Mazda BT-50 XTR 2025 review: snapshot – Is this the sweet spot in Mazda’s newly refreshed ute range?

Mazda BT-50 XTR 2025 review: snapshot – Is this the sweet spot in Mazda’s newly refreshed ute range?

EXPERT RATING

7.5

Stephen Ottley

Contributing Journalist

The Mazda BT-50 XTR is the sweet spot in the range, finding a nice balance between price and standard equipment.

The XTR is only available with the 140kW/450Nm 3.0-litre turbo-diesel engine and six-speed automatic, but has the choice of 4×4 or 4×2. You can also choose between a pick-up or cab chassis. Fuel economy is officially rated at 8.0L/100km on the combined cycle.

Standard equipment for the XTR includes 18-inch alloy wheels, LED front fog lights, daytime running lights (DRLs), side steps, keyless entry, dual-zone climate control, navigation and the pick-up variants get a tub liner and tow bar with receiver, tongue and wiring harness.

The BT-50 XTR pick-up 4×4 is $62,490 drive-away at launch, with a usual list price of $62,750, plus on-road costs. The XTR 4×2 starts at $53,790, plus on-roads.

Mazda BT-50 2025: XTR (4X2)

Engine Type Diesel Turbo 4, 3.0L
Fuel Type Diesel
Fuel Efficiency 7.7L/100km (combined)
Seating 5
Price From $51,540
Safety Rating

Pricing Guides

$35,520

Price is based on the Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price for the lowest priced Mazda BT-50 2025 variant.

Stephen Ottley

Contributing Journalist

Steve has been obsessed with all things automotive for as long as he can remember. Literally, his earliest memory is of a car. Having amassed an enviable Hot Wheels and Matchbox collection as a kid he moved into the world of real cars with an Alfa Romeo Alfasud. Despite that questionable history he carved a successful career for himself, firstly covering motorsport for Auto Action magazine before eventually moving into the automotive publishing world with CarsGuide in 2008. Since then he’s worked for every major outlet, having work published in The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, Drive.com.au, Street Machine, V8X and F1 Racing. These days he still loves cars as much as he did as a kid and has an Alfa Romeo Alfasud in the garage (but not the same one as before… that’s a long story).

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