Crossover Mazda CX-3 of the new model year: a larger tablet and abandonment of mechanics

The compact five-door also received a new special version, and the diesel engine was also modernized.

SUV The Mazda CX-3, 4.27 meters long, debuted in 2014; a modest restyling was carried out in 2018. In 2021, the model left the USA and Europe, but sales continue in other regions. At the end of August, the compact was slightly refreshed in Thailand: there the modernization was reduced to a slightly different decor, plus the equipment was revised. And now a crossover of the new model year, intended for Japan, has been presented, and it has its own characteristics.

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Thus, in the homeland of the brand, the Mazda CX-3 crossover has acquired a new Mazda Connect multimedia system with an 8.8-inch tablet and expanded online capabilities (in Japan it used to be 8-inch; the Thai version has a 7-inch screen). By the way, the local Mazda2 hatchback also received similar multimedia. It is curious that the hatch underwent a large-scale restyling at the beginning of this year, but it was only now given a larger display.

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The SUV also has a special version of Vivid Monotone (gray car in the photo), its features are 18-inch wheels of the original design, black edging of the radiator grille, a similar color roof, A-pillars and the top of the doors. The interior of this design was also made dark.

1/3 2/3 3/3 < p>There is also a technical update: it has been announced that the Skyactiv-D 1.8 diesel has “improved” torque. But for some reason Mazda did not report this figure; moreover, the company generally closed all the technical characteristics of the model — even in the catalog. On the pre-reform crossover, the diesel engine produced 116 hp. and 270 Nm. The Japanese did not mention the modernization of the gasoline engine, which means it is the same: Skyactiv-G 1.5 with a power of 111 hp. (144 Nm). There are no more manual versions — the Mazda CX-3 of the new model year will be offered exclusively with a six-speed automatic transmission. Front-wheel drive or all-wheel drive.

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In Japan, the start of sales of the refreshed SUV is scheduled for February 2024, but prices have already been announced — from 2,279,200 yen, which is equivalent to approximately 1,483,000 rubles at the current exchange rate .