{"meta_title":"2016 Mazda CX-3 Crossove: Full 360-Degree Photography \u2013 Feature \u2013 Car and Driver","meta_description":"See Mazda's hot new compact crossover from every angle, straight from the 2014 L.A. auto show floor!","meta_keywords":"2016 Mazda CX-3, CX3, compact, SUV, crossover, hatchback, 2, all-wheel drive, AWD, Skyactiv, 2014 Los Angeles auto show, L.A., 360, 2.0-liter, four-cylinder, FWD, front-wheel drive, automatic transmission","news_keywords":"2016 Mazda CX-3, CX3, compact, SUV, crossover, hatchback, 2, all-wheel drive, AWD, Skyactiv, 2014 Los Angeles auto show, L.A., 360, 2.0-liter, four-cylinder, FWD, front-wheel drive, automatic transmission, cars, car news","related":[{"link":"http:\/\/http://ift.tt/1uJzZWf","img":"http:\/\/media.caranddriver.com\/images\/14q4\/648015\/2016-mazda-cx-3-photo-649446-s-520x318.jpg","title":"2016 Mazda CX-3 Debuts, We've Got Full Details and Specs!"},{"link":"http:\/\/http://ift.tt/1uJzXO0","img":"http:\/\/media.caranddriver.com\/images\/14q4\/638371\/2016-jaguar-f-type-coupe-and-convertible-photos-and-info-news-car-and-driver-photo-647947-s-429x262.jpg","title":"2016 Jaguar F-type: More AWD, More R, More Manual!"},{"link":"http:\/\/http://ift.tt/1ubvVZv","img":"http:\/\/media.caranddriver.com\/images\/14q3\/612022\/2015-mazda-3-25l-manual-hatch-tested-review-car-and-driver-photo-632017-s-429x262.jpg","title":"2015 Mazda 3 2.5L Manual Hatchback Tested: Everything's Better with a Stick"}],"slides":[{"id":170540,"title":"2016 Mazda CX-3","body":"The reveal of an all-new subcompact crossover typically elicits reactions from us that border on comatose, but Mazda's 2016 CX-3 is different. It's hot. We actually want one. So, to celebrate this stylish little crossover, we're bringing you sexy, 360-degree photography. ","mimetype":"image\/jpeg","photographer":"Michael Simari","illustrator":"","make_id":"3","model_id":"1206","submodel_id":"6779","images":{"original_src":"http:\/\/blog-admin.cddev.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Mazda-CX-3-Exterior-101.jpg","large":["http:\/\/blog.caranddriver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Mazda-CX-3-Exterior-101-876x535.jpg",876,535,true]},"src":"http:\/\/blog.caranddriver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Mazda-CX-3-Exterior-101-876x535.jpg","make_name":true,"model_name":"CX-3","submodel_name":"Mazda CX-3","year":"2016","submodel_alias":"2016 Mazda CX-3"},{"id":170541,"title":"2016 Mazda CX-3","body":"The CX-3's face resembles that of the larger CX-5, but with more aggressive detailing.","mimetype":"image\/jpeg","photographer":"Michael Simari","illustrator":"","make_id":"3","model_id":"1206","submodel_id":"6779","images":{"original_src":"http:\/\/blog-admin.cddev.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Mazda-CX-3-Exterior-102.jpg","large":["http:\/\/blog.caranddriver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Mazda-CX-3-Exterior-102-876x535.jpg",876,535,true]},"src":"http:\/\/blog.caranddriver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Mazda-CX-3-Exterior-102-876x535.jpg","make_name":true,"model_name":"CX-3","submodel_name":"Mazda CX-3","year":"2016","submodel_alias":"2016 Mazda CX-3"},{"id":170542,"title":"2016 Mazda CX-3","body":"Like the updated-for-2016 CX-5 and Mazda 6, the CX-3's grille features classy-looking horizontal slats. ","mimetype":"image\/jpeg","photographer":"Michael Simari","illustrator":"","make_id":"3","model_id":"1206","submodel_id":"6779","images":{"original_src":"http:\/\/blog-admin.cddev.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Mazda-CX-3-Exterior-103.jpg","large":["http:\/\/blog.caranddriver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Mazda-CX-3-Exterior-103-876x535.jpg",876,535,true]},"src":"http:\/\/blog.caranddriver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Mazda-CX-3-Exterior-103-876x535.jpg","make_name":true,"model_name":"CX-3","submodel_name":"Mazda CX-3","year":"2016","submodel_alias":"2016 Mazda CX-3"},{"id":170543,"title":"2016 Mazda CX-3","body":"Mazda will offer wheels as large as 18 inches in diameter (pictured here). ","mimetype":"image\/jpeg","photographer":"Michael Simari","illustrator":"","make_id":"3","model_id":"1206","submodel_id":"6779","images":{"original_src":"http:\/\/blog-admin.cddev.