EXPERT RATING
7.5
Andrew Chesterton
Contributing Journalist
You could look at the CX-80 Pure as evidence that the brand’s new ‘Mazda Premium’ strategy – and the prices associated with it – is still finding its feet in Australia.
I think this because the CX-80 Pure is pretty clearly a way of bringing the entry point to the range down, given its only available with one engine choice and doesn’t feel particularly premium in places.
It’s yours for $54,950, and comes with a highlight list that includes 18-inch alloy wheels, a 10.25-inch central screen with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, a 7.0-inch driver display, three-zone climate control and LED lighting. But you also get cloth seats with manual controls, which feel a little low-rent, all things considered.
The petrol engine is a beauty, though; a 3.3-litre, six-cylinder turbo-petrol, producing 209kW and 450Nm, which it feeds to all four wheels via an eight-speed automatic.
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The CX-80 is a big boat, stretching 4990mm long, 1890mm wide and 1710mm tall, and it rides on a 3120mm wheelbase.
There are three rows of seating, and even the third row feels spacious and comfortable. That begins with super-wide-opening rear doors that, combined with a little step, make climbing into the third row a pretty easy affair.
Once in, you can set the middle row further forward, reducing leg room in that row but increasing it in your own, which means I could genuinely sit there comfortably, even for longer journeys. The air-vents, cupholders and USB ports only improve matters.
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Andrew Chesterton
Contributing Journalist
Andrew Chesterton should probably hate cars. From his hail-damaged Camira that looked like it had spent a hard life parked at the end of Tiger Woods’ personal driving range, to the Nissan Pulsar Reebok that shook like it was possessed by a particularly mean-spirited demon every time he dared push past 40km/h, his personal car history isn’t exactly littered with gold. But that seemingly endless procession of rust-savaged hate machines taught him something even more important; that cars are more than a collection of nuts, bolts and petrol. They’re your ticket to freedom, a way to unlock incredible experiences, rolling invitations to incredible adventures. They have soul. And so, somehow, the car bug still bit. And it bit hard. When “Chesto” started his journalism career with News Ltd’s Sunday and Daily Telegraph newspapers, he covered just about everything, from business to real estate, courts to crime, before settling into state political reporting at NSW Parliament House. But the automotive world’s siren song soon sounded again, and he begged anyone who would listen for the opportunity to write about cars. Eventually they listened, and his career since has seen him filing car news, reviews and features for TopGear, Wheels, Motor and, of course, CarsGuide, as well as many, many others. More than a decade later, and the car bug is yet to relinquish its toothy grip. And if you ask Chesto, he thinks it never will.
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