Mazda CX-30 FULL REVIEW new Skyactiv-X AWD and automatic - Autogefühl

[@rene.duranona]

I just got this car about 2 months ago, after watching many videos about it. I went for the ActiveX 2L engine but without the AWD. Found the car so quiet that I kept stalling it the whole time for the first few weeks as I didn't hear the engine that much, lol. A lot quieter than my older Peugeot 308 Diesel.

[@ClaireYunFarronXIII]

As always, I love the quality, the detail, and just how well put together this video is. A huge thumbs up to the _Autogefühl_ team.

[@autogefuehl]

thanks keep tuning in =)

[@stevegrooms1142]

That wheel cover cladding does seem a bit extreme, but still the overall look is modern and appealing. You are the most reliably auto reviewer of all. It's fun for me to see Oriental makers doing such a fine job of making great cars for European conditions. Thanks for such a thoughtful review.

[@daviddevine6222]

Yes... good video... I bought the Cx-30 awd February 11, 2021. GS with Luxury package... Listen: I love it!! Incredible interior... more than enough pick up... great turning circle... great steering... great price. LOVE it!!!

[@newandnice]

Thank you, Thomas for the objective and detail review of Mazda. A lot of useful information and tips. Actually I didn't expect a Japanese car to be so well evaluated by European journalist.

[@stefangr.9682]

Gzoro, you have to say "German" journalist, there is a big difference! :)

[@kotfast]

Love your reviews. The colour in Germany is called Magma Red, in the rest of the world is Soul Red Cristal

[@MrVoayer]

You gave me answers to everything I always wanto to know but was afraid to ask ! Yet another excellent review from Autogefuehl ! Great job, guys ! Great job ! And this new Mazda CX-30 wipes off the opponents hands down !

[@autogefuehl]

Thanks please recommend our channel 🙃

[@sloeginandsleep1170]

Thank you for a clear and considered review. Autogefühl is one of the key media sources I trust when it comes to buying a new car. In fact, thanks in part to this review, I have a CX30 Skyactive X AWD GT Sport on order, 4 more weeks for delivery.

[@autogefuehl]

Cheers! Enjoy ☺️

[@leonted4290]

Never been here this early 😅. Great review as always.

[@kralle12a]

2nd mazda i got after watching this channel the first was a cx-3. This is another level i got a cosmos skyactive -x 2020 all options in that package over here. Love it:)

[@dwergmaster]

Love the review Thomas. Superb car, however I'd take the 2WD manual for sure :-)

[@autogefuehl]

cheers Tom!

[@dateharshal]

Thank you so much for the video. I'm thinking of 150 PS AWD Manual because of weekend trips to the mountains (living in Munich). Looks like a good cost to benefit ratio for a first new car.

[@tipazas]

As for leather seats... You can ban me, but I've got leather seats for the first time and I've changed my mind: I like the stiffness, how surface looks and feel and also the practical cleaning side. Summer is ahead but cold was not a big problem also. I mean I don't need a real leather, although I think mine are from real, but I like that material in practice.

[@autogefuehl]

I can understand when people prefer a slick surface. But it doesn't justify the cruelty for humans and animals in the production process. As u said, it might as well be a high grad leatherette to reach the same effect.

[@smallstudiodesign]

I bought a brand new 2021 CX30-GT , last week -✨💖✨- 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 Perfect for Zoom-zooming from Vancouver-Whistler on the Sea-to-Sky Highway, & beyond‼️🛣💨🇨🇦👍🏼

[@31276965lmm]

Another great independent and in-depth review Thomas. Thanks.

[@bill7481]

Great review, Thomas! Thanks!

[@Buck_TKO]

Thanks again for the quality of the review. About the low quality of the little box in the left side (right side in Japan). In Japan it's not a box but a place to put the (factory mounted) recorder of the dash cam and the card for the toll gate for the highway. I think that's why it's not design as a secondary small box.

[@autogefuehl]

interesting!

[@sviraci]

CX 30 with Skyactiv G will build in Mexico. With Skyactiv X they come from Japan

[@johncollymore1697]

Great Review, much enjoyed. I like the CX-30 quality for the price/performance, the HUD, equipment levels, and availability of light coloured interior, but not keen on the firm ride or cramped rear cabin. A nice "development" of the CX-3 that I've always quite liked! Many thanks indeed for the entertaining and informative content. Best wishes.

