Overview
The CX-3 is a feisty runabout with a can-do attitude, offering taut handling and edgy styling. A 148-hp 2.0-liter four-cylinder and a six-speed automatic transmission with front-wheel drive provide the zoom-zoom; all-wheel drive is optional. The CX-3 relies on its sport-tuned suspension and creative weight-saving measures to maintain Mazda’s unique brand of driving pleasure. The cabin is equally well designed, with high-quality materials such as leather and faux suede and modern driving aids.
Mazdas are some of the most attractively designed vehicles on the market, but that hasn’t stopped the brand from improving its offerings between generational redesigns, as we’ve seen with recent refreshes to the CX-5, Mazda 6, and Mazda 3. Now the CX-3 small crossover has also gone into the operating room for 2019. It emerges with a massaged exterior, mild updates to its powertrain, a tweaked suspension, and nicer interior materials.
