Missing just a little of the previous model s oomph
Lacks the X-factor (and X-equipment) of rivals
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shares
To the end of 2020, nearly half the 4x4 utes sold in Australia were made by either Ford or Toyota. In a busy and lucrative market, everyone else wants a slice of that success, not least Mazda with a scant 4.7 per cent share of the 4x4 segment by the end of 2020.
The
2021 Mazda BT-50 is all-new, and as has been well documented already, comes from a production partnership with Isuzu in place of previous partner, Ford. The styling may be Mazda’s, but the bones are Isuzu’s – which is no bad thing.