[@autogefuehl]

Greetings!

[@sedette123]

Nice Mazda video, i love Mazda and my first car was a mazda 616 , and my second car was a Mazsda 929 HT, 76 mod (1976).

[@alexanderp5612]

Great review with passion and full screen;)

[@che2335]

Yass but does it have das farfegnugen?

[@johnmatthews3990]

Fantastic review. I'm seriously considering purchasing this vehicle to tow a small sports caravan. Thank you.

[@vesago]

My only complain, yeah, the suspension when driving over the bumps (even with 16" wheels). Otherwise I love my new CX-30 and your review!

[@alexng4]

yup, i have 18". my teeth rattles just going over little bumps on surface.

[@elgoogssie3969]

@@alexng4 Strange, i've tested one and went especialy to bumpy road to see if it's confortable and it suprisingly was. Now i'm waiting for my own to pickup from dealership.

[@alexng4]

@@elgoogssie3969 the suspension are a little stiffer then its competitors. Get ready to hate the MPG and Infotainment system. The infotainment system is like going backwards from Apple to Blackberry. lol. Otherwise its a beautiful car, especially in red.

[@elgoogssie3969]

@@alexng4 Infotainment seems like quite simple and fast so it's enough for me. It's definetly better then toyota's or laggy ford's etc. I'm getting skyactive-x so MPG or L/100km in my case shoud be quite ok. I'm expecting not mor then 8-8,5. Seems like You are from US. Your mazda is from Mexico, mine straight from Japan, may be that's the secret? I've also noticed cx30 on US market doesn't have 360 camera and progresiv reverse camera...

[@ricardoroberto100]

Great review and good to see an auto being tested for a change but I wish you had shown us the manual mode of the gearbox and how it operated. You can drive it like a manual if you want to using the shifter or paddles. I wish you had demonstrated that. By the way since your review a new more efficient and powerful skyactive x engine has been released.

[@tipazas]

I have Civic 9th. gen. in top Executive trim and can only recommend if only it is possible to get as much equipment as possible, it has very big impact on experience using the car. Maybe poor basic trims of some (actualy most) manufacturers is related with cheap fleet offers? Mazda I guess doesn't offer them and offer trims people are usually buying...

[@systemfails]

perfect review as always.

[@mccleaf724]

Excellent as always! A BIG Thank you for including the North American specs in your reviews. I like the looks of the CX-30, but I prefer the Mazda 3 hatchback with AWD. The driving experience I think would be better overall...closer to "zoom, zoom" of yesterday?

[@autogefuehl]

cheers!

[@spejpo]

I notice that transmission keeps engine on very low rpms...cool Great review 😉

[@hendrikjan9116]

best start of my free evening =D

[@Dr23rippa]

Mazda had an opportunity to embed that logo into the grill made from plastic or metal on the front but instead they stuck a plastic logo on

[@edensseven3524]

I really like the cladding.

[@chrisyue2658]

Great review Thomas. Normally I always choose cloth seats. However in the UK as I prefer to have the Bose sound system I will need to opt for the version which comes with leather seats. These I believe are perforated so really hoping this will make a difference in Winter (not as cold) and Summer (not as warm). If anyone has a view on this that would be great.

[@autogefuehl]

thanks! These market combinations are bs indeed. To me it still would be a no go. You contribute to suffering of animals and humans with that. I also love great sound, but in this case I'd refrain - or talk it through with the dealer. There are cars with fabric and bose systems out there, it is just how much the dealer or importer organisation wants to go off the beaten path. Try telling them you will only buy the car in the desired combination and lets see how it goes?

[@Mogsy28uk]

cracking video again Thomas. Pity Mazda used too much plastic cladding. Good looking vehicle & and well spec'd, but petrol engines need turbo to get the performance and reduce fuel consumption/emissions - rest of world gets this option, just not UK/EU. Also about time Alcantara was sued more instead of leather, though Stone leather option is a beautiful option.

[@autogefuehl]

Cheers!

