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Mazda 3 MPS

The Mazda 3 MPS reaches 60 mph in 5.55 s and covers a standing quarter mile in 14.10 s, tripping the lights at 99.1 mph. It clears the first 60 ft in 2.22 s and the eighth mile in 9.10 s.

Simulated, not measured — computed from published kerb mass, rated power, gearing and drivetrain, then fitted to this car’s own published acceleration figures. Dry asphalt, 20 °C, sea level, 1 ft rollout.

Mazda 3 MPS Peugeot 208 GTi Peugeot Sport

Pick who it runs against, then watch it happen — and change the surface, the weather or the distance and run it again.

Down the strip

Standing start Mazda 3 MPS
0–60 mph5.55 s
0–100 mph—
60 ft2.22 s
1/8 mile9.10 s
1/4 mile14.10 s
Trap speed99.1 mph

About the 3 MPS

The 2006 Mazda 3 MPS is a front-drive turbocharged car of 1,485 kg with 256 bhp, which works out at 172 bhp per tonne. Front drive caps what it can put down off the line — 60 ft takes 2.22 s — so most of what it has to give arrives once it is already moving. Against the 2,929 cars in the set it is the 1,704th quickest to 60 mph, and the 3rd quickest of the 30 Mazdas here. Its 99.1 mph trap speed sits about where its 0-60 puts it, so it launches and pulls in roughly equal measure. The simulation is trimmed to 9 of 10 published acceleration figures for this car.

On paper

Specification Mazda 3 MPS
Year2006
Power256 bhp
Kerb mass1,485 kg
Power to weight172 bhp/t
DrivetrainFront drive
Gears6
EngineTurbocharged
Top speed250 km/h

Similar cars

CarYear 0–601/4 mileTrapPower
Peugeot 208 GTi Peugeot Sport20155.51 s14.14 s98.2 mph205 bhp
Renault Megane RS Mk III20095.53 s14.00 s101.5 mph247 bhp
Skoda Octavia Combi RS 245 Mk III facelift20175.67 s14.11 s101.4 mph241 bhp

Picked for a fair race, not just a matching 0-60: pace, power-to-weight and body shape all count, and at most one is from the same maker.

Questions

What is the Mazda 3 MPS 0-60 time?
The Mazda 3 MPS reaches 60 mph in 5.55 s, simulated on dry asphalt at 20 °C with a 1 ft rollout. That makes it the 1,704th quickest of the 2,929 cars in the set.
What is the Mazda 3 MPS quarter mile time?
14.10 s at 99.1 mph. It reaches the eighth mile in 9.10 s and clears the first 60 ft in 2.22 s.
How much power does the Mazda 3 MPS have?
256 bhp and 1,485 kg, which is 172 bhp per tonne. It is front-drive, turbocharged, with 6 gears and a quoted top speed of 250 km/h.
What cars are comparable to the Mazda 3 MPS?
Closest here on pace: Peugeot 208 GTi Peugeot Sport (5.51 s), Renault Megane RS Mk III (5.53 s), Skoda Octavia Combi RS 245 Mk III facelift (5.67 s). Each one can be raced against the Mazda 3 MPS in the panel at the top of this page.
Are these real measured times?
No. Every figure on this page is produced by a physics simulation, not by a stopwatch at a drag strip. The Mazda 3 MPS is modelled from its published kerb mass, rated power, drivetrain and gearing, then trimmed until it reproduces 9 of its 10 published acceleration figures. Conditions are the same for every car in the set: dry asphalt, 20 °C, sea level, 1 ft rollout.

Figures regenerated 2026-09-01. Every number on this page is computed by the simulator at build time, so the page and the app can never disagree.