpress/2023/11/2022-Mazda-3-Turbo-Sedan-AWD-ext-rr-qtr-r-001-abft.jpg) ![2022 Mazda 3 Turbo Sedan AWD Premium LED adaptive front headlights & Angel Eyes DRLs](https://storage.ghost.io/c/42/d1/42d1f09d-2bf9-43a2-b325-08ba7efa19c5/content/images/wordpress/2023/11/2022-MAZDA3-HEADLAMP.jpg) ![2022 Mazda 3 Turbo Sedan AWD Premium rear directionals mimic ND MX-5 Miata](https://storage.ghost.io/c/42/d1/42d1f09d-2bf9-43a2-b325-08ba7efa19c5/content/images/wordpress/2023/11/2022-MAZDA3-REAR-LAMP.jpg) 2025 Mazda 3 Turbo Sedan AWD Premium in Soul Crystal Red The understated esotericism permeates inside all four **Mazda 3 Turbo Sedan** doors, where little effort (on a budget) has been spared to effectuate a cosseting experience. Seats are shaped for long haul support and instrumentation is a restrained modern take on traditional hooded bin twin dials. The center console saddle is padded. Padded panel edges are contrast stitched. A-pillars are webbed cloth draped. Controls have been minimized, assembled into function groupings. Switchgear, which is on open display, features pleasant shaping, upscale metallic knurling and crisp action. The steering wheel is the right size, accented with a restrained boss. A padded dash board gently flows in layers creating a natural center valley for a landscape tablet media display. Middle dash, door cards, helm spokes and speaker grills feature metallic treatments. No panel seems unfinished and assembly feels quite tight. ![2022 Mazda 3 Turbo Sedan AWD Premium 2nd Row occupant treatment](https://storage.ghost.io/c/42/d1/42d1f09d-2bf9-43a2-b325-08ba7efa19c5/content/images/wordpress/2023/11/2022-Mazda-3-Turbo-Sedan-AWD-cabin-Row-2-r-001a.jpg) ![2022 Mazda 3 Turbo Sedan AWD Premium minimal switch & contrast colored soft padded cockpit](https://storage.ghost.io/c/42/d1/42d1f09d-2bf9-43a2-b325-08ba7efa19c5/content/images/wordpress/2023/11/2022-Mazda-3-Turbo-Sedan-AWD-cockpit-pax-001a.jpg) 2025 Mazda 3 Turbo Sedan AWD Premium: interior rivaling entry luxury sedans While specs on paper suggest the **Mazda 3 Turbo Sedan** could easily take on other performance sport compact cars, it is most at home as a silky grand tourer. The forced induction powerplant simply won't become riotous, and the six-speed automatic transaxle is dedicated to smooth, unhurried shifting. Open differential all-wheel drive is more about slipping traction rear-wards in slippery conditions. To arrive at a more stately ride, a semi-independent torsion beam rear suspension has been adopted, complementing taut but forgiving damping. Steering is crisp, with turn in limited by low tire grip and the slowing pedal is linear. While this sport sedan has ample muscle and input responsiveness to move with aplomb at triple digit speeds, it isn't damped, shod, or clamped for competitive road course lapping. But it sure is quiet inside. ![2022 Mazda 3 Turbo Sedan AWD Premium transverse 2.5L turbo DOHC I-4 mill + 6-speed automatic gearbox](https://storage.ghost.io/c/42/d1/42d1f09d-2bf9-43a2-b325-08ba7efa19c5/content/images/wordpress/2023/11/2022-Mazda-3-Turbo-Sedan-AWD-engine-001at.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/42/d1/42d1f09d-2bf9-43a2-b325-08ba7efa19c5/content/images/wordpress/2023/11/2022-Mazda-3-Turbo-Sedan-AWD-badging-ext-trunk-lid-001a.jpg) 2025 Mazda 3 Turbo Sedan AWD Premium: more torque than the mighty MazdaSpeed 3 Mazda asks a modest $34,710 for the **Mazda 3 Turbo Sedan** with standard all-wheel drive. Beyond the de-rigeur supplemental restraint and rear camera passive safety, it hosts advanced driver assistance cornucopia sufficient to avoid or mitigate low speed forward collisions, automatically adapt cruise control to traffic ahead, warn of blind spot traffic and provide some amount of lane departure prevention. LED headlamp broadcast is a dark road revelation at this price point. Even a rare for segment Heads Up Display is on tap. While Mazda didn't design the **3 Turbo Sedan** to exceed Level 1.5 assisted operation, that didn't prevent it from earning an **Insurance Institute for Highway Safety** coveted **Top Safety Pick Plus** trophy. Welcome features in the **2025 Mazda 3 Turbo Sedan Premium** include: - Heated front seats, steering wheel - Power driver seat - premium Bose Centerpoint audio - moon-roof - reverse tilting wing mirrors Compromising Misses are but a few in the **2025 Mazda 3 Turbo Sedan**: - **\-** 25 miles per gallon fuel economy pales to similar powered entry luxury compact sport sedans. - No media screen touch functionality except for Android, Apple phone projection - \- Blind spot warning chimes are overdone, Lane departure avoidance is but a nudge - \- Adaptive cruise reacts slowly to forward lane jumping - Height non-adjustable front passenger seat - Chintzy trunk lining material 💡 **The Chairman of the Board's Orders*: Even Ol' Blue Eyes, himself, would be impressed with the seductive prowess of this compact sport sedan. ![2022 Mazda 3 Turbo Sedan AWD Premium is the mellowed sport compact](https://storage.ghost.io/c/42/d1/42d1f09d-2bf9-43a2-b325-08ba7efa19c5/content/images/wordpress/2023/11/2022-Mazda-3-Turbo-Sedan-AWD-ext-Neon-sign-fr-01-at.jpg) 2022 Mazda 3 Turbo Sedan AWD Premium is the mellowed sport compact