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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 Santa Fe Comparison
Mazda CX-3
Hyundai Santa Fe
2025 Mazda
CX-3
vs
2025 Hyundai
Santa Fe
Select Variants...
How they stack...
Best suitable for...
Driving the family
City driving
Long distance drivingFuel Efficiency
48L
302 km
67L
375 to 623 km
ANCAP Safety Rating
Warranty
5 year
warranty
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5 year
warranty
warranty
MSRP
$26,950 - $38,890
$53,000 - $77,000
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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
Max Davies
Marketplace Journalist
Max Davies drove this car and these were their findings:
Hits
- Peppy petrol power
- Comfortable, upmarket cabin
- Cheaper than rivals, hybrid siblings
Misses
- Low-speed transmission quibbles
- Safety assist gremlins still linger
- Light-coloured interior isn't family-friendly
Colours Available
The 2023 Hyundai Santa Fe is available with the following exterior paint colours, depending on the trim level.
- Abyss Black
- Taiga Brown
- Magnetic Force
- Glacier White
- Lagoon Blue
- Rain Forest
- Typhoon Silver
Every paint colour besides Glacier White and Lagoon Blue cost an additional $695.
Ready To Buy
Specs
| Type | ||
| PETROL DIRECT INJECTION | TURBO, TURBO PETROL DIRECT INJECTION, TURBO GASOLINE DIRECT INJECTION & MULTI-POINT | |
| Size (cc) | ||
| 1998 | 1598 - 2497 | |
| Size (L) | ||
| 2.0L | 1.6L, 2.5L | |
| Cylinders | ||
| 4 | 4 | |
| Camshaft | ||
| DUAL OVERHEAD CAM | DUAL OVERHEAD CAM | |
| Valves/Ports per Cylinder | ||
| 16 | 16 | |
| Power | ||
| 110kW | 172kW - 206kW | |
| Power RPM | ||
| 6000 | 5600 - 5800 | |
| Torque | ||
| 195Nm | 331Nm - 422Nm | |
| Torque RPM | ||
| 2800 | 1000 - 5000 | |
| Bore Stroke | ||
| 91.2 | - | |
| Compression Ratio | ||
| - | - | |