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Mazda-CX-3-Exterior-104.jpg","large":["http:\/\/blog.caranddriver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Mazda-CX-3-Exterior-104-876x535.jpg",876,535,true]},"src":"http:\/\/blog.caranddriver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Mazda-CX-3-Exterior-104-876x535.jpg","make_name":true,"model_name":"CX-3","submodel_name":"Mazda CX-3","year":"2016","submodel_alias":"2016 Mazda CX-3"},{"id":170544,"title":"2016 Mazda CX-3","body":"Mazda's designers are proud of the CX-3's exaggerated fender bulges, and for good reason: They pump out the body, and the front fender crease visually lengthens what is in reality a stubby vehicle. ","mimetype":"image\/jpeg","photographer":"Michael Simari","illustrator":"","make_id":"3","model_id":"1206","submodel_id":"6779","images":{"original_src":"http:\/\/blog-admin.cddev.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Mazda-CX-3-Exterior-105.jpg","large":["http:\/\/blog.caranddriver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Mazda-CX-3-Exterior-105-876x535.jpg",876,535,true]},"src":"http:\/\/blog.caranddriver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Mazda-CX-3-Exterior-105-876x535.jpg","make_name":true,"model_name":"CX-3","submodel_name":"Mazda CX-3","year":"2016","submodel_alias":"2016 Mazda CX-3"},{"id":170545,"title":"2016 Mazda CX-3","body":"The dark fender trim and wheel finish adds toughness to this Mazda 2\u2013based cute-ute.","mimetype":"image\/jpeg","photographer":"Michael Simari","illustrator":"","make_id":"3","model_id":"1206","submodel_id":"6779","images":{"original_src":"http:\/\/blog-admin.cddev.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Mazda-CX-3-Exterior-106.jpg","large":["http:\/\/blog.caranddriver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Mazda-CX-3-Exterior-106-876x535.jpg",876,535,true]},"src":"http:\/\/blog.caranddriver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Mazda-CX-3-Exterior-106-876x535.jpg","make_name":true,"model_name":"CX-3","submodel_name":"Mazda CX-3","year":"2016","submodel_alias":"2016 Mazda CX-3"},{"id":170546,"title":"2016 Mazda CX-3","body":"Here we can see the CX-3's gloriously pinched greenhouse, which sits perched seemingly between the front and rear fender peaks. It is attractive.","mimetype":"image\/jpeg","photographer":"Michael Simari","illustrator":"","make_id":"3","model_id":"1206","submodel_id":"6779","images":{"original_src":"http:\/\/blog-admin.cddev.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Mazda-CX-3-Exterior-107.jpg","large":["http:\/\/blog.caranddriver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Mazda-CX-3-Exterior-107-876x535.jpg",876,535,true]},"src":"http:\/\/blog.caranddriver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Mazda-CX-3-Exterior-107-876x535.jpg","make_name":true,"model_name":"CX-3","submodel_name":"Mazda CX-3","year":"2016","submodel_alias":"2016 Mazda CX-3"},{"id":170547,"title":"2016 Mazda CX-3","body":"Just as the front end design apes the CX-5, so, too, does the rear. ","mimetype":"image\/jpeg","photographer":"Michael Simari","illustrator":"","make_id":"3","model_id":"1206","submodel_id":"6779","images":{"original_src":"http:\/\/blog-admin.cddev.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Mazda-CX-3-Exterior-108.jpg","large":["http:\/\/blog.caranddriver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Mazda-CX-3-Exterior-108-876x535.jpg",876,535,true]},"src":"http:\/\/blog.caranddriver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Mazda-CX-3-Exterior-108-876x535.jpg","make_name":true,"model_name":"CX-3","submodel_name":"Mazda CX-3","year":"2016","submodel_alias":"2016 Mazda CX-3"},{"id":170548,"title":"2016 Mazda CX-3","body":"We really dig the dual exhaust outlets, wide-set reflector elements, and the nicely sculpted tailgate.","mimetype":"image\/jpeg","photographer":"Michael Simari","illustrator":"","make_id":"3","model_id":"1206","submodel_id":"6779","images":{"original_src":"http:\/\/blog-admin.cddev.