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Audi Q3 vs Mazda CX-9

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Audi Q3
Audi Q3

$43,888 - $83,999

2024 price

Mazda CX-9
Mazda CX-9

$27,999 - $51,990

2021 price

Summary

2024 Audi Q3
2021 Mazda CX-9
Safety Rating

Engine Type
Turbo 4, 2.0L

Turbo 4, 2.5L
Fuel Type
Premium Unleaded Petrol

Unleaded Petrol
Fuel Efficiency
8.3L/100km (combined)

8.4L/100km (combined)
Seating
5

7
Dislikes
  • Rivals all boast stronger cabin presence
  • Modest backseat space typical of class
  • Cabin gets constant hum of road/wind noise

  • Expensive AWD option
  • Six-seater's compromises
  • Older ANCAP safety rating
2024 Audi Q3 Summary

The 2025 Audi Q3 Sportback is a small but not-too-small SUV that sits within a close-knit segment. The Q3 Sportback attempts to spice up the premium end of this small SUV market by offering a design-focused 'coupe' body style, but is it enough for it to go 'tyre to tyre' against its main rival, the new BMW X2?

It's other rivals are also renowned for their luxury and on-road prowess - think the Mercedes-Benz GLA and Lexus UX. However, the changes for the new Q3 are small and its rivals have all benefitted from a recent refresh.

In this review we explore how the top-model Sportback S line 40 TSFI quattro handles being an urban dweller.

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2021 Mazda CX-9 Summary

The second-generation Mazda CX-9 may have been on sale in Australia for nearly five years now, but it remains the second best-selling large SUV using unibody construction (as opposed to old-school, off-road-focused body-on-frame).

That said, it is getting on a bit, so Mazda’s given it an update with a twist for 2021, hoping to inject a little bit more life into its flagship model.

And when we say twist, we mean it. After all, who would’ve thought there’d ever be a six-seat CX-9? Well, we’ve checked it out to see if it’s the version we needed all along. Read on.

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