[@ClaireYunFarronXIII]

I would like for this car to come here, but it will take a million years until Mazda sends them here. We still don't even have the CX-9. I like Mazda vehicles, especially the CX-5. I am glad Mazda still uses naturally aspirated engines rather than throwing turbos in everything. Only disappointment is that the 2019 CX-5 Signature/Akera only comes with a turbo here. It was on high demand so they gave in and did it, despite saying they do not want to for years because they wanted their engines to be good enough, and it was good enough (but not extremely amazing) for their actual customers.

[@UniversalControl]

@@morishogo144 On the other side of the moon! 🌚

[@iain8837]

I hope it comes here too but I heard it’s going there and there but not hear

[@iain8837]

Moris Hogo Over yonder

[@MetalistHa]

Thank you for the great review! I am seriously considering this car and your review is the most thorough I have found! There are some small questions I really hope you can help me answer: 1. How easy you think would be using a child seat in the back. 2. You have mentioned in the review that would prefer the naturally aspirated engine with 150 HP. However in my country we only have 2 options: 2.0L with 120 HP and SkyActive X with 180HP. What engine would you recommend in this case?

[@autogefuehl]

Cheers! Well it has Isofix, so no problem. Take the small engine if u drive slow and un loaded and the bigger hp when u drive more motorway and with more people and loaded

[@RessimGalba-Geray]

SkyActive X 180HP

[@Ikeuchi05]

Hi Thomas, I absolutely love your reviews and watch them even though I obviously won't be buying them all. My girlfriend always refers to you as the "handsome" guy whenever I say Thomas!

[@autogefuehl]

✌️😊

[@Gin2b1]

Love your content, finally did you prefer this CX 30 or the Mazda 3?

[@autogefuehl]

Thanks! I did leave some remarks in that video to that question, and also in this one: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mGrHiJ56qpuZorM

[@jdmguy44]

Lovely looking car. Interior looks quite up-scale.

[@sammyt3514]

Thanks for the detailed review, but I would've liked you to elaborate more about how this compares to the CX-3, especially in terms of ride and NVH levels, since that's the car most buyers would be comparing it to, not the Mazda 3, imo.

[@autogefuehl]

thanks, more details also in this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mGrHiJ56qpuZorM

[@philfastmike3496]

Hi. Thanks for the great video! Few questions: is the AT that bad vs MT? What about gaz consumption in real life for AT vs MT and also 2WD vs 4WD? Are Mazda reliable in AT and 4WD systems? And last but not least: do you think 4WD will be safer on wet road?

[@autogefuehl]

Mazda automatic = higher consumption

[@autogefuehl]

And awd is not that important

[@philfastmike3496]

@@autogefuehl Thank you very much! Do you happen to know by how much? Are we speaking about 1 liter difference in all type of roads? or only half a liter in high traffic?

[@autogefuehl]

Yes approx

[@philfastmike3496]

@@autogefuehl Many thanks for your help, appreciated!

[@Tracks777]

nice video

[@gaskim]

Simple and perfect..

[@alalheman6112]

Hi Thomas, I’ve heard and read that the Bose Soundsystem is much better in the Mazda 3 and 3 Fastback than in the CX-30. Is this right? If it is so do you know why? Thanks so much Woran das wohl liegen mag? (Ich frage hier nochmal, das Review ist nicht ganz so lange her :) )

[@autogefuehl]

Hmmm good question

[@sloeginandsleep1170]

I can answer that for you. The reason for this is that the natural acoustics are different. I tested both before I ordered my CX30, and despite the system being identical in both the 3 and CX30, it sounded better in the 3. In fact, I was planning to get the bose system on my CX30, but the difference between the standard one and the Bose one wasn't worth the extra cost. The standard system sounds better in the CX30, the Bose is better in the 3. Hope that helps.

[@eamonnmcdermott1939]

Magma Red?? Isn’t it Soul Red Crystal Metallic. You are normally correct on your details, does the name differ in Germany? Love your videos

[@autogefuehl]

they use different namings for the same color on different markets thanks!

[@crazydaysful]

That is a pretty car.

[@krami000]

Great video as alwaysn resprct. I have mazda 3 sedan (my 3th mazda 3) and in one month I will go for my 4th mazda 3...or cx-30...Hard do decide. Help me decide🤔 Gruß aus Slowenien.

