2016 Mazda CX-3: First Drive - Cars.com News
In a burgeoning class of hatchback cars masquerading as small SUVs, the Mazda CX-3 is . a hatchback. It's a sharp-looking one with a quality interior and high gas mileage, but apart from its optional all-wheel drive, the only thing distinguishing it from Mazda's own Mazda3 compact hatchback is interior space -- of which it has less. Related: 2016 Mazda CX-3: First Look. Having established that, I predict the CX-3, which goes on sale this fall, will excel in the market and demonstrate definitively why automakers are producing these subcompact SUVs and successfully selling them for more money. 2016 Mazda CX-3. . Frankly, apart from the butched-up body, the CX-3's SUVness is questionable. It offers optional all-wheel drive, which the Mazda3 hatchback lacks, but its ride height is just 0. 2 inch higher and its ground clearance is 6. 1 inches - the same as the hatchback. It's probably the most grounded-looking of the subcompact SUVs, though the Mini Cooper Countryman sits 5. 9 inches off the ground, and the XV Crosstrek and Jeep Renegade Trailhawk both substantiate their go-anywhere image with 8. 7 inches of... How It Drives I expected the CX-3 -- being a relative low-rider, and a Mazda -- to be one of the. Source: www.cars.com
