New 2024 Mazda 2 Hybrid | More Than Just A Re-Badged Toyota Yaris?

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@ziploc2000 Ай бұрын

Sadly neither the Yaris nor the Mazda 2 are now sold in the USA, because either would be the perfect car I'd be looking for when the time comes to replace my current Mazda 3. Small, economical, I'm not looking for a rally car or a massive pickup truck, just a round town shopping cart that can carry 4 adults in a pinch. I'm 5'10", if you have a camera operator who is shorter than you it would have been interesting to see how the back seat fits for a shorter person. With 8" extra legroom to play with it between front and back would be fine, but the headroom looked very tight.

@BuckleUpShow Ай бұрын

There’s a comparison video coming out with all 3 of us in it very soon

@victormarian7889 Ай бұрын

I'm also 5 ft. 10, and I ' ve bought a Hyundai I 10, which, although a little smaller overall, gives much better space in the back row, almost three inches, and the consumption is only a tad bigger, maybe 7 - 8 % in city, and ... smaller at highway speeds

@williamwyllie7072 Ай бұрын

The sales of the Mazda should overtake the sales of the Yaris in the UK due to the 0% PCP over 4 years.

@BuckleUpShow Ай бұрын

I would be surprised if they actually do, you get the 10 year warranty with the Toyota and they have a very loyal following

@williamwyllie7072 Ай бұрын

@@BuckleUpShow I regard myself as a loyal follower of Toyota, Presently own a three year old CHR, my previous car 2013 Yaris which I exchanged for the Mazda caused me no problems over a 11 years of happy motoring. Please read the small print new Toyota cars come with a 3 year manufacturing warranty recently reduced from 5 years followed by 12months 10,000 miles after every qualifying service committing you to pay for any wear and tear items they say needs replacing which might work out expensive. I agree Toyota offer a better warranty but it is not straight forward.

@BuckleUpShow Ай бұрын

But you’re getting a year’s warranty just for servicing it with them, I don’t understand the ‘this is a scam’ argument at all here. And you can take a used model that hasn’t been serviced with Toyota and they’ll still give you another year’s warranty up to the 10 years. Given Toyotas need very little maintenance, I think it’s an exceptional deal.

@williamwyllie7072 Ай бұрын

@@BuckleUpShow I respect your view and just say there are advantages and disadvantages in buying the Mazda2.

@robsmall6466 Ай бұрын

Credit where credit is due. One of the better car reviewer on YT. Mature and no clowning about. It's a Yaris with a Mazda badge but that's ok. Maybe include prices in future though

@BuckleUpShow Ай бұрын

Thank you! We tend to avoid mentioning pricing as it changes so often now the video can end up out of date very quickly

@robsmall6466 Ай бұрын

@@BuckleUpShow Thought it might be the case RE pricing. Good job with the reviews. The Suzuki Swift review by your colleague was also well done

@anthonyconnor1603 Ай бұрын

I have owned Mazda cars all my life. They are great cars, but Mazda has a tendency to produce what they think people want but not actually listen to people. It is a shame Mazda won't bring out a full hybrid version of their Mazda 3 paired with the Skyactiv-X engine. I reckon that would be a fuel-efficient car if it had this technology. Mazda must look at what their competitors at Honda and Toyota are producing with the new Civic and Corolla, which are hybrid only! I really don't see the point of a mild-hybrid apart from the lovely manual gearbox you get in a Mazda but I would rather good fuel economy so I am not at the petrol station every second day like I am with my current car.

@BuckleUpShow Ай бұрын

This isn't a mild hybrid, and it's definitely not manual

@anthonyconnor1603 Ай бұрын

@BuckleUpShow I know that, but I am saying Mazda should do full hybrid cars for the rest of their range.

@jdmguy44 Ай бұрын

I disagree. With Mazda's mild hybrid petrol engines you get less complexity and a more involving driving experience (with a manual gearbox) which the Civic and Corolla don't offer. Cheaper to purchase too. A new Corolla and Civic will cost you circa £30k these days for an entry model. Emissions and real world fuel economy are still excellent on the Skyactiv petrol motors.

@anthonyconnor1603 Ай бұрын

@jdmguy44 I disagree with that because full hybrids can actually run on electric mode for short distances, which is ideal for driving in car parks, towns and cities where you will use no fuel at all. A mild hybrid is just carrying heavy batteries around that never power the car, they just help with power a slight bit. Yes, full hybrids are more expensive but you get that back with fuel savings and if you do a lot of town/city driving, you will make that up in no time. You are right in saying that a manual gearbox involves a more involving driving experience and especially with Mazda gearboxes, but more cars nowadays are going automatic. I used to think the same about automatic gearboxes, but I really like the ones used in Toyota hybrids lately. I would really like Mazda to bring a full hybrid version of the 2 (not a rebadged Yaris) and Mazda 3 paired with the Skyactiv-X engine. It doesn't have to be 2.0 litres in size, I would be happy with a 1.5 or 1.8 litre paired with the Skyactiv-X engine.

@jdmguy44 Ай бұрын

@@anthonyconnor1603 I take your point. I would mention though that the battery pack in a mild hybrid is much smaller (and lighter) than that you would find in a full hybrid like a Toyota.

@stuartc29 Ай бұрын

Good review. What's it like on the motorway?

@BuckleUpShow Ай бұрын

It feels very sturdy for a small car and won’t do less than 70mpg

@TaavusWrack Ай бұрын

It's very good switch on the adaptive cruise control & away you go. Listen to you tunes, may be have a sing song. But most of all sit back and enjoy!

@jdmguy44 Ай бұрын

Drives well on the motorway. It's especially good in stop start town traffic. Surprisingly quick away from a standing start. Handles well too.

@andymiles5156 Ай бұрын

Are they using a standard lead acid battery under the rear seat like Toyota do? We have the prior generation of Yaris and it uses the safer AGM battery technology. I don’t fancy being in a side impact crash with a standard lead acid battery in the cabin.

@BuckleUpShow Ай бұрын

No one uses lead acid batteries for EV portion of the drivetrain nowadays. This uses a lithium ion battery.

@andymiles5156 Ай бұрын

@@BuckleUpShow I’m talking about the 12V battery that powers the electric systems, apart from the aircon. AGM batteries are more expensive so it’s likely a cost cutting exercise. As a result dealers had no end of customers with flat battery problems because the battery in the newer models has to be left on a trickle charger if not used for a while. The forums are full of owners complaining about it.

@BuckleUpShow Ай бұрын

Sounds like the forums are full of owners who don't drive their cars often enough or for long enough to keep the 12 V battery sufficiently charged.

@andymiles5156 Ай бұрын

@@BuckleUpShow there will be extreme cases like that, but some were only leaving it four days, and lots were finding it flat after two weeks whilst they went on holiday. Toyota recognised the issue but their only advice was to sit in the car once a week with the ignition on for 30 minutes (It charges from the lithium ion battery then). Some have had to install trickle charges. Our previous version of the Yaris with an AGM battery has sat for a couple of months, following a rear end impact, and had no issue with the battery.

@volt8684 Ай бұрын

I have heard the cvt revving on u tube where testers are booting it. When I test drove a rav 4 and Yaris in normal driving it’s not as harsh, just my point of view. If you are going to welly it, it may prove intrusive. The sheer reliability of these would be my 1st priority. Nice honest review

@BuckleUpShow Ай бұрын

We agree that it's not really intrusive under normal driving. Toyota have made a big noise about adding sound deadening to the Yaris Cross due to owners complaints about the noise though, so it's clearly bothering someone