Though automakers sell about one-tenth as many new cars in Mexico every year as they do in the U.S., our south-of-the-border neighbor’s dealerships have plenty of unique vehicles. Many cater to a decidedly different buyer base in Mexico, where the market is generally more price-sensitive and skewed toward utilitarian vehicles like pickup trucks.
If you’ve ever been to Mexico — or even to a border city, where plenty of Mexican-registered cars pop over for work, shopping, or tourism — you may have noticed some of these unique vehicles. Here’s a look at 10 of the coolest cars you can buy in Mexico, but not the U.S., in 2025.
For the purpose of this article, we’ve looked only at vehicles currently available in Mexico – but not in the USA – for the 2025 model year. All pricing quoted is for base models converted to US dollars and based on a rounded conversion rate of 1 Mexico Peso to $0.054 U.S. Dollars. Beware that, unlike in the US, pricing in Mexico includes initial registration tax.
Engine
1.8-liter Inline-4
Horsepower
187 hp
Price
$32,200 USD
The Territory is a five-seat compact SUV with relatively upright styling, at least compared to the similarly sized but largely unrelated Ford Escape. It was designed primarily for the Chinese market, though it’s also sold in Southeast Asia and the Middle East. Stretching around 182 inches long, the Territory is sized about like a Honda CR-V. Power comes from a turbocharged 1.8-liter four-cylinder paired with a seven-speed automatic transmission and front-wheel drive. (There is no all-wheel-drive Territory in Mexico.) Inside, Mexican buyers will find a 12.0-inch touchscreen, and high-end models can be fitted with a 12.0-inch digital instrument cluster.
Ford does sell the Escape in Mexico, but only with a hybrid powertrain. As in the U.S., the less roomy Escape is available in front- and all-wheel-drive configurations.
Engine
1.0-liter Inline-3
Horsepower
99 hp
Price
$20,900
The Magnite is Nissan’s cheapest and most basic car in Mexico. In many ways, it’s the successor of the long-lived and locally beloved Nissan Tsuru, which was sold in the U.S. in the early 1990s as the Nissan Sentra and lasted until 2017 in Mexico. The Magnite is built in India and is primarily intended for that market, though what works “over there” may work in Mexico, too, since both countries have congested urban areas and a mish-mash of rough pavement and dirt roads that necessitate a durable suspension setup.
With just 99 hp on tap from a little turbocharged three-cylinder engine, the Magnite is certainly no rocket – but it is available with a manual transmission.
Engine
1.5-liter Inline-4
Horsepower
119 hp
Price
$26,300
Honda’s Mexican-market lineup is anchored by the Indonesian-built BR-V. The BR-V is just a few inches shorter than the Honda HR-V, though its boxy lines mean that it is a bit more spacious inside. That’s critical since the BR-V is actually a seven-seater, though the two wedged into the third row had better be pretty small.
The smallest SUV that Honda sells in Mexico has a simple, rugged style — and a lot of features for the dinero. Unlike many budget-friendly small SUVs, especially those like the BR-V that were designed for markets like India and Central America, this little Honda is available with the full suite of Honda Sensing gear. That means that the top Touring trim can be equipped with adaptive cruise control, automatic high-beam headlights, and lane-keep assist.
Engine
1.5-liter Inline-4
Horsepower
106 hp
Price
$17,000
True, Toyota sold two generations of its subcompact Yaris in the U.S., but our collective taste buds much prefer SUVs. In Mexico, however, the Yaris has stuck around as a lineup of subcompact hatchbacks and sedans also sold in a host of emerging markets across the globe. (It’s generally called the Toyota Vios in those markets.) Either way, you’ll find four-cylinder power and either a manual or automatic transmission and not too much in the way of luxury features aside from a 7.0-inch touchscreen and a backup camera. Then again, with prices this low, who’s counting?
Strangely, the Yaris sold in Mexico is unrelated to the Yaris sold in Europe and Japan — but more on that in a moment.
Engine
1.6-liter Inline-4
Horsepower
296 hp
Price
$46,000
If there’s any car we’re jealous about, it’s this one. The Toyota GR Yaris shares virtually nothing in common with the standard Yars — no body panels, no major interior bits, and, most importantly, no powertrain components. Instead, the little GR Yaris gets a turbocharged 1.6-liter four-cylinder that cranks out a mind-boggling 296 hp. That’s a lot of power for something this tiny.
