Mazda CX-3 REVIEW, Price, Features – 2016 Akari AWD | Nipping At The Heels Of Prestige Compacts
MAZDA'S SPUNKY CX-3 RANGE OFFERS NO SHORTAGE OF OPTIONS. As well as four model grades, there’s also a choice of petrol, diesel, all-wheel-drive, front-wheel-drive, manual, and automatic variations.
The CX-3 is one of few in its segment to offer such a selection for buyers.
So, with a model to suit all budgets, striking styling, and a raft of safety and convenience features, is Mazda’s smallest SUV the 'best of the bunch' in this fast-growing segment?
Vehicle Style: Compact SUV
Price: $35,290 (plus on-roads)
Engine/trans: 109kW/192Nm 2.0 4cyl petrol | 6sp automatic
Fuel Economy Claimed: 6.7 l/100km | Tested: 7.5 l/100km
OVERVIEW
We’ve gone to the top of the CX-3 heap for this review, the feature packed Mazda CX-3 Akari.
It comes with everything, every technology that the CX-3 range has to offer (although the Akari’s standard safety kit can be optioned onto lesser CX-3 models).
And it can be yours with front or all-wheel-drive.
We’ve selected the latter, which means there’s no manual option as AWD comes with a six-speed automatic only, but there is still a choice of diesel and petrol. We're testing the 2.0 litre petrol model here.