7.8
2025 MG 3 review
MG's cheapest model may no longer hold the budget crown in Australia, but there's a lot to like about this new compact hatch.
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Max Davies
2024 MG MG3 vs 2024 Mazda CX-9 Comparison
MG MG3
Mazda CX-9
2024 MG
MG3
vs
2024 Mazda
CX-9
How they stack...
Best suitable for...
City driving
Driving the family
Long distance drivingFuel Efficiency
45L
302 km
NA
Warranty
7 year - 10 year
warranty
warranty
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MSRP
$16,490 - $18,990
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CarExpert's Take
Max Davies
Marketplace Journalist
Max Davies drove this car and these were their findings:
Hits
- Appropriate standard safety gear
- Easy to drive and live with
- Still among Australia's cheapest cars
Misses
- Noisy, thirsty, underpowered
- Unintuitive interior tech setup
- Hodgepodge of interior materials
NA
Optional Features
- Metallic Paint (+$500)
NA
Colours Available
Pastel Yellow and Dover White non-metallic finishes are standard.
The following metallic finishes are optional:
- Black Pearl
- Sloane Silver
- Diamond Red
- Brighton Blue
- Hampstead Grey
For the 2022 model year, the CX-9 is available in the following finishes:
- Machine Grey metallic*
- Polymetal Grey metallic*
- Soul Red Crystal metallic*
- Snowflake White Pearl mica
- Sonic Silver metallic
- Titanium Flash mica
- Deep Crystal Blue mica
- Jet Black mica
*Premium finishes cost $495
Reviews
NA
Ready To Buy
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Specs
| Type | ||
| DIRECT FUEL INJ | - | |
| Size (cc) | ||
| 1498 | - | |
| Size (L) | ||
| 1.5L | - | |
| Induction | ||
| INLINE 4 | - | |
| Camshaft | ||
| DUAL OVERHEAD CAM | - | |
| Valves/Ports per Cylinder | ||
| 16 | - | |
| Power | ||
| 82kW | - | |
| Power RPM | ||
| 6000 | - | |
| Torque | ||
| 150Nm | - | |
| Torque RPM | ||
| 4500 | - | |
| Bore Stroke | ||
| - | - | |
| Compression Ratio | ||
| 10.5 | - | |
