We are yet to try out this variant

The least powerful petrol delivers decent performance; 0-62mph for the manual version is a respectable 9.0sec. But it will only provide that kind of pace if you’re willing to rev the bejesus out of it; there’s no turbocharger, you see, and if the revs drop below 2500rpm, especially in higher gears, it’s about as accelerative as a somnolent slug. Despite having half its capacity, the turbocharged Seat Arona 1.0 TSI 115 has more low-end surge. Still, keep the CX-3's revs above that region and there’s reasonable pick-up for keeping with the flow of motorway traffic, and take cost into account and this is our pick over the 1.8-litre diesel.