Ask anyone to name one of Mazda's performance cars, past or present, and the RX-7 is probably the answer ... have been fortunate enough to bear the Mazdaspeed moniker, but despite this hallowed ...

The 2012 MazdaSpeed 3, often referred to simply as the Speed 3, was a high-performance hatchback that was Mazda's answer to the growing demand for affordable yet thrilling compact cars.