In our 2011 First Test, a manual-transmission Mazda2 accelerated from 0-60 mph in just 9 seconds and ran the quarter mile in 16.8 seconds at 80.2 mph ... for 2014 as Mazda prepares a new model ...

The 2012 Mazda2 slots below the Mazda3 in Mazda's lineup and comes only in a five-door hatchback body style. Its smiling front end ties it to its larger Mazda brethren. The Mazda2 shares its ...