Mazda unveils its new CX-3 compact crossover
THAT didn’t take long. The new CX-3 is still twirling around on stage at this week’s Los Angeles Auto Show, and Mazda South Africa has already confirmed its local introduction next year.
The all-new compact crossover, which looks to blend one-part Mazda2 hatch with one-part CX-5 SUV, fits right in style-wise with Mazda’s current crop of models and is bound to battle it out with Nissan’s equally peculiar Juke in markets like ours.
We’re not sure what the CX-3’s local lineup will consist of, but overseas the little softroader comes with both front- and allwheel drivetrains powered by the brand’s latest Skyactiv-G 2-litre petrol and Skyactiv-D 1.5-litre turbodiesel.
Expect power outputs to closely mirror what’s available in the current Mazda3.
The CX-3 is set for global launch in its Japanese homeland early in 2015, and will land in SA later in the year. More details will follow closer to time of launch.