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Mazda-CX-3-Exterior-109.jpg","large":["http:\/\/blog.caranddriver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Mazda-CX-3-Exterior-109-876x535.jpg",876,535,true]},"src":"http:\/\/blog.caranddriver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Mazda-CX-3-Exterior-109-876x535.jpg","make_name":true,"model_name":"CX-3","submodel_name":"Mazda CX-3","year":"2016","submodel_alias":"2016 Mazda CX-3"},{"id":170549,"title":"2016 Mazda CX-3","body":"With a standard 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine\u2014expected to produce nearly 160 horsepower\u2014the CX-3 just may show its tail to every other small SUV out there.","mimetype":"image\/jpeg","photographer":"Michael Simari","illustrator":"","make_id":"3","model_id":"1206","submodel_id":"6779","images":{"original_src":"http:\/\/blog-admin.cddev.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Mazda-CX-3-Exterior-110.jpg","large":["http:\/\/blog.caranddriver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Mazda-CX-3-Exterior-110-876x535.jpg",876,535,true]},"src":"http:\/\/blog.caranddriver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Mazda-CX-3-Exterior-110-876x535.jpg","make_name":true,"model_name":"CX-3","submodel_name":"Mazda CX-3","year":"2016","submodel_alias":"2016 Mazda CX-3"},{"id":170550,"title":"2016 Mazda CX-3","body":"All-wheel drive will be offered as an option on U.S.-market CX-3s, with front-drive being standard. A six-speed automatic is, sadly, the only transmission option. ","mimetype":"image\/jpeg","photographer":"Michael Simari","illustrator":"","make_id":"3","model_id":"1206","submodel_id":"6779","images":{"original_src":"http:\/\/blog-admin.cddev.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Mazda-CX-3-Exterior-111.jpg","large":["http:\/\/blog.caranddriver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Mazda-CX-3-Exterior-111-876x535.jpg",876,535,true]},"src":"http:\/\/blog.caranddriver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Mazda-CX-3-Exterior-111-876x535.jpg","make_name":true,"model_name":"CX-3","submodel_name":"Mazda CX-3","year":"2016","submodel_alias":"2016 Mazda CX-3"},{"id":170551,"title":"2016 Mazda CX-3","body":"Again, the CX-3's excellent stance and sultry curves shame the bland competition.","mimetype":"image\/jpeg","photographer":"Michael Simari","illustrator":"","make_id":"3","model_id":"1206","submodel_id":"6779","images":{"original_src":"http:\/\/blog-admin.cddev.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Mazda-CX-3-Exterior-112.jpg","large":["http:\/\/blog.caranddriver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Mazda-CX-3-Exterior-112-876x535.jpg",876,535,true]},"src":"http:\/\/blog.caranddriver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Mazda-CX-3-Exterior-112-876x535.jpg","make_name":true,"model_name":"CX-3","submodel_name":"Mazda CX-3","year":"2016","submodel_alias":"2016 Mazda CX-3"},{"id":170552,"title":"2016 Mazda CX-3","body":"","mimetype":"image\/jpeg","photographer":"Michael Simari","illustrator":"","make_id":"3","model_id":"1206","submodel_id":"6779","images":{"original_src":"http:\/\/blog-admin.cddev.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Mazda-CX-3-Exterior-113.jpg","large":["http:\/\/blog.caranddriver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Mazda-CX-3-Exterior-113-876x535.jpg",876,535,true]},"src":"http:\/\/blog.caranddriver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Mazda-CX-3-Exterior-113-876x535.jpg","make_name":true,"model_name":"CX-3","submodel_name":"Mazda CX-3","year":"2016","submodel_alias":"2016 Mazda CX-3"},{"id":170553,"title":"2016 Mazda CX-3","body":"","mimetype":"image\/jpeg","photographer":"Michael Simari","illustrator":"","make_id":"3","model_id":"1206","submodel_id":"6779","images":{"original_src":"http:\/\/blog-admin.cddev.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Mazda-CX-3-Exterior-114.jpg","large":["http:\/\/blog.caranddriver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Mazda-CX-3-Exterior-114-876x535.jpg",876,535,true]},"src":"http:\/\/blog.caranddriver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Mazda-CX-3-Exterior-114-876x535.jpg","make_name":true,"model_name":"CX-3","submodel_name":"Mazda CX-3","year":"2016","submodel_alias":"2016 Mazda CX-3"},{"id":170554,"title":"2016 Mazda CX-3","body":"","mimetype":"image\/jpeg","photographer":"Michael Simari","illustrator":"","make_id":"3","model_id":"1206","submodel_id":"6779","images":{"original_src":"http:\/\/blog-admin.cddev.