Mazda 2 Hatchback

The Mazda 2 Hatchback welcomes you inside it with its plush feeling dashboard design inspired from more expensive Mazdas on sale. The all-black theme of the dashboard with brushed silver touches around AC vents and steering wheel surely make the cabin look classier and feel one segment above. 

The leather-wrapped three-spoke multifunctional steering wheel of the Mazda 2 Hatchback makes up for a good driver’s cockpit along with the three-part instrument console, with a centrally mounted rounded speedometer in place. When it comes to centre console, it looks elegant with a clutter-free design, comprising of a free-mounted touchscreen infotainment system sitting at the top.

Below this system flows the middle layer of the dashboard which is finished in soft-touch plastic and has rounded AC vents on its corners. The lower part of the centre console is themed like a cascading waterfall, with three round dials for climate control at the top and transmission lever at the bottom.

The Mazda 2 Hatchback feels short on space with compromised legroom at the back, but makes up for it with its expensive feature setlist, comprising of auto cruise control, leather upholstery, height-adjustable driver’s seat and push-button start with keyless entry.

When it comes to entry-level compact hatchback category, the Mazda 2 Hatchback clearly ranks at the top when it comes to visual appeal, banking on a stunning and timeless design. With swooping lines and curves all around, the Mazda 2 Hatchback looks aerodynamically very beautiful.

Starting from the front, the Mazda 2 Hatchback welcomes you with its curved front grille, which has got slightly tapered edges while flowing towards the bottom. The curved headlamps are shaped like a bird’s eye, which does get chrome finish below them which are basically the extended portions of the edges of the front grille. The headlamps come with LED projectors within them. 

With an extremely curvaceous profile on the sides, courtesy the two sharp-looking curved lines flowing over the front and rear fenders, the Mazda 2 Hatchback has a sense of flow while moving from front to back.  The 16-inch alloy wheels are not machined units like in more premium Mazdas, but their multi-spoke design, along with the door-mounted rearview mirrors, surely matches the sporty persona of the hatchback. 

The Mazda 2 Hatchback looks quite funky when viewed from the rear, as the hatchback boasts of a rounded and clean profile with slightly curved C-pillar and sweptback triangular tail lamps.

The sporty styling of the Mazda 2 Hatchback is well complemented by a good and sportily tuned suspension setup under its skin. The hatchback gets Macpherson struts at the front and torsion beam axle at the rear, which in order to make it involving from the aspect of fun to drive car, have been tuned on a stiffer side.

Under its hood, the Mazda 2 Hatchback has been fitted with a 1.5-litre four-cylinder naturally aspirated petrol engine coupled to a 6-speed automatic gearbox offered as standard. This refined and smooth petrol engine produces 110 PS of maximum power output and 141 Nm of peak torque output.

For the segment to which it belongs, the Mazda 2 Hatchback is kit well with premium safety features like front, side and curtain airbags, ABS with EBD, traction control, dynamic stability control and reverse parking sensors with camera.

With a stunning design at the very first place, the Mazda 2 Hatchback creates a very strong first impression, which despite its affordable image, has got high levels of desirability. The hatchback is one of the nicest to drive among the compact cars on sale right now, and barring the limited rear-seat space, it feels one segment above in terms of feel on the inside.