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Kerb Eng size Power Torque Trans. weight
Quattroporte
Turbo Diesel S GTS
6
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Maserati finally heads off-road
The name says it all
Open air Italian V8 symphony
3yr/unlimited mazda.com.au Freshly updated baby
The popular choice
Safety; dynamics; performance; value; smoothness; efficiency; economy; choice Still a bit rowdy with road noise; dour rear-seat ambience; no hot hatch option The Pick: The SP25 GT manual – a fun, cool, sharp-handling, nicely kitted sporty hatch Neo hatch $20,490 L4 2.0 114 200 M6 1262 9.2 16.5 5.9 91 54 Neo hatch $22,490 L4 2.0 114 200 A6 1296 — — 5.8 91 52 Neo sedan $20,490 L4 2.0 114 200 M6 1258 — — 5.8 91 54 Neo sedan $22,490 L4 2.0 114 200 A6 1291 — — 5.7 91 52 Maxx hatch $22,890 L4 2.0 114 200 M6 1262 — — 5.9 91 54 Maxx hatch $24,890 L4 2.0 114 200 A6 1296 — — 5.8 91 54 Maxx sedan $22,890 L4 2.0 114 200 M6 1258 — — 5.8 91 54 Maxx sedan $24,890 L4 2.0 114 200 A6 1291 9.1 — 5.7 91 54 01/17 Touring hatch $25,290 L4 2.0 114 200 M6 1280 — — 5.9 91 54 Touring hatch $27,290 L4 2.0 114 200 A6 1308 — — 5.8 91 54 Touring sedan $25,290 L4 2.0 114 200 M6 1276 — — 5.8 91 54 Touring sedan $27,290 L4 2.0 114 200 A6 1306 — — 5.7 91 54 SP25 hatch $25,690 L4 2.5 138 250 M6 1302 7.9 15.5 6.5 91 54 SP25 hatch $27,690 L4 2.5 138 250 A6 1328 — — 6.1 91 54 SP25 sedan $25,690 L4 2.5 138 250 M6 1294 — — 6.5 91 54 SP25 sedan $27,690 L4 2.5 138 250 A6 1324 — — 6.0 91 54 SP25 GT hatch $29,990 L4 2.5 138 250 M6 1302 — — 6.5 91 56 SP25 GT hatch $31,990 L4 2.5 138 250 A6 1328 7.9 15.7 6.1 91 54 SP25 GT sedan $29,990 L4 2.5 138 250 M6 1294 — — 6.5 91 56 SP25 GT sedan $31,990 L4 2.5 138 250 A6 1324 — — 6.0 91 54 SP25 Astina hatch $33,490 L4 2.5 138 250 M6 1314 — — 6.5 91 56 SP25 Astina hatch $35,490 L4 2.5 138 250 A6 1341 — — 6.1 91 56 SP25 Astina sedan $33,490 L4 2.5 138 250 M6 1307 — — 6.5 91 56 SP25 Astina sedan $35,490 L4 2.5 138 250 A6 1336 7.7 15.5 6.0 91 56 12/16
MX-5
1.5 Roadster 1.5 Roadster 1.5 Roadster GT 1.5 Roadster GT 2.0 Roadster 2.0 Roadster 2.0 RF 2.0 RF 2.0 Roadster GT 2.0 Roadster GT 2.0 RF GT 2.0 RF GT
Kerb Eng size Power Torque Trans. weight
0-100 km/h
0-400 metres
Fuel Resale cons. RON %
Issue tested
Drive
Style and (subdued) sports
Mazda makes them like they used to
All-new MX-5 channels original NA’s simplicity; great steering and grip; zippy 1.5 No steering reach adjust; 2.0-litre engine note not as sweet as 1.5’s and the ride is busier The Pick: The big block’s punch is tempting but 1.5 is the go, with a manual ’box $31,990 L4 1.5 96 150 M6 1009 8.3 — 6.1 95 64 09/15 R $33,990 L4 1.5 96 150 A6 1032 8.3 — 6.4 95 62 R $37,990 L4 1.5 96 150 M6 1009 8.3 — 6.1 95 65 R $39,990 L4 1.5 96 150 A6 1032 8.3 — 6.4 95 64 02/16 R $34,490 L4 2.0 118 200 M6 1033 7.3 — 6.9 95 64 02/16 R $36,490 L4 2.0 118 200 A6 1057 7.3 — 7.1 95 64 R $38,550 L4 2.0 118 200 M6 1080 — — 7.0 95 R $40,550 L4 2.0 118 200 A6 1106 — — 7.4 95 R $39,550 L4 2.0 118 200 M6 1033 7.3 — 6.9 95 65 09/15 R $41,550 L4 2.0 118 200 A6 1057 7.3 — 7.1 95 65 R $43,890 L4 2.0 118 200 M6 1080 7.3 15.2 7.9 95 05/17 R $45,890 L4 2.0 118 200 A6 1106 — — 7.4 95 R
Big range, with sweet spots
