Mazda SP23

Mazda has added some polish to the Mazda 3 SP23 to create a new flagship for the Mazda3 range.
With a quite powerful engine in a small car, the acceleration is on par with the large engined Holden Commodore.

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Having completed a new model onslaught which saw the new Mazda6, Mazda2, Mazda3 and RX8 launched in quick succession, the company is now planning to use hero cars to give the Mazda brand a little extra gloss and, it hopes, maintain its new found sales momentum. The company increased sales by 2343 vehicles, or 4.4 per cent, in 2004.

The SP23 leather pack adds, as its name suggests, a leather interior to the leather-wrapped steering wheel and gear knob in the standard SP23. Other upgrades include a 220-watt Bose stereo system with subwoofer, high-gloss painted-silver 17-inch alloy wheels and exterior door handles.

A new key fob, with central locking controls and a retractable key, is shared with the rest of the Mazda3 range.

The SP23 leather pack comes in either sedan or hatch guise and costs $31,980 with a five-speed manual transmission, a $2760 premium over the standard SP23. Automatic transmission adds $2000.

The SP23 leather pack will be followed later in the year by a turbocharged all-wheel-drive Mazda6 MPS, which the company says will cost less than $55,000.

Prices and details correct at publication.