# Mazda releases pricing for their Skyactiv 3 model

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**Created:** [October 10, 2011, 2:41pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/mazda-releases-pricing-for-their-skyactiv-3-model/68518 "2011-10-10T14:41:04Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 10, 2011, 2:41pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/mazda-releases-pricing-for-their-skyactiv-3-model/68518/1 "2011-10-10T14:41:04Z")

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> **[2012 Mazda3 priced from $18,450\* with Skyactiv](https://www.autoblog.com/2011/10/05/2012-mazda3-priced-from-18-450-with-skyactiv/)**
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> Mazda has officially released pricing on the 2012 Mazda3. The Japanese automaker has dropped the price on the Mazda3 i SV sedan, which now carries a price tag of $15,200 (\*plus a $795 destination fee). That vehicle comes equipped with the...

$18,450 for the sedan and $18.950 for the hatch. 40mpg and 39mpg highway, respectively, while giving 155 horses under the hood. And, it offers a 6 speed MANUAL or automatic transmission

The Skyactiv is their new high compression engine(14:1) they’ve been working on for some time now. I just wonder how long before they introduce their diesel engine here in the US.