• Mazda 2012 Mazda3 i Skyactiv
• Automotive
• · $19,245 base, $21,495 as tested
• · Mazda

Forty is the new thirty, or so the automotive fuel economy cliché goes.

But the dark side of the penny-pinching trend is the slew of well-intentioned cars that strike the magic 40 mpg figure at the expense of good ‘ole fashioned driving dynamics. Folks who take pleasure in piloting a vehicle are (ironically) p...