[brain21]

I believe the GT trim comes to $27,120 with AWD

$24,990 + $1250 + $880


All-New 2016 Mazda CX-3 Subcompact Crossover MSRP[1] to start from $19,960 - Jul 16, 2015

If that is right, it makes my decision much more difficult.

Will the GT trim (or any of them be available in manual? If so, then there would be a bigger price difference. If the GT only comes in Automatic, then yeah only 1250. But like the 3, if the GT comes in manual it's somewhere around $1500 cheaper than the auto, and you have to have auto to get AWD. IOW, AWD is a premium over Auto/FWD. Auto/FWD is a premium over Man/FWD.

Hopefully you are right though, and that will be the price. That would put it at only ~$500 over a similarly equipped, but 2wd Mazda3. If the interior of the cx3 is smaller, but not really noticeably so w/o getting a tape measure, thats really really tempting over a 3, and a shoe in if they don't have any good stock left of 2015 3s by the time the CX3 comes out.

I just hope the CX3 isn't a letdown like the HRV was for me, but I don't expect it to be.

 

[MN-CX3]

I just hope the CX3 isn't a letdown like the HRV was for me, but I don't expect it to be.

+1

 

[okhick]

Wonder if the $500 owner loyalty rebate will apply to the CX3 as it does to other Mazda models?

 

[djp]

It's a fair point, but, from what I hear, the 3 is much bigger, and the cx3 is surprisingly small once you see it in person. Maybe its the Mazda 2 base?

CX-3 is based off the Mazda2 platform. CX-5 off the Mazda3.

 

[djp]

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How did you get the 1500 figure? On the Mazda web site they list a 1000 and 1250 cash back rebates without bothering to explain under what circumstances they each apply. Also 0% financing for a limited term. Again no details or if can be applied with either of the rebates.

The $1000 rebate applies to the 3 sedan in trims iSV, iGT, sTR, and sGT. $1500 on sedans on i Sport and i Touring trims, but it requires Mazda Dealer Standard Financing Rate, $1250 otherwise. If you take the 0% for 36 or the 0.9% for 60 you only get a $200 rebate for Sport and i Touring only). Confusing, I know.

 

[Cuzlarry]

It will the 500 Mazda loyal rebate ,so my dealer in says..

 

[brain21]

CX-3 is based off the Mazda2 platform. CX-5 off the Mazda3.

Sure, but the CX-5 is WAY bigger than the 3 on the inside. The CX-3 doesn't look like it will be proportionally bigger than the 2. So based on doesn't mean that it will be the same size as.

But I guess we will know once we see them in person.

 

[okhick]

The $1000 rebate applies to the 3 sedan in trims iSV, iGT, sTR, and sGT. $1500 on sedans on i Sport and i Touring trims, but it requires Mazda Dealer Standard Financing Rate, $1250 otherwise. If you take the 0% for 36 or the 0.9% for 60 you only get a $200 rebate for Sport and i Touring only). Confusing, I know.

Thanks much for that detailed clarification. Guess Mazda wants us to talk to the dealer to get that info and I did not want to step in that far. Sorta glad you cannot get the larger rebates and the 0% financing together. I was going to wait on the cx anyway, so now its a little easier.