[@autogefuehl]

Did u watch full length? I did give advice on that

[@krami000]

@@autogefuehl Yes I did...but I can't decide yet. I thing I will take cx-30...skyactive g, manual, plus trim...hope have enough €€€ for Bose spiker system📢🎚🥁. I thing it's time for a change.

[@krami000]

@Cristiansen Vendetta I opinion also go in this direction...I think you ment cx-30 and not cx-3 as you wrote

[@krami000]

@Cristiansen Vendetta of course...bigger=better🚗

[@krami000]

@Mike DeMarco Thank you for your opinion. I think it will be cx-30

[@MrKagyal]

What was the fuel consumption?

[@autogefuehl]

all in the review

[@MoskusMoskiferus1611]

Awesome Styling

[@rijden-nu]

I am considering this type of car (which I test drove today, except with the G instead of the X) against something more like the Ford Focus. Just watched that review, I am hoping for as much good information here. So before watching, I'm going to say that this car pinches towards the top, which makes it problematic for bigger and wide-shouldered people, especially with your left leg pressing into the left door handle (which is way too big). Also, in the top, my wide shoulders are tucked up against the side, because they moved the chairs apart. They created A LOT of room in the internals, but if you drive it with two people, it feels like you're both up against opposite wall of a large dance floor, doesn't really make a lot of sense. Maybe for narrow-shouldered Japanese people, but not for Scandinavian viking type body build like me :) I wonder if you felt the same. /edit: the car made me say: it's way bigger from outside than from inside. /edit 2: I REALLY LOVED the Bose sound system, it packed some serious punch.

[@emoli2315]

Greeting from Austria, since i wanna buy a car in July i really considering buying between Mazda 3 Mazda cx30 Honda civic i only need it for the weekend House. (Automatik, all inkl) but again you helping me a lot to choose ;) if you have some tipps tell me! btw i get the Mazda 3 comfort + for only 24.900 with all inkl. thats a good deal. keep going

[@autogefuehl]

Thank you! Have you watched this review in full length? Because I talk about the difference CX 30 to mazda3

[@damnbadger8242]

Yea, its pretty good looking. It reminds me of the Infiniti FX (and EX), which to me, are just the best looking bigger SUV's.

[@Astke]

The black unpainted plastic parts on the outside dropped this off my shopping list...... Since this car would fix my biggest gripe of the Mazda 3 (the c-pillar) I was pretty interested. But they ruined it.

[@VNCNT_M]

Does the lane keep assist do anything. Or just audio warning?

[@ClaireYunFarronXIII]

Audio warning is blind spot monitoring. Lane keep assist is when the car steers itself to keep it in the lane if it were to drift over the lanes.

[@VNCNT_M]

@@ClaireYunFarronXIII yes I know, but I thought I heard mazda disabled the selfsteering/corrections. Because they don't want to interfere with the driver. And they didn't get 3/3 on the Euro Ncap lane assist test. So I want to know for sure 😉

[@ClaireYunFarronXIII]

@@VNCNT_M Ohh, I see! 😂🤙 I am not sure what it does. Though I am confused, I thought all safety technology is suppose to be in all cars due to regulations. Maybe it is still there but different...

[@Tomah4wkVideos]

@@VNCNT_M German CX-30 driver here; it does correct you and if you switch lanes without indicating it also reacts, however you can overrule it by countersteering. Not a big fan of the system as it sometimes falsely recognizes the lines on the road or gets confused in construction zones on the highway (where white and yellow lines interloop each other)

[@VNCNT_M]

​@@Tomah4wkVideos Thanks for your answer, i test drove it to day, and the only thing i noticed was that the steering wheel vibrated. Would it be deactivated in by the dealer?

[@seanm.collins9888]

Nice, looking forward to the MX-30 also. Will we see the full Honda E review?

[@autogefuehl]

I sure hope so, let me try

[@zeevberar1663]

Danke

[@skagerstrom]

Compared to the T-roc - most importantly - it's not gonna come with the VAG "quality" :P Test drove the CX-30 when I had my 3 in for service. Very nice car!

