Mazda CX-3 2016 consumes 6.7 liters/100 km

The 2016 Mazda CX-3 compact SUV has just been tested by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and has the lowest fuel consumption results in the segment: only 6.7 liters of gasoline/100 km.

Mazda CX-3

Currently, Mazda CX-3 is facing many famous competitors in the same segment such as Mini Cooper Countryman, Chevrolet Trax and Buick Encore, Nissan Juke, Mitsubishi Outlander Sport, Honda HR-V, Jeep Renegade, Fiat 500X, Ford EcoSport... However, this Japanese branded car has many advantages, the most significant of which is impressive fuel consumption, at the lowest level in the segment.

Specifically, according to EPA testing, the Mazda CX-3 front-wheel drive version achieves fuel consumption of only 8.1 liters of gasoline per 100 km in the city and 6.7 liters of gasoline per 100 km on the highway. With the i-Activ 2-wheel drive version, the corresponding consumption is 8.7 liters per 100 km in the city and 7.3 liters per 100 km on the highway.

Developed based on the Mazda2 compact car and recently launched, the Mazda CX-3 has stirred up many major markets and even its home country of Japan. In Europe, the car has a starting price of about 17,107 USD.

Both versions of the Mazda CX-3 use a 2.0-liter Skyactiv-G engine, with a capacity of 146 horsepower and 198 Nm of torque, combined with a 6-speed Skyactiv-Drive automatic transmission.

According to VnMedia