Mazda CX-90 vs Mercedes-Benz GLC300

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Mazda CX-90
Mazda CX-90

$68,800 - $100,370

2025 price

Mercedes-Benz GLC300
Mercedes-Benz GLC300

$91,994 - $112,479

2024 price

Summary

2025 Mazda CX-90
2024 Mercedes-Benz GLC300
Safety Rating

Engine Type
Inline 6, 3.3L

Turbo 4, 2.0L
Fuel Type
Premium Unleaded Petrol

Premium Unleaded Petrol
Fuel Efficiency
8.2L/100km (combined)

7.7L/100km (combined)
Seating
7

5
Dislikes
  • Transmission should be smoother
  • Ride still a bit hard
  • Price attracts unfavourable comparisons

  • Sloping roofline reduces access to second row
  • Smaller boot than regular SUV version
  • Limited visibility through small rear window
2025 Mazda CX-90 Summary

When it comes to Mazda’s luxury aspirations, the CX-90 is it. The big Kahuna. Seven seats of what should be the Japanese brand’s exceptionalism amongst its mainstream rivals.

But does this more than five-metre-long Mazda have what it takes to elevate the brand beyond the likes of Toyota, Hyundai, Nissan and Kia?

Importantly, is this base version - which is closer to Mazda’s traditional price point - a bit of a luxury seven-seat SUV bargain?

We drove a CX-90 G50e Touring (the most affordable CX-90 of the lot) for a week to find out.

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2024 Mercedes-Benz GLC300 Summary

Just seeing a coupe SUV in the traffic makes some people very cranky, but others love the sight of them and it’s these fans that Mercedes-Benz is hoping to woo with its new GLC300 Coupe.

This new-generation GLC Coupe arrives six months after the regular SUV version of the GLC landed in Australia and goes head-to-head with the BMW X4 and Audi’s Q5 Sportback.

The coupe style with the ‘cut-down’ roofline which slopes towards a low tailgate means practicality is compromised and if you’re thinking of putting one in your family’s driveway then it might be an idea to read how this writer’s family coped with the GLC300 Coupe for a few days.

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2025 Mazda CX-90 2024 Mercedes-Benz GLC300

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