Mazda BT-50 Pros

Mazda BT-50 Cons

The Mazda BT-50 was facelifted earlier this year, but it's already come in for another tweak that should be fairly significant for fleets and tradespeople.

It's out with the old base-spec 1.9-litre turbo-diesel, and in with the new 2.2-litre turbo-diesel. The 300cc (266cc to be specific) jump in displacement comes roughly one month after the same switch for the Isuzu D-Max , on which the BT-50 is based.

Accompanying the new entry-level turbo-diesel is also a new eight-speed automatic transmission, which is now standard across both 4×2 or 4×4 drivetrain layouts. Not only that, but you can now get the new 2.2 in single-cab/chassis, dual-cab/chassis, and dual-cab pickup body styles, a vast expansion over the 1.9's single-cab-only availability.

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