Kia Stonic vs Mazda CX-3 Comparison | Wheels Australia

[@joepowell7025]

Tested comprehensively both. Bought the Mazda CX3

[@tvb4227]

Mazda is the clear winner!. - 6 speed auto. - More reliable - Save gas

[@isaachunt5799]

test drove a kia stonic gt-line mild hybrid dc7 the other day. in sports mode this car is awesome to drive. so good in fact i'm buying one

[@csjames69]

Both jacked up versions of models in the makers portfolios. I would buy the non SUV model in the case of Mazda, the 2.

[@adoreslaurel]

But it has 2 good features, 6 speed Torque converter gear box not a doubtful CVT? and a genuine Hand Brake, not one of those potentially lethal electric park brakes, even Scotty Kilmer has picked up on that one.

[@Levi.Collier]

I probably will have to take the Kia stonic because i love Kia and I have a Kia stinger GT

[@TefkrosAirliner]

I loved the justification of your reasoning

[@RMG0785]

How is kia resale value compared to cx-3 after 4 years?

[@rohbrown]

Really enjoy the side by side review, worked well with two presenters. Now do a Audi Q5 v BMW X3

[@GG-ud8id]

Yay I just bought a Stonic so this review makes me happy

[@ProjectIdeal]

stonic its really fun to drive and lot of space

[@timeconstrained2400]

the engine sound on the cx-3 is truly dreadful...a high pitched whine...since when did this happen? My civic from 2006 Is quiet by comparison, no high pitched noise at all.

[@MrKeith74lee]

Thanks for the impartial review. I would have chosen Kia……….. but I can’t foresee myself driving around in a puffer fish lookalike car. So I’m going for the Mazda despite all of its imperfection

[@Marie-yb8zd]

The Mazda still looks like a puffer fish

[@malcolmscott4150]

Great review gents of these glorified hatchbacks as compact suv is an oxymoron that just doesn’t apply here - the Rio and 2 hatches that sit below these marketing team creations are cheaper, probably have the same level of space and are just as able if not more fun on the road - I’d be interested to see performance figures as the CX3 should be much faster and either as a manual fwd or AWD auto would be the better car imho but I’d actually buy a manual or auto 2 and save my $

[@cptobvious8428]

Unfortunately both vehicles have very inefficient normally aspirated old engines that provide lousy performance. This is a result of Australia not having vehicle fuel standards so car companies are dumping all the old gas guzzling engines in Australia. These same cars are all equipped with 1.0 liter turbo mild hybrids in Europe