Mazda Lease Deals

Mazda Lease Deals Across the Full Range

Mazda has spent twenty years refusing to follow the industry, and the results are consistently better to drive than the badge suggests. Where most brands downsized to small turbocharged engines, Mazda engineered its way around the problem, and where most interiors chase screen size, Mazda kept physical controls and a proper driving position.

The practical upshot is that a Mazda usually feels a class above its price from the driver's seat. It also means the engine names take a minute to decode, which the section below does.

Which Mazda Should You Lease?

Eight models, and almost no overlap between them.

Decoding SKYACTIV

Mazda names its engines rather than badging them by size, and the letter at the end is the part that matters:

• e-SKYACTIV G is the petrol mild hybrid, 140ps in the Mazda3 and CX-30, 141ps in the CX-5. The straightforward choice.
• e-SKYACTIV X is Mazda's cleverest engine, a 186ps petrol that borrows compression ignition from diesel technology to get diesel-like efficiency with petrol smoothness. Offered on the Mazda3 and CX-30.
• e-SKYACTIV D is the 254ps diesel mild hybrid in the CX-60 and CX-80. A large, modern diesel is increasingly rare and it is the right engine if you tow or cover long distances.
• e-SKYACTIV PHEV is the 327ps plug-in hybrid in the CX-60 and CX-80, which is both the fastest and, for a company car driver who can charge, the cheapest to run.

The Mazda2 Hybrid is a self-charging full hybrid that never needs a cable, and the Mazda6e is fully electric. For company car drivers the plug-in hybrid and the 6e sit far lower on benefit in kind than the petrols, and rates change each tax year, so take the current figures from your accountant.

Choosing Your Trim

One ladder runs across the range, though not every model gets every rung. In ascending order it is Prime-Line, Centre-Line, Exclusive-Line, Homura, Homura Plus, Takumi and Takumi Plus.

The split is one of character rather than straight hierarchy at the top. Homura is the sporting look, with the darker exterior treatment. Takumi is the luxury flavour, favouring lighter interior materials and comfort kit. They sit at similar levels, so it is a taste decision rather than a better or worse one.

One thing worth checking before you settle on a model. The Mazda6e is the only fully electric car Mazda currently offers here, and it is a saloon. If you want an electric Mazda SUV, that is not available yet, and the honest answer is to look at the plug-in hybrid CX-60 or CX-80 instead, or at another brand. We would rather tell you that up front.

Why People Choose Mazda

Because they drive well, and that is not a small claim in a market where most cars in these classes are competent and forgettable. Mazda puts real engineering effort into steering feel, seating position and how a car responds, and people who notice those things tend to keep coming back.

The interiors are the other reason. Mazda resisted putting everything on a touchscreen, so the controls you use while moving are still physical, which is better and safer to use than the alternative. Our leasing guides cover setting mileage and term, and business leasing explains the company position.

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