Love my manual hatchback 2019 Mazda3 premium. Love how the torque builds up on the naturally aspirated motor. 3-5k rpm is sublime. I think there’s a YouTube video of Dave Coleman, talking about how the turbo is not suited to be fun for a manual because of its torque band. That being said, I wish Mazda would just make a turbo that is fun with a manual (and AWD too). More power is always more fun.

Was Japan the good heads or bad?