Mazda Reviews

Mazda CX-30 2021 review: X20 Astina
By Tom White · 25 Dec 2020
Mazda should at least be applauded for trying to push the limits of its internal combustion technology, but does the CX-30 with the 'SkyActiv-X' drivetrain make a legitimate hybrid competitor?
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Mazda CX-30 2021 review: G25 Astina long-term
By Andrew Chesterton · 23 Dec 2020
On paper, the Mazda CX-30 should be the perfect SUV for city life. Larger than the bite-sized CX-3, yet not so hulking as the CX-5, and a stylish and svelte looking vehicle to boot. But paper often lives a long way from real life, so Chesto is putting the CX-30 Astina to the long-term test to see how it really stacks up.
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Mazda BT-50 2021 review: XTR 4x4 auto
By Nedahl Stelio · 06 Nov 2020
The new Mazda BT50 looks less like a truck, more like a car, but still functions like a ute with all the practicality of one.
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Mazda BT-50 2021 review: XT 4x4 manual GVM test
By Matt Campbell · 26 Oct 2020
The Mazda BT-50 2021 range only arrived in dual cab guise, with the other models - single cab and extra cab - to follow. But that didn't stop us doing a tradie test with our recent BT-50 XT manual dual cab pick-up.
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Mazda BT-50 2021 review: GT off-road test
By Marcus Craft · 20 Oct 2020
Mazda's BT-50, once based on the Ford Ranger platform, is now essentially an all-new Isuzu D-Max with Mazda styling. As well, the new ute has a new look, a new engine (producing less power and torque than in the previous-generation BT-50), and it has a market-leading level of safety tech.The new D-Max has impressed us, but how will the BT-50, effectively the Isuzu's twin, perform on- and off-road?
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Ford Ranger Wildtrak vs Isuzu D-Max X-Terrain vs Mazda BT-50 GT - 2021 Dual-Cab Ute Comparison Review
By Matt Campbell · 14 Oct 2020
The ute scene has seen some action in 2020, with the launch of an all-new Isuzu D-Max which is now paired to a brand-new Mazda BT-50. Those two fresh young things are up against the stalwart king of the dual cab utes - the Ford Ranger - in this comparison test. It's a very tight contest.
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Mazda BT-50 GT 2021 review: snapshot
By Matt Campbell · 08 Oct 2020
At the very top of the launch range for the 2021 Mazda BT-50 line-up is the GT variant, which takes a bit more of a luxurious tack than some of its rival utes that chase the ‘sport’ market.
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Mazda BT-50 XT 2021 review: snapshot
By Matt Campbell · 08 Oct 2020
The Mazda BT-50 XT trim line is the broadest offering in the new ute’s model range, and it will get even broader once the single- and extra-cab models arrive. Here we’re only covering off the dual cab versions, as that’s what’s launching first.
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Mazda BT-50 2021 review
By Matt Campbell · 08 Oct 2020
The all-new Mazda BT-50 is not longer based on a Ford. Nope - this time around it shares a lot with the new-generation Isuzu D-Max. And by shares a lot, we mean it. It has some unique styling inside and out, but retains basically everything else besides. Does that make for a good recipe? You bet it does.
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Mazda BT-50 XTR 2021 review: snapshot
By Matt Campbell · 08 Oct 2020
Second model up the 2021 Mazda BT-50 range is the XTR. It forms the middle rung of the ladder for the now-based-on-the-Isuzu-D-Max ute.
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