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2025 Mazda CX-3 review
The Mazda CX-3 continues to be a top-seller in Australia, and it's easy to see why even if it's starting to show its age.
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Max Davies
Mazda CX-3 vs Hyundai Palisade Comparison
Mazda CX-3
Hyundai Palisade
2025 Mazda
CX-3
vs
2025 Hyundai
Palisade
Select Variants...
How they stack...
Best suitable for...
Driving the family
City driving
Long distance drivingFuel Efficiency
48L
302 km
71L
518 to 760 km
ANCAP Safety Rating
Warranty
5 year
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5 year
warranty
warranty
MSRP
$26,950 - $38,890
$66,800 - $81,719
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CarExpert's Take
Max Davies
Marketplace Journalist
Max Davies drove this car and these were their findings:
Hits
- Super easy to drive
- Sturdy build quality
- Adaptive cruise now standard
Misses
- Tech is showing its age
- High-speed handling isn't ideal
- Thirstier than expected
William Stopford
News Editor
William Stopford drove this car and these were their findings:
Hits
- Class-leading packaging
- Bold styling
- Nicely appointed interior
Misses
- Diesel engine a bit unrefined
- Santa Fe offers a similarly spacious cabin
- Infuriating speed limit assist
Colours Available
Creamy White Mica is the standard paint colour, with the following finishes optional:
- Shimmering Silver metallic
- Graphite Grey metallic
- Abyss Black mica
- Sierra Burgundy mica
- Moonlight Blue mica
- Robust Emerald mica
- Gaia Brown mica (Highlander only)
- Olivine Grey metallic (Highlander only)
Premium paint is a $695 option.
While all colours are available on Highlanders with the black interior, Hyundai is restricting the availability of certain colours with the other interior themes.
Models with the Dark Khaki interior are available only in Creamy White, Abyss Black or Robust Emerald, while those with the Warm Grey interior can be had only in Graphite Grey, Gaia Brown and Moonlight Blue.
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Specs
| Type | ||
| PETROL DIRECT INJECTION | TURBO, TURBO DIESEL COMMON RAIL, PETROL DIRECT INJECTION | |
| Size (cc) | ||
| 1998 | 2199 - 3778 | |
| Size (L) | ||
| 2.0L | 2.2L, 3.8L | |
| Cylinders | ||
| 4 | 4, 6 | |
| Camshaft | ||
| DUAL OVERHEAD CAM | DUAL OVERHEAD CAM | |
| Valves/Ports per Cylinder | ||
| 16 | 16 - 24 | |
| Power | ||
| 110kW | 147kW - 217kW | |
| Power RPM | ||
| 6000 | 3800 - 6000 | |
| Torque | ||
| 195Nm | 355Nm - 440Nm | |
| Torque RPM | ||
| 2800 | 1750 - 5200 | |
| Bore Stroke | ||
| 91.2 | - | |
| Compression Ratio | ||
| - | - | |