Striking styling; broad range; AWD’s involving chassis; update brings extra safety Front-drive diesel misses the dynamic mark; noisy petrol engine; rear-seat side vision The Pick: Either an sTouring or Akari petrol manual, or one of the great-handling AWDs Neo $20,490 L4 2.0 109 192 M6 1193 — — 6.3 91 50 F Neo $22,490 L4 2.0 109 192 A6 1226 — — 6.1 91 50 F Maxx $22,890 L4 2.0 109 192 M6 1193 — — 6.3 91 52 02/16 F Maxx $24,890 L4 2.0 109 192 A6 1226 — — 6.1 91 50 F Maxx Diesel $27,290 L4TD 1.5 77 270 A6 1262 — — 4.8 D 52 05/15 F Maxx AWD $26,890 L4 2.0 109 192 A6 1294 — — 6.7 91 52 A sTouring $26,990 L4 2.0 109 192 M6 1193 — — 6.3 91 52 05/15 F sTouring $28,990 L4 2.0 109 192 A6 1226 8.9 16.4 6.1 91 52 05/15 F sTouring AWD $30,990 L4 2.0 109 192 A6 1294 — — 6.7 91 54 02/16 A sTouring AWD Diesel $33,390 L4TD 1.5 77 270 A6 1356 — — 5.1 D 52 A Akari $31,490 L4 2.0 109 192 M6 1219 — — 6.3 91 54 F Akari $33,490 L4 2.0 109 192 A6 1252 — — 8.3 91 52 05/17 F Akari AWD $35,490 L4 2.0 109 192 A6 1332 — — 6.7 91 54 05/15 A Akari AWD Diesel $37,890 L4TD 1.5 77 270 A6 1368 — — 5.1 D 54 02/16 A
CX-5
F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F
Eng type
Looks good and handles well; stunning diesel; great economy; vastly improved interior 19s spoil the ride a bit; shallow boot in sedan; dynamically not quite a match for Mondeo The Pick: A wagon – any of ’em – due to its smarter packaging and athletic style $32,490 L4 2.5 138 250 A6 1462 8.2 — 6.6 91 55 03/13 F $33,790 L4 2.5 138 250 A6 1484 8.2 — 6.6 91 55 F $37,290 L4 2.5 138 250 A6 1471 7.6 15.5 6.6 91 57 02/15 F $40,140 L4TTD 2.2 129 420 A6 1541 8.4 — 5.4 D 57 F $38,590 L4 2.5 138 250 A6 1494 8.2 15.9 6.6 91 57 04/14 F $41,440 L4TTD 2.2 129 420 A6 1561 8.4 — 5.4 D 57 F $42,690 L4 2.5 138 250 A6 1501 7.7 15.5 6.6 91 58 09/16 F $45,540 L4TTD 2.2 129 420 A6 1571 8.4 — 5.4 D 57 F $43,990 L4 2.5 138 250 A6 1524 8.2 — 6.6 91 58 F $46,840 L4TTD 2.2 129 420 A6 1591 8.2 16.1 8.4 D 57 07/15 F $45,390 L4 2.5 138 250 A6 1503 8.2 — 6.6 91 58 04/15 F $48,240 L4TTD 2.2 129 420 A6 1573 8.4 — 5.4 D 58 F $46,690 L4 2.5 138 250 A6 1626 8.2 — 6.6 91 58 F $49,540 L4TTD 2.2 129 420 A6 1594 8.5 — 6.0 D 58 F
CX-3
Sensational manual gearshift; stunning engine tractability; classy dash; fun handling Laggy infotainment system; noisy engine; firm ride The Pick: Maxx manual hatch with red trim option and extra safety kit – a superb little car $14,990 L4 1.5 79 139 M6 1025 — — 5.4 91 51 F $16,990 L4 1.5 79 139 A6 1043 10.7 17.5 5.5 91 51 03/15 F $14,990 L4 1.5 79 139 M6 1035 — — 5.4 91 51 F $16,990 L4 1.5 79 139 A6 1059 — — 4.9 91 51 10/15 F $17,690 L4 1.5 81 141 M6 1035 — — 5.4 91 52 F $19,690 L4 1.5 81 141 A6 1047 — — 4.9 91 52 F $17,690 L4 1.5 81 141 M6 1045 — — 5.4 91 52 F $19,690 L4 1.5 81 141 A6 1060 — — 4.9 91 52 F $20,690 L4 1.5 81 141 M6 1035 — — 5.4 91 54 F $22,690 L4 1.5 81 141 A6 1047 — — 4.9 91 53 10/14 F $21,680 L4 1.5 81 141 M6 1035 — — 5.4 91 54 F $23,680 L4 1.5 81 141 A6 1047 — — 5.5 91 54 F $21,680 L4 1.5 81 141 M6 1045 — — 5.4 91 54 F $23,680 L4 1.5 81 141 A6 1060 — — 5.5 91 54 F
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Sport sedan Sport wagon Touring sedan Touring sedan Touring wagon Touring wagon GT sedan GT sedan GT wagon GT wagon Atenza sedan Atenza sedan Atenza wagon Atenza wagon
R R R
Cloth lid doesn’t add too much extra weight; glorious flood of V8 decibels with roof down Expensive and doesn’t look great roof-up; dynamics still more cruiser than bruiser The Pick: An Italian supermodel with her top off? Hell, yeah! $338,000 V8 4.7 338 520 S6 1980 5.0 — 14.5 95 50 R $355,000 V8 4.7 338 520 S6 1973 4.9 — 14.5 95 49 R
