Small passenger cars
make up more than half of Mexico’s car market so it’s little wonder that Mazda
has chosen this market to debut the facelifted Mazda2 Sedan – another obvious
reason is the fact that the subcompact sedan is made in Mexico.
The
four-door model gains similar updates as the five-door Mazda2 hatchback that
debuted in Japan earlier this year. The most obvious styling changes are at the
front, where the Mazda2 Sedan gains a fresh grille with a three-dimensional
pattern, new headlights, and a restyled bumper incorporating narrow chrome
strips at the bottom.
At the rear, the
taillights carry over but the reflectors are now placed lower and feature a
decorative strip between them. The budget sedan also adds a lip spoiler and new
15- and 16-inch wheels. Changes made to the interior include new front seats
and a Mazda Connect infotainment system which now offers standard Apple CarPlay
and Android Auto compatibility.
The facelifted Mazda2
Sedan also becomes slighlty more powerful in Mexico as the Skyactiv-G 1.5
four-cylinder gasoline engine now makes 109 HP at 6,000 rpm (instead
of 106 HP in the outgoing model). The peak torque also grows from 140
Nm to 141 Nm at 4,000 rpm.
The engine continues
to be linked with six-speed manual or automatic transmissions. Interestingly,
the 2020 Mazda2 Sedan sticks with the older G-Vectoring Control instead of
upgrading to the improved G-Vectoring Control Plus like the hatchback.
Prices for the
facelifted Mazda2 Sedan start from 259,900 Mexican pesos (US$ 13,415). The model is expected to arrive in other
markets as well, excluding Japan and Europe. It remains to be seen whether the
updates will make it to United States, where the Mazda2 Sedan is only sold as a
rebadged Toyota Yaris.