The GR Yaris was created by Gazoo Racing, the fun-loving arm of otherwise relatively staid Toyota. We can also thank Gazoo for the GR Corolla sold here, but its smaller sibling would be just as fun to have!
Engine
1.3-liter Inline-4
Horsepower
163 hp
Price
$47,300
While Mercedes-Benz did briefly try to sell its small A-Class sedan in the U.S., we were never offered its more practical sibling — the A-Class Hatchback. In Mexico, this model anchors the brand’s lineup. It’s a decidedly European-style small car, and it boasts a pretty impressive little turbocharged four-cylinder engine in its base A200 configuration.
Want something even more fun? There’s the 300-hp A35 and the 415-hp A45, both of which were tuned by Mercedes-Benz’s AMG division. These two cars are proper hot hatches that we know we’d like to see up here — though maybe without the $80,000-plus price tag Mercedes attaches to the A45.
Engine
1.6-liter Inline-4
Horsepower
109 hp
Price
$18,400
Volkswagen may be a German name (and word, for that matter), but the company has a very long history in Central and South America. There, small, car-based pickup trucks have always had a niche market — and the Volkswagen Saveiro is the latest to fly that flag. This single-cab truck has just two seats, and, unlike typical pickups its bed and cab are all a single unit. That means it rides and handles like a car, albeit with plenty of utility out back. Australians call this body a ute.
The Saveiro comes in a basic trim called Robust or in a version with a larger cab but a smaller bed. Both feature the same simple 1.6-liter four-cylinder paired with a manual transmission. The Saveiro comes exclusively with front-wheel drive, meaning it’s definitely not a serious off-roader.
Engine
3.0-liter Inline-4
Horsepower
188 hp
Price
$43,000
Mazda has been in the pickup truck market for generations; for years, it built small pickup trucks for Ford. And, outside the U.S., Ford and Mazda collaborated on trucks largely aimed at Southeast Asia, the Middle East, Africa, and Australia. The brand’s latest truck — the BT-50 — is almost too pretty for work duty with its front end clearly inspired by its sedans and SUVs. Underneath its skin, however, the BT-50 is a close relative to an Isuzu truck sold in many markets outside the U.S.
The BT-50 is built in Thailand and, in Mexico, it features a robust turbodiesel four-cylinder Inside, its cabin is more car-like than many other trucks. Its buttons and knobs have a decidedly Mercedes-Benz look to them, too.
Engine
1.5-liter Inline-4
Horsepower
113 hp
Price
$23,200
If you haven’t caught on by now, the Mexican market has tons of small crossovers and SUVs. One of the most stylish in the entire market is undoubtedly the Hyundai Creta, a boxy little ‘ute with an interior just as perky as its exterior. the Creta is surprisingly expensive for the Mexican market, however, especially when you consider it stretches just 169 inches long and it costs nearly $2,600 to swap the standard six-speed manual gearbox for an optional continuously variable automatic (CVT).
The Creta was primarily intended as a model for BRIC markets — Brazil, Russia, India, and China, but it also seems to work well in Latin America. Not offered in Mexico, at least for now, is the all-electric version of the Creta that is sold in some other countries.
Engine
Electric
Horsepower
102 hp
Price
$24,190
If there’s any vehicle on this list that we think could find a buyer base in the U.S., it’s the Chevy Spark EUV. Yes, we had a Chevy Spark here in the U.S. — and an all-electric one — but it was nothing like this. The Spark EUV is a boxy, stylish little city runabout with Honda Odyssey elements (no pun intended.) It’s fun, funky, and not very expensive. Chevy says it can go up to 281 kilometers, or around 175 miles, on a full charge, and the automaker claims that this estimate is based on the same EPA test procedures we use here.
Despite its bowtie branding, the Spark EUV is really a Chinese-market model that is basically just a rebranded version of that country’s Baojun Yep. There, it’s even available in a too-cute-to-function two-door model.
Sources: Toyota, Honda, Ford, Mercedes-Benz, Chevrolet, Nissan, Hyundai, Volkswagen, Mazda
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