Mazda is elite. Built for true enthusiastic drivers. I wish they would sell more.

Mazda have nailed it! Best suv for the R1mil money..

It pains me to see so few Mazdas on the roads. They are beautiful, useful features (not gimmicks), drive well and are reliable. It's like the designers actually like driving and using their cars. Compared to everyone else who just jumps on the latest trend (touch screen everything, small unreliable highly sprung engines, etc) or build a skeleton to reach a price point (Toyota). The entire line up is well executed.

This car is seriously worth it ❤

Owned 3 Mazdas .....only had a 2007 mazda 3 need a slave cylinder replaced.....and a fuel tank float go faulty on a 2008 Mazda 2.....total cost 2800 for both repairs that's over 15years ago ....super reliable

Physical buttons and knobs for me is one of the big considderations if I buy a car. Obviously media stuff can be touchscreen and some deeper settings but things you would adjust regularly on the go must be controlled by knobs and buttons. Watched your previous video, asked myself the question: What us the point of being tought not to use your cellphone if it is built into the dash anyways and your whole car is controlled of it. Honestly.🤷

Never thought that I would be lusting after a Mazda. But here we are.

Mazda are the best cars for the money, they last longer than Toyota too.. My family is a Mazda family and we've had Mazda's over 200k kms on these harsh South African roads, with no issues ever. We only buy Mazda!

Very, very, very nice. I have always appreciated a Mazda as it's a very reliable car. I still drive my 2007 1.6 sport original with over 420k on the clock. Most underrated vehicle by far. As always, awesome review and thanx Juliet 🫰🏼

Thanks Juliet,fantastic car! I drive the cx 30 and its way better than any Corolla.

I've been waiting so long for you to do a review on this car. I'm certain that I'm buying it in the near future. Thanks Julie

And unlike the Germans, it has spare wheel.

Love your review of this vehicle❤

Another omission is heated seats. Something I got used to since my 2002 Astra Turbo Coupe and have since then never used the heater in any of my cars with heated seats.

Excellent video, thank you. makes you want to buy this, but to late, it's already ordered 😀

As a older car and motorcycle driver always check mirrors.keep left pass right on any road.

I appreciate voice only !!!!

It may sound "expensive", but it is better "value" than the Mercs, BMWs, Audis, VWs, in fact anything that has luxury, style and performance. A Santa Fe and Sorrento are also a million Rand now. This is fantastic quality and performance.

Should be popular as Mazda have created quite a few loyal customers with the great line-up over the past few years

These are the kind of cars/brands that should be expensive, because they don't break even after Warranty......

Hey Jules, happy Wednesday. I see the Hippo is still between the 2 front seats sitting on the arm rest and has not moved in here by me yet :P.

Underrated Mazda zooming back to the market.. personally a better proposition than a Honda CR-V...👌🏾

"Traditional Knob", with the gesture LOL 😂😂🤣🤣

I was looking forward to this review. Now waiting for the new Ford Territory...

Juliet can you tell us "this" secret and share what type/brand of microphone are you using for the interior recordings? Sounds great and we are still looking for the perfect one ;) Cheers from Poland ;)

Which one would you recommend between XC60 Mild Hybrid and CX60 Hybrid? Since they are similarly priced

Looks like they've based the interface on BMW iDrive 7, a good idea!

Far prefer tactile buttons over touch screens. Like you say, you can master them quickly without looking

You ever drive the x3 30d?

How's the ride and comfort of the car?

Juliet, jy is te oulik met jou chirps. What did you think of the ride? Some Say, the ride is a bit firm, at 60 I want a softer ride. The bones, are not that flexible at 60 but I would enjoy the poeier of 187kw.

If Mazda is smart. They take this drive train and tweak it a bit, just enough to look different and re badge it as the CX5 replacement. At least for north America it should work...

Why don't you mention the ride quality on uneven roads? All the car journalists around the world complained about it to the fact that Mazda already made changes to the suspension. Now what I would like to know is what version we got here in SA ( probably the 1st version) or is it the upgraded one.

You haven't reviewed the car though. This was like a Car magazine introduction.

Nice review. How is the ride quality though ? I noticed you were driving on very good roads so I didn't see you or the car bouncing, lol ? We have the 2.5NA Dynamic Version and the ride quality and bouncy nature of the suspension is just horrible. Now stiff I can handle but not a suspension that bounces like a Mk1 Golf on Cut springs. I know there are recalls on the Steering issue and also for suspension in the Uk and Aus, but does this version suffer from the same issues as the earlier 2023 models ? I know its a new Platform and most will be regarded as teething issues but still, for the segment this car is in, it should never be so bad to drive. I mean, its a Mazda and built in Japan, what happen to their stringent quality control. These issues are very well known, so please advise if this is an improvement on the suspension from the previous 2.5NA version you drove ? We are really thinking about waiting for the new CX5 and getting out of this CX-60.

0:20 lol

Which is better value for the million? This or the Outback 2.4T?

3.3L sounds like a too big engine to produce only 187kw. Is it turbocharged?

Love Mazda.. But this one… is the first mazda built somewhere different..? USA, I think?

Beautiful exterior but Mazda are waaaaaay behind on interior esp for a R1mln

How's reliability on that diesel motor as Mazda are not known for reliable diesels? From a petrol CX5 owner

The Mazda cookie cutter is in full operation across the CX range , the interior and switchgear are functional but very dull… how much of these factors are contributing to the low sales numbers.

May I recommend music in the background of your videos

Owened 2 mazdas much more reliable than my toyotas and vw

From the side it reminds me of a BMW

Well did Mazda SA address the issues of the stiff suspension, harsh ride and transmission calibration that plagued Australian reviewers? Otherwise this looks the part and at a huge discount or used will be a brilliant buy. Rather this than a Honda CRV with a 1.5l turbo 4 cylinder CVT for 1 million.

Has Mazda recalled the initial batch for the suspension upgrades ? See the Australian reviewers on this car .

This is the MOST annoying commercial ...

R1m for this is pretty cheap considering the sea of plastic that is the Tiguan is also about the same after options. Regarding the whole touchscreen stuff, I somewhat disagree with your take on this, yes like you I agree that not everything needs to be built into the screen, especially AC controls but trying to use for example car play on a Mazda is a real pain, don't even get me started on using Waze and trying to quickly click on something. Mazda while trying not to make us depend on the screen have made interacting with the car not very intuitive and a real pain!

Shame man it's your Romeo

A friend of mine wanted to buy a new X3 or GLC. I told him and his wife to go and test drive the XC60 diesel also - and they bought the XC60! Better performance, standard equipment, space and long term reliability! The Mazda's inline-6 also sounds much better compared to the crappy inline-4's the Germans have on offer...