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Mitsubishi Outlander vs Mazda CX-3

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Mitsubishi Outlander
Mitsubishi Outlander

$35,987 - $79,995

2023 price

Mazda CX-3
Mazda CX-3

$26,950 - $38,770

2024 price

Summary

2023 Mitsubishi Outlander
2024 Mazda CX-3
Safety Rating

Engine Type
Inline 4, 2.5L

Inline 4, 2.0L
Fuel Type
Unleaded Petrol

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Fuel Efficiency
7.7L/100km (combined)

6.3L/100km (combined)
Seating
7

5
Dislikes
  • Curtain airbags don’t cover third row
  • Aggressive frontal design treatment
  • Mitsubishi service for full warranty cover

  • Frustrating media interface
  • Raspy engine noise
  • Dated interior
2023 Mitsubishi Outlander Summary

Your family’s grown to the point where a five-seat SUV is fine… most of the time. But on the odd occasion some of the kids’ friends are tagging along or nan and pop are in the mix.

Two extra seats is the answer, but a full-blown three-row SUV, and the imposing size that usually comes with it, is a bit much.

Enter the mid-size Outlander LS Black Edition, positioned by Mitsubishi as a ‘5+2’ SUV rather than a full-time seven-seater, with the two rearmost seats designated for “occasional” use.

Does it have the practicality to pass the family test, and does the flexibility of an extra pair of chairs stack up? 

The Cleary family spent a week with this recently released edition to find out.

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2024 Mazda CX-3 Summary

Hard to believe Mazda’s diminutive CX-3 has been with us for close to a decade (it arrived in early 2015). But with successive upgrades, including a major model refresh in 2019, it remains a popular choice with ‘light’ SUV buyers, dominating the segment so far in 2023.

So, how does this evergreen campaigner manage to keep quality competitors like the Kia Stonic, Toyota Yaris Cross and VW T-Cross firmly in its rearview mirror?

We spent a week with the recently updated (yes, again) mid-spec G20 Evolve to see how it shapes up in the urban environment of 2023.

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