Mazda CX-80 Pure 2025 review: snapshot

EXPERT RATING
7.5

Likes

Stylish looks
Premium-feeling cabin in top-spec models 
Sporty, but not too sporty, driving dynamics

Dislikes

Hard-to-understand naming strategy
Expensive servicing 
Not flawless drive experience
Andrew Chesterton

Contributing Journalist

2 min read

You could look at the CX-80 Pure as evidence that the brand’s new 'Mazda Premium' strategy - and the prices associated with it - is still finding its feet in Australia. 

I think this because the CX-80 Pure is pretty clearly a way of bringing the entry point to the range down, given its only available with one engine choice and doesn’t feel particularly premium in places.

It’s yours for $54,950, and comes with a highlight list that includes 18-inch alloy wheels, a 10.25-inch central screen with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, a 7.0-inch driver display, three-zone climate control and LED lighting. But you also get cloth seats with manual controls, which feel a little low-rent, all things considered.

The petrol engine is a beauty, though; a 3.3-litre, six-cylinder turbo-petrol, producing 209kW and 450Nm, which it feeds to all four wheels via an eight-speed automatic

The CX-80 is a big boat, stretching 4990mm long, 1890mm wide and 1710mm tall, and it rides on a 3120mm wheelbase.

There are three rows of seating, and even the third row feels spacious and comfortable. That begins with super-wide-opening rear doors that, combined with a little step, make climbing into the third row a pretty easy affair.

Once in, you can set the middle row further forward, reducing leg room in that row but increasing it in your own, which means I could genuinely sit there comfortably, even for longer journeys. The air-vents, cupholders and USB ports only improve matters.

Read the full 2025 Mazda CX-80 review

Mazda CX-80 2025: G40E Pure

Engine Type Turbo 6, 3.3L
Fuel Type Premium Unleaded Petrol
Fuel Efficiency 8.4L/100km (combined)
Seating 7
Price From $51,920 - $59,620

Pricing Guides

$65,364
Based on 157 cars listed for sale in the last 6 months.
LOWEST PRICE
$44,978
HIGHEST PRICE
$90,985
Andrew Chesterton

Contributing Journalist

CarsGuide contributing journalist Andrew Chesterton is an award-winning Australian automotive reporter with more than 20 years of experience across newspapers, magazines, digital publishing and automotive corporate communications. Andrew began his journalism career at Sydney’s The Daily Telegraph and The Sunday Telegraph, reporting across business, courts, crime, property and state politics before moving into automotive journalism. He joined Top Gear Australia as its online editor in 2008, later being appointed editor of Top Gear New Zealand. He subsequently worked as an assistant editor during the Australian launch of the Daily Mail Australia, and as communications manager at FCA Australia, now Stellantis. His experience on both sides of the media industry gives him an unrivalled understanding of the automotive industry, and the relationship between car manufacturers, the media, and Australian consumers. Andrew’s work has appeared across leading automotive, news, business, luxury, travel and lifestyle publications, including CarsGuide, EV Central, DMARGE, The Sydney Morning Herald, Marie Claire, Top Gear, GQ Australia, The Australian, WISH Magazine, Boss Hunting, The West Australian, The Nightly, Women’s Day Australia, Carsales, NRMA, Men’s Health, CEO Magazine, Australian Financial Review and more.   Andrew specialises in industry news, vehicle reviews, policy,  performance and luxury cars, electric vehicles, automotive technology, EVs hybrid and plug-in hybrids, and the broader Australian new-car marketplace. In 2025, Andrew was named Newspress Australia News Journalist of the Year and was a finalist for the overall Journalist of the Year award. Earlier honours include Website of the Year wins at the Australian Magazine Awards and ACP Awards, the ACP Rising Star Award and recognition in the Bauer Media and News Ltd journalism awards. Expertise Electric, hybrid and plug-in hybrid vehicles Performance, luxury and supercars New-car reviews and road testing Australian automotive industry and new-car sales Chinese automotive brands and emerging manufacturers Utes, SUVs and family vehicles Automotive technology Policy Awards 2025 Newspress Australia News Journalist of the Year Featured Publications CarsGuide EV Central DMARGE The Sydney Morning Herald Marie Claire Top Gear GQ Australia The Australian WISH Magazine Boss Hunting The West Australian The Nightly Women’s Day Australia Carsales NRMA Men’s Health CEO Magazine Australian Financial Review The Daily Telegraph The Sunday Telegraph Note: The author, Andrew Chesterton, is a co-owner of Smart As Media, a content agency and media distribution service with a number automotive brands among its clients. When producing content for CarsGuide, he does so in accordance with the CarsGuide Editorial Guidelines and Code of Ethics, and the views and opinions expressed in this article are solely those of the author.
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Pricing Guide
$44,978
Lowest price, based on CarsGuide listings over the last 6 months.
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2025 Mazda CX‑80
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