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Mazda has increased the prices for some of its most popular models, with the CX-30 and CX-8 rising for the second time since May this year.
The Japanese carmaker has also upped the price for its CX-9 family SUV as part of the price update.
Mazda Australia said there have been no specification changes to any of the models, and blamed the price increase on the current unstable market conditions for the increases.
“Market changes, raw materials and production costs and currency fluctuations among other factors can all affect price setting. Mazda made a small price increase on some models to reflect those changes,” the company said in a statement.
Mazda’s popular small SUV, the CX-30, has risen by $500 per variant, bringing the starting price for the manual front-wheel drive version of the G20 Pure to $30,090 before on-road costs.
That means the CX-30 no longer has a sub-$30,000 price leading variant. That leaves the Mazda2 (from $23,390), Mazda3 (from $27,040) and CX-3 SUV (from $23,390) as the only sub-$30k Mazda models left.
If you’re after a more family friendly SUV, the price of the seven-seat CX-8 has risen by $300 for each variant, and it now kicks off from $40,490 before on-road costs for the FWD petrol-powered Sport.
The most expensive CX-8 is the diesel all-wheel drive (AWD) Asaki LE at $69,890.
Mazda’s flagship SUV, the CX-9, has copped the biggest hike, with each grade up by $1000. That lifts the price of entry for the FWD Sport to $47,250. The CX-9 tops out at $74,410 for the Azami LE AWD.
The CX-8 is available with the choice of a 140kW/252Nm 2.5-litre naturally aspirated petrol engine, or a 2.2-litre turbocharged diesel unit offering up 140kW/450Nm.
The CX-9 remains a petrol-only proposition, with its turbocharged 2.5-litre unit pumping out 170kW/420Nm.
Despite prices going up, the CX-8 still undercuts the opening gambit of a number of its key seven-seat SUV rivals, including the Kia Sorento (from $47,650), Hyundai Santa Fe (from $46,050) and Toyota Kluger (from $47,650).
| Variant | Transmission | Cost |
| G20 Pure FWD | Manual | $30,090 (+$500) |
| G20 Pure FWD | Automatic | $31,090 (+$500) |
| G20 Evolve FWD | Automatic | $32,790 (+$500) |
| G20e Evolve M Hybrid FWD | Automatic | $36,540 (+$500) |
| G20 Touring FWD | Automatic | $36,690 (+$500) |
| G20 Touring SP FWD | Automatic | $38,490 (+$500) |
| G20 Astina FWD | Automatic | $41,690 (+$500) |
| G25 Touring FWD | Automatic | $38,190 (+$500) |
| G25 Touring AWD | Automatic | $40,190 (+$500) |
| G25 Touring SP FWD | Automatic | $39,990 (+$500) |
| G25 Touring SP AWD | Automatic | $41,990 (+$500) |
| G25 Astina FWD | Automatic | $43,190 (+$500) |
| G25 Astina AWD | Automatic | $45,190 (+$500) |
| X20 Astina AWD | Automatic | $48,190 (+$500) |
| Variant | Transmission | Cost |
| Sport FWD petrol | Automatic | $40,490 (+$300) |
| Touring FWD petrol | Automatic | $47,390 (+$300) |
| Touring SP FWD petrol | Automatic | $48,390 (+$300) |
| GT FWD petrol | Automatic | $56,890 (+$300) |
| Asaki FWD petrol | Automatic | $60,290 (+$300) |
| Sport AWD diesel | Automatic | $47,490 (+$300) |
| Touring AWD diesel | Automatic | $54,390 (+$300) |
| Touring SP AWD diesel | Automatic | $55,390 (+$300) |
| GT AWD diesel | Automatic | $63,890 (+$300) |
| Asaki AWD diesel | Automatic | $67,290 (+$300) |
| Asaki LE AWD diesel | Automatic | $69,890 (+$300) |
| Variant | Transmission | Grade |
| Sport FWD | Automatic | $47,250 (+$1000) |
| Sport AWD | Automatic | $51,250 (+$1000) |
| Touring FWD | Automatic | $54,850 (+$1000) |
| Touring AWD | Automatic | $58,850 (+$1000) |
| GT FWD | Automatic | $64,350 (+$1000) |
| GT AWD | Automatic | $68,350 (+$1000) |
| GT SP FWD | Automatic | $64,850 (+$1000) |
| GT SP AWD | Automatic | $68,850 (+$1000) |
| Azami FWD | Automatic | $67,550 (+$1000) |
| Azami AWD | Automatic | $71,550 (+$1000) |
| Azami LE AWD | Automatic | $74,410 (+$1000) |
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