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Price
Drive
Luxo style at its finest
Mazda
Neo hatch Neo hatch Neo sedan Neo sedan Maxx hatch Maxx hatch Maxx sedan Maxx sedan Genki hatch Genki hatch GT hatch GT hatch GT sedan GT sedan
Issue tested
Supremely capable grand tourer; useful rear-seat; oozes style and character Base version lacks dynamic resolve beyond eight-tenths and needs more grunt The Pick: Stradale blends Italian-supermodel flair with a soundtrack to die (or kill) for $295,000 V8 4.7 338 520 A6 1880 4.7 — 15.5 95 48 $319,000 V8 4.7 338 520 A6 1880 4.8 — 14.3 95 48 $345,000 V8 4.7 338 520 S6 1880 4.5 — 15.5 98 48
GranCabrio
Sport MC
Fuel Resale cons. RON %
Classy inside and out; smooth diesel; economical and refined Petrol engines not available in Oz; diesel doesn’t deliver Maserati levels of excitement The Pick: Start lobbying for a V8 turbo $139,990 V6TD 3.0 202 600 A8 2205 6.9 — 7.2 D A $159,990 V6TD 3.0 202 600 A8 2205 6.9 — 7.2 D A $159,990 V6TD 3.0 202 600 A8 2205 6.9 — 7.2 D A
GranTurismo
MC Sportline MC Auto Shift MC Stradale
0-400 metres
Brilliant chassis balance; twin-turbo V6 a decent replacement for the previous V8 New blown engines sound dull compared with old V8; Chrysler cabin bits; ride flaws The Pick: GTS remains the pinnacle of Italian luxury motoring $210,000 V6TD 3.0 202 600 A8 1885 6.4 — 6.2 D 50 10/14 $215,000 V6TT 3.0 243 500 A8 1860 6.2 — 9.1 95 $240,000 V6TT 3.0 301 550 A8 1860 5.1 — 9.6 95 49 06/14 $331,000 V8TT 3.8 390 650 A8 1900 4.7 — 10.7 98 49 03/14
Levante
Turbo Diesel Sport Luxury
0-100 km/h
BY
Maxx FWD Maxx FWD Maxx Maxx Sport FWD Maxx Sport Maxx Sport Touring Touring GT GT Akera Akera
CX-9
Sport FWD Sport AWD Touring FWD Touring AWD GT FWD GT AWD Azami FWD Azami AWD
New and improved family favourite
Driver appeal carries over; improved comfort, space, refinement, finish. We could go on Extra weight brings fuel consumption increases The Pick: Maxx Sport turbo-diesel has all the equipment and engine you really need $28,690 L4 2.0 114 200 M6 1511 — — 6.9 91 F $30,690 L4 2.0 114 200 A6 1556 — — 6.9 91 F $33,690 L4 2.5 140 251 A6 1633 — — 7.5 91 A $34,390 L4 2.0 114 200 A6 1556 10.4 17.4 10.4 91 06/17 F $37,390 L4 2.5 140 251 A6 1633 — — 7.5 91 A $40,390 L4TTD 2.2 129 420 A6 1708 — — 6.0 D A $38,990 L4 2.5 140 251 A6 1633 — — 7.5 91 A $41,990 L4TTD 2.2 129 420 A6 1708 — — 6.0 D A $44,390 L4 2.5 140 251 A6 1670 — — 7.5 91 A $47,390 L4TTD 2.2 129 420 A6 1744 — — 6.0 D A $46,990 L4 2.5 138 250 A6 1670 — — 7.5 91 A $49,990 L4TTD 2.2 129 420 A6 1744 — — 6.0 D A
Our 2017 COTY winner
Smart looks and classy interior; driveability of new turbo engine; excellent refinement No air vents in the third row; boot packaging compromised by roofline; no diesel option The Pick: Touring spec makes plenty of sense, as does the all-wheel-drive system $42,490 L4T 2.5 170 420 A6 1845 7.7 15.6 8.4 91 54 10/16 F $46,490 L4T 2.5 170 420 A6 — — — 8.8 91 55 A $48,890 L4T 2.5 170 420 A6 — — — 8.4 91 55 F $52,890 L4T 2.5 170 420 A6 — — — 8.8 91 56 A $57,390 L4T 2.5 170 420 A6 — — — 8.4 91 56 F $61,390 L4T 2.5 170 420 A6 — — — 8.8 91 56 A $59,390 L4T 2.5 170 420 A6 — — — 8.4 91 56 F $63,390 L4T 2.5 170 420 A6 — — — 8.8 91 56 A
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