2025 Mazda 3 Sedan Trims Comparison

Feature highlights for the Mazda 3 include:

Mazda 3 2.5 S
Comes with:

• 2.5-liter four-cylinder engine (191 hp, 186 lb-ft)
• Six-speed automatic transmission
• 16-inch alloy wheels
• LED headlights
• Cloth seats
• Folding 60/40-split rear seat
• 16-inch alloy wheels
• Six-speaker audio system
• 8.8-inch center screen
• Apple CarPlay and Android Auto smartphone integration

Every Mazda 3 also comes with:

• Forward collision warning with automatic braking (warns you of an impending collision and applies the brakes in certain scenarios)
• Adaptive cruise control (adjusts speed to maintain a constant distance between the vehicle and the car in front)
• Lane keeping assistance (steers the vehicle back into its lane if it begins to drift over the lane marker)
• Lane departure warning (warns driver when the car is starting to drift from the lane)
• Drowsy driver monitor (issues an alert if sensors determine you are becoming fatigued)

From there, Mazda offers four subtrims (or packages) that you can add to the 2.5 S. They include:

• 2.5 S Select Sport
• 18-inch wheels
• Synthetic leather upholstery
• Dual-zone automatic climate control
• Keyless entry and start
• Rain-sensing wipers
• Alexa Built-in voice assistant
• Blind-spot warning with rear cross-traffic alert (alerts if a vehicle is in your blind spot during a lane change or while reversing)

• 2.5 S Preferred
• Power-adjustable driver's seat with memory settings
• Heated front seats
• Sunroof

• 2.5 S Carbon Edition
• All-wheel drive
• Includes features from Preferred package
• 18-inch black-painted wheels
• Special exterior paint color
• Wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto
• Wireless charging pad
• Red leather interior
• Eight-speaker Bose audio system

• 2.5 S Premium (hatchback only)
• Includes features from Preferred package
• Front-wheel drive
• 18-inch wheels
• Six-speed manual transmission
• Upgraded exterior lighting with adaptive headlights (swivel as you turn the steering wheel for better illumination in curves)
• Head-up display (displays important information in your sight line onto the windshield)
• Leather seats
• 12-speaker Bose audio system
• Integrated navigation system with traffic sign recognition

Mazda 3 2.5 Carbon Turbo
The Carbon Turbo is the least expensive trim to have the turbocharged engine. It also comes with the contents of the 2.5 S' optional Select, Preferred and Premium packages, minus the leather upholstery, heated steering wheel and navigation system. Standard features include:

• 2.5-liter turbocharged four-cylinder engine (227 hp and 310 lb-ft on regular or 250 hp and 320 lb-ft on 93 octane gas)
• All-wheel drive
• 18-inch black-painted wheels
• Special exterior paint color
• 10.25-inch center touchscreen
• Red synthetic leather seats
• Wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto
• Wireless charging pad

The 2.5 Turbo Premium Plus buffs up the 3 even more with:

• Front and rear parking sensors
• Heated steering wheel
• Paddle shifters
• Navigation system
• Leather upholstery
• Lane centering system (makes minor steering corrections to help keep the vehicle centered in its lane)
• Surround-view camera system (gives you a top-down view of the Mazda 3 and its surroundings for tight parking situations)
• Rear automatic braking