Tesla Model Y vs Mazda CX-60

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Tesla Model Y
Tesla Model Y

$55,900 - $89,400

2025 price

Mazda CX-60
Mazda CX-60

$44,240 - $89,050

2025 price

Summary

2025 Tesla Model Y
2025 Mazda CX-60
Safety Rating

Engine Type
Not Applicable, 0.0L

Turbo 6, 3.3L
Fuel Type
Electric

Unleaded Petrol/Electric
Fuel Efficiency
0.0L/100km (combined)

7.4L/100km (combined)
Seating
5

5
Dislikes
  • Drive mode selector is silly
  • Warranty below average
  • Feels very heavy when pushed

  • Some suspension noise intrusion
  • Oddly dated styling inside and out
  • Still a premium-priced Mazda
2025 Tesla Model Y Summary

I don’t think I’m overselling it to say that this is the car that could make or break Tesla in Australia and around the world. 

Crazy, right? That seemed impossible not so long ago, back when the brand appeared untouchable. But new competition, largely from China, plus the giant Musk-shaped elefant (it is German for elephant…) in the room, has seen sales and profit plummet.

Just last month, for example, the Tesla Model Y lost its best-seller crown in Australia to BYD, admittedly in the weeks before the new 'Juniper' version arrived.

The point is, a new version of its biggest seller is a Very Big Deal. But have they changed enough, and changed it well enough, to cut through the noise?

We put the cheapest variant, the Tesla Model Y RWD, to the test to find out.

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2025 Mazda CX-60 Summary

A good car in its own right, the Mazda CX-60 has nevertheless been one of the most disappointing new-model releases of recent times.

After the ongoing critical and commercial success of the CX-5, its somewhat larger premium mid-sized sibling should have been a slam dunk, with BMW-evoking longitudinal drivetrain and terrific in-line six-cylinder engine choices, as well as the surprisingly far-sighted option of a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) from the get-go.

Yet, when launched internationally during 2022, the quality, packaging and performance were overshadowed by high prices, a jarring ride, odd handling and erratic transmission calibration, particularly in the aforementioned PHEV.

Now there’s been a wholesale re-think surrounding all of the CX-60’s objectionable systems, as well as a new, lower priced grade, among other updates.

Is it the SUV Mazda should have launched in the first place? Let’s find out.

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