Mazda CX-3

Almost a decade ago, I found myself piloting the then brand-new Mazda CX-3 baby SUV. Straight away I declared it’d sell like cold beer at a hot footie Rapidly approaching its tenth birthday and with no confirmed replacement, is Mazda’s best-selling CX-3 city SUV still worth considering?

Read or watch our expert review of the 2019 Mazda CX-3 in Akari LE trim, including interior, handling, comfort, value for money and servicing.

Read Jake Williams' expert review of the 2019 Mazda CX-3 range, including value for money, comfort, handling, prices, petrol and diesel engines.

Read Jake Williams' expert review of the 2018 Mazda CX-3 Maxx here. Mazda's small SUV sells strongly in Australia and Chasing Cars has experienced it.

Australia's best-selling small-SUV has come in for an update: enter the 2017 Mazda CX-3, which packs both petrol and diesel, FWD and AWD options.

As Mazda launches a new generation CX-5 medium SUV, the lack of hybrid power range-wide has been eyebrow-raising. This is the Japanese brand’s Mazda Australia promising its awaited in-house developed hybrid system won’t dilute the brand’s ‘jinba ittai’ fun-to-drive philosophy

Omoda-Jaecoo has priced its petrol-powered J5 small SUV from $25,990 driveaway ahead of its imminent May debut. The internal-combustion (ICE) J5 range Essentially an upmarket Chery Tiggo 4, the Jaecoo J5 gains a turbocharged petrol option to serve alongside its existing electric offering

Plucky Japanese brand Mazda hedged a sizeable bet on its Large Product Architecture which underpins ‘premium’ products such as the CX-60, CX-70, CX-80 and Mazda is going on a product offensive after lukewarm Large Product Architecture reception to drive volume in key segments

Mazda’s small car range is ageing, with the Mazda 2 light car (2014) and CX-3 light SUV (2015) now a decade old. With no hybrid or electric power, these Mazda previews small car design direction, but will the Vision-X Compact really be a CX-3 and 2 successor?

More details of Mazda’s unfinished hybrid engine option for the third-generation CX-5 are starting to emerge in the wake of the Japanese manufacturers’ CX-5 hybrid engine option will effectively replace discontinued turbo, combining higher performance with lower CO2 emissions

Jaecoo has priced its new premium five-seat SUV, with a June launch date locked in by the Chery sub-brand. The 2025 Jaecoo J8 continues to push the brands

Thanks for joining us this Tuesday December 17th 2024. Notably in car news today: Mazda 2 and CX-3 range to be consolidated for 2025, pricing confirmed

Thanks for joining us this Monday, June 3rd 2024. Notably in car news today: Alfa Romeo is likely to produce a new large SUV to sit above the Stelvio and In car news today: Alfa Romeo decides on its 'fifth' vehicle and we find out if the Mazda CX-3 is still a solid choice in our review

Mazda Australia has confirmed its worst-kept secret – the brand will bring the new CX-70 SUV to local shores. Joining the CX-90 and CX-60 in The upcoming CX-70 will join the CX-60 and CX-90 SUVs in Australia with turbo straight-six power

What an Australian success story the Mazda CX-3 is. It’s been our best-selling light SUV since its January 2015 introduction; is the third The ageing CX-3 still sells like hot cakes in Australia, but will our nation’s best-selling light SUV see another generation?

As far as guaranteed sales home runs go, Mazda’s CX-50 should be a total shoo-in for Australia. Currently left-hand drive only and on sale in North Similar in size to the top-selling CX-5 medium SUV, rugged good looks, adventure-ready and the potential for a RAV4-rivalling hybrid version. Why the hell can’t we have it?

Mazda has had a cull in its CX-3 small SUV range, going from a total of 13 variants to just five for 2023. Other big news is that both all-wheel The CX-3 small SUV lineup is going to look quite a bit different from now on and will start from $26,800 before on-road costs

Mazda has confirmed that an influx of more premium, next-generation SUV models led by the CX-60 midsize SUV will not necessarily mark the end of its Choice is key and new-generation models can ‘coexist’ alongside existing line-up says Mazda

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The CX-80 will be the second vehicle based on Mazda’s Large Product Architecture following the midsize CX-60 which is due later in 2022.

Amid supply shortages across the automotive industry, Mazda has seized the top new car sales trophy from Toyota with the evergreen CX-5.