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Mazda-CX-3-Exterior-115.jpg","large":["http:\/\/blog.caranddriver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Mazda-CX-3-Exterior-115-876x535.jpg",876,535,true]},"src":"http:\/\/blog.caranddriver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Mazda-CX-3-Exterior-115-876x535.jpg","make_name":true,"model_name":"CX-3","submodel_name":"Mazda CX-3","year":"2016","submodel_alias":"2016 Mazda CX-3"},{"id":170555,"title":"2016 Mazda CX-3","body":"The CX-3's dashboard is almost exactly the same unit found in the 2016 Mazda 2. ","mimetype":"image\/jpeg","photographer":"Michael Simari","illustrator":"","make_id":"3","model_id":"1206","submodel_id":"6779","images":{"original_src":"http:\/\/blog-admin.cddev.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Mazda-CX-3-Interior-101.jpg","large":["http:\/\/blog.caranddriver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Mazda-CX-3-Interior-101-876x535.jpg",876,535,true]},"src":"http:\/\/blog.caranddriver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Mazda-CX-3-Interior-101-876x535.jpg","make_name":true,"model_name":"CX-3","submodel_name":"Mazda CX-3","year":"2016","submodel_alias":"2016 Mazda CX-3"},{"id":170556,"title":"2016 Mazda CX-3","body":"A seven-inch touch screen (also operable via a console-mounted knob) is shared with other contemporary Mazdas and features sharp resolution. ","mimetype":"image\/jpeg","photographer":"Michael Simari","illustrator":"","make_id":"3","model_id":"1206","submodel_id":"6779","images":{"original_src":"http:\/\/blog-admin.cddev.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Mazda-CX-3-Interior-102.jpg","large":["http:\/\/blog.caranddriver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Mazda-CX-3-Interior-102-876x535.jpg",876,535,true]},"src":"http:\/\/blog.caranddriver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Mazda-CX-3-Interior-102-876x535.jpg","make_name":true,"model_name":"CX-3","submodel_name":"Mazda CX-3","year":"2016","submodel_alias":"2016 Mazda CX-3"},{"id":170557,"title":"2016 Mazda CX-3","body":"Italianate round air vents, deeply contoured door panels, and rich materials highlight the CX-3's cabin. ","mimetype":"image\/jpeg","photographer":"Michael Simari","illustrator":"","make_id":"3","model_id":"1206","submodel_id":"6779","images":{"original_src":"http:\/\/blog-admin.cddev.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Mazda-CX-3-Interior-103.jpg","large":["http:\/\/blog.caranddriver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Mazda-CX-3-Interior-103-876x535.jpg",876,535,true]},"src":"http:\/\/blog.caranddriver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Mazda-CX-3-Interior-103-876x535.jpg","make_name":true,"model_name":"CX-3","submodel_name":"Mazda CX-3","year":"2016","submodel_alias":"2016 Mazda CX-3"},{"id":170558,"title":"2016 Mazda CX-3","body":"The back seat is, in fact, habitable by real-size humans.","mimetype":"image\/jpeg","photographer":"Michael Simari","illustrator":"","make_id":"3","model_id":"1206","submodel_id":"6779","images":{"original_src":"http:\/\/blog-admin.cddev.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Mazda-CX-3-Interior-104.jpg","large":["http:\/\/blog.caranddriver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Mazda-CX-3-Interior-104-876x535.jpg",876,535,true]},"src":"http:\/\/blog.caranddriver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Mazda-CX-3-Interior-104-876x535.jpg","make_name":true,"model_name":"CX-3","submodel_name":"Mazda CX-3","year":"2016","submodel_alias":"2016 Mazda CX-3"},{"id":170559,"title":"2016 Mazda CX-3","body":"This white-over-black color scheme is hot, but will it stand up to coffee spills and whatever shenanigans children get into?","mimetype":"image\/jpeg","photographer":"Michael Simari","illustrator":"","make_id":"3","model_id":"1206","submodel_id":"6779","images":{"original_src":"http:\/\/blog-admin.cddev.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Mazda-CX-3-Interior-105.jpg","large":["http:\/\/blog.caranddriver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Mazda-CX-3-Interior-105-876x535.jpg",876,535,true]},"src":"http:\/\/blog.caranddriver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Mazda-CX-3-Interior-105-876x535.jpg","make_name":true,"model_name":"CX-3","submodel_name":"Mazda CX-3","year":"2016","submodel_alias":"2016 Mazda CX-3"}]}
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