New Mazda 3 2020 pricing and specs detailed: Toyota Corolla-rivalling hatch and sedan now cost more

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The Mazda3 has been hit with two price rises since its new-generation model was released last April.
Justin Hilliard
Head of Editorial
3 Mar 2020
2 min read

Mazda Australia has once again increased the pricing of its Mazda3 small hatch and sedan.

All variants are now $600 more expensive, with MY19 versions recently going up by $250, while their MY20 counterparts that arrived afterwards rose by an extra $350. Specification hasn’t changed.

As such, the five-grade Mazda3 now ranges in cost from $25,590 plus on-road costs for the entry-level manual G20 Pure to $38,590 for the flagship automatic G25 Astina (see full pricing table below).

A Mazda Australia spokesperson told CarsGuide the Toyota Corolla rival's price rises came partly in response to exchange-rate pressures.

When the new-generation Mazda3 was introduced last April, its cost of entry was $4500 higher than that of its predecessor, with Mazda Australia explaining at the time that the discrepancy was due to a stark increase in base specification.

As before, G20 variants are powered by a 114kW/200Nm 2.0-litre naturally aspirated four-cylinder petrol engine, while G25 counterparts are motivated by a 139kW/252Nm 2.5-litre unit.

All versions are available with two transmission options: a six-speed manual or a six-speed torque-converter automatic. Drive is sent to the front wheels only.

2020 Mazda3 hatch and sedan pricing before on-road costs

VariantTransmissionCost
G20 Puremanual$25,590 (+$600)
G20 Pureautomatic$26,590 (+$600)
G20 Evolvemanual$27,290 (+$600)
G20 Evolveautomatic$28,290 (+$600)
G20 Touringmanual$29,590 (+$600)
G20 Touringautomatic$30,590 (+$600)
G25 Evolvemanual$30,090 (+$600)
G25 Evolveautomatic$31,090 (+$600)
G25 GTmanual$34,090 (+$600)
G25 GTautomatic$35,090 (+$600)
G25 Astinamanual$37,590 (+$600)
G25 Astinaautomatic$38,590 (+$600)
Justin Hilliard
Head of Editorial
Justin’s dad chose to miss his birth because he wanted to watch Peter Brock hopefully win Bathurst, so it figures Justin grew up to have a car obsession, too – and don’t worry, his dad did turn up in time after some stern words from his mum. That said, despite loving cars and writing, Justin chose to pursue career paths that didn’t lend themselves to automotive journalism, before eventually ending up working as a computer technician. But that car itch just couldn’t be scratched by his chipped Volkswagen Golf R (Mk7), so he finally decided to give into the inevitable and study a Master of Journalism at the same time. And even with the long odds, Justin was lucky enough to land a full-time job as a motoring journalist soon after graduating and the rest, as they say, is history. These days, Justin happily finds himself working at CarsGuide during the biggest period of change yet for the automotive industry, which is perhaps the most exciting part of all. In case you’re wondering, Justin begrudgingly sold the Golf R (sans chip) and still has plans to buy his dream car, an E46 BMW M3 coupe (manual, of course), but he is in desperate need of a second car space – or maybe a third.
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