2018 Mazda CX-3 Overview
The Mazda CX-3 is the brand’s smallest crossover, combining the versatility of the lineup’s SUVs with the refinement that Mazda brings to all of its vehicles. Helpful Hint: A CPO vehicle can get you some serious benefits [wptab name=”What’s New”] What’s New for the 2018 Mazda CX-3? For 2018, the CX-3 gets two big brand-specific features: […]
2017 Mazda CX-3 Overview
Back once more for the 2017 model year, Mazda brings us its subcompact crossover, the stylish CX-3. Let’s Have Some Fun: Check out the newest Miata, the MX-5 RF [wptab name=”What’s New”] What’s New for the 2017 Mazda CX-3? The 2017 Mazda CX-3 is only in its second model year, so carries over unchanged. 2017 Mazda […]
Chicago News Names 2017 Mazda CX-3 “Best Crossover of the Year”
In recognition of its ability to combine fuel efficiency and premium features into one highly affordable package, the 2017 Mazda CX-3 has been named the “Best Crossover of the Year” by Chicago News. The new CX-3 beat out four other competitors—the Honda CR-V, Mazda CX-5, Toyota Highlander, and Range Rover Evoque—to claim the title. Chicago […]
Mazda CX-3 Takes Top Honors in Northwest Auto Press Association’s Mudfest
The temperature is rising, the ice is thawing, and the rain is falling—and you know what that means: pretty soon, there is going to be a lot of mud. For some this is terrible news, but owners of the new 2016 Mazda CX-3 won’t be among the moping mud-haters, since the compact SUV just took […]
Mazda CX-3 Wins Automobile Journalists Association of Canada’s ‘Utility Vehicle of the Year’ Award
Remember back in October when the Texas Auto Writers Association held the Texas Truck Rodeo to compare and contrast all of the trucks currently on offer? Well, imagine that, but with all cars and with a bunch of snow on the ground, and you get the Automobile Journalists Association of Canada Car of the Year awards, […]
2016 Mazda CX-3 Overview
From the company that brought you the red roadster widely known as the most fun to drive comes an all-new crossover: the 2016 Mazda CX-3. We like to think that this is the conversation that resulted in the CX-3: Mazda asked an MX-5 owner: “How do you like the Miata?” The MX-5 owner said, “It’s […]
2016 Mazda CX-3 Details Released
Mazda‘s long-awaited compact crossover SUV (also referred to as a mini-ute) debuted at the LA Auto Show in November 2014 and has been in production for a 2016 model year release. The automaker has released details on this exciting little brother to the popular CX-5. The 2016 Mazda CX-3 is the premiere of the compact […]
Why Is Japan Only Receiving a Diesel Engine for the 2016 Mazda CX-3?
Mazda is manufacturing 150,000 units of the 2016 CX-3 to sell in 120 countries. However, the units being sold in the brand’s home country of Japan will only feature a 1.5-liter turbocharged four-cylinder diesel engine. Diesel has remained the most popular in Europe, but Mazda CEO Masamichi Kogai believes Japan wants diesel–only diesel. Thus, the […]
Compact Crossover Mazda CX-3 Debuts in LA like a Celebrity
Remember that spectacular design sketch Mazda revealed last month of the brand-new CX-3 in anticipation of its LA Auto Show reveal? It’s finally time to see if the real thing lives up to the hype of the concept on paper. With the unveiling of the compact crossover at the LA Auto Show overnight, the world got its […]
Mazda CX-3 Design Sketch Foreshadows LA Auto Show Debut
Regardless of how you feel about the Japanese brand, you have to admit: Mazda makes some damn fine concept sketches. Admittedly, the final products don’t always live up to the hype generated by the originally-released artwork. But, the mastery of fading color shades, lines of motion, and dynamic curves is practically worth hanging on the wall. Who wouldn’t want […]
Mazda MX-30 and CX-30 Win Red Dot Design Awards
Mazda’s first purely electric vehicle, the MX-30, may be a newcomer, but it has already made a splash in automotive awards circles. This peppy new SUV recently drove away with the Red Dot Design Award in the Electric Vehicle category. The brand’s popular new SUV, the CX-30, also earned an award in the passenger car […]
Mazda MX-30 and CX-30 Pass the Moose Test
Mazda has been earning high marks on safety ratings for its vehicles. Recently, the Mazda MX-30 and CX-30 were put to the test by European safety evaluators, and they even conquered the dreaded moose test. Here’s a look at how these two models fared. A Smart, Safe SUV: What’s new on the 2021 Mazda CX-30 […]
Mazda Pushes Kodo Design Forward with New CX-30
Over the past five years or so, Mazda has risen from a reputation of making cool, good-looking vehicles to making cars and SUVs that are extra good-looking, enough so that it’s started believably pushing itself as an affordable luxury brand. The latest addition to the lineup, the 2020 Mazda CX-30, further advances the Kodo: Soul […]
Does Mazda have room in the lineup for the CX-30?
The Mazda Motor Company has a concise lineup of SUVs and crossovers — from the compact CX-3 to the spacious and luxurious CX-9, the automaker seems to have its bases covered. That’s why some Mazda fans are wondering about the CX-30’s place in the lineup. How will this freshman SUV differentiate itself from its siblings? […]
Big Month for New Mazda6, Best-Ever Month for CX-3 Guide Mazda to Sales Increase in May
Mazda sold 29,980 vehicles in the United States in May, good for a 15.1 percent year-over-year increase. This growth was driven in no small part by a 63.8 percent increase for the Mazda6, which grew from 2,708 units sold in May 2017 to 4,437 vehicles delivered last month. The significant uptick in sales of this […]
Mazda Unveils ‘Exquisite and Edgy’ Redesigned CX-3 at New York Auto Show
Mazda has three crossovers in its lineup: the CX-9, CX-5, and CX-3. The former two tend to get a lot of attention, as the CX-9 is Mazda’s largest flagship, and the CX-5 is the most recently redesigned of the three that constitutes the majority of the brand’s sales. However, Mazda continues to care deeply for […]
Mazda November Sales: CX-5 Still King, CX-3 Makes Turnaround
Overall, Mazda sales figures in North America recently have been following a trend—overall, things decline a bit (mostly due to passenger cars sales dropping), despite crossover sales (actually, mainly the CX-5 and CX-9) rising. This November, trend, for the most part, continued. Top Mazda: Meet the refined flagship of the Mazda lineup, the CX-9 Overall, […]
Mazda Announces Updates for 2018 CX-3
Mazda is in a constant process of updating its vehicles and recently announced this year’s updates for its smallest SUV, the CX-3. First of all, for 2018, the CX-3 will start at an MSRP of $20,110. This is a very slight price bump of $150 from last year, which is reflected by similar bumps in […]