[@jonathanbishop6996]

The current T-Roc is an awful looking thing. With less practical benefits. German quality is not really a thing anymore. Current Audis I’ve noticed cost cutting and cheap plastics. I went to see a CX-30 last weekend and I was blown away with the design consideration, materials and ergonomics over VW and Audi. More aligned to BMW than anything. I cancelled my 1 Series M Sport order for the CX-30, and I’m leaving behind my Audi S-Line because I think they can no longer justify the prices they command for what you get.

[@hertzair1186]

Mazda....becoming the Asian BMW.

[@MoskusMoskiferus1611]

The better looking BMW

[@ClaireYunFarronXIII]

@@MoskusMoskiferus1611 Subjective.

[@kdomster9141]

Just give them extra 5000usd or Euro to a budget and it would be a BMW ... now it is turbo and performance package away from standing next to a Bimmer !

[@Astke]

@@ClaireYunFarronXIII exactly. The interior though.....The quality is right up there with BMW. I think Mazda has the potential of making exceptionally good looking cars. But their last 2 cars (this and the 3 hatchback) just go too far with certain aspects. Like the C-pillar on the 3 or in this case the black plastic cladding. Which is a shame, because without those weird things the designs would definitely be a 9/10 for me.

[@rolexr]

…is it really worth it? These days I configurated a Mercedes GLA 200 4-Matic like a fully equipped CX-30 and it was about 60.000€uros instead of 44.500€ of the MAZDA …there you can ask "is it worth it“!!! 😜

[@ziplepingouin1186]

Sorry I don't get the "advertisement" part, are you guys actually being paid by Mazda?

[@dragospahontu]

Mazda is a good car brand

[@sloeginandsleep1170]

They are not. Due to a little flaw in European law, as the vehicle is provided free of charge for test, the recorded test can be legally considered to be an advert. They have played it by the books and said its an ad anyways.

[@nieluo69]

The same engined Mazda 3's mileage: 3.0L per 100km at 80kph constant speed Search Mazda 3 2.0l Skyactiv-X MT6 AWD GT Plus video 2 of 3 on youtube

[@CosminCimpoi]

Very nice but honestly no review is complete without the "door close test"... :-)

[@autogefuehl]

=) coming in the next review again

[@mieczyslawgrudzien9380]

Mazda Zoom ZoomZoomZomm 🤩🤩🤩🤩👍👍👍👍👍

[@carlosandleon]

Aaaaaah I love the "traditional" multimedia system. Yaaaaas. And I'm not even a boomer lol

[@ranachauhan4857]

parking mode

[@ณัฏฐวัฒน์สมอุ่มจารย์]

Intress

[@nigelwilliamson6452]

👍

[@viliukas15]

Thomas, do they actually pay you for every time you use the word "premium"? Because even in the official press release of the CX-30 the word "premium" is mentioned 4 times (FOUR times only!) and two of them are connected with the Bose audio system. If I were you, I would try to be as much neutral as I could be. Because your reviews a few years ago were far more accurate and neutral than the recent ones, which in many cases already come as a "paid promotion". Which to me is an antagonism of a good auto journalism.

[@viliukas15]

Other than that, CX-30 is a brilliant car, and I actually love to watch your reviews. But only if they are neutral and able to focus not only on a "premium" side of the things, but also on the downsides. So that the manufacturer clearly knows what needs to be improved in the future.

[@autogefuehl]

No I am free to say whatever I want. You cannot make it right for everyone. Usually with Mazda, I get some comments like "Oh you are German so you do not praise the Mazda that much as German vehicles" ... whatever, I do what I think is right! The hint for "paid promotion" is explained in the video description and in the pinned comment. Publishers are forced nowadays to mark editorial content as advertisement because there is the risk of getting sued. It's just a legal thing, the approach to our format has not changed for 7 years now. If something changed, then the in-depth information and quality of the content got even better. We are more independent and unbiased than ever before. I always mention the downsides of each car. Do you really think they would pay my opinion when I mention in the video that people should probably not yet buy their all-new Skyactiv-X engine and wait a little to see how reliable it is, whereas they have put massive efforts in marketing to launch that engine and praise it as the best ever?

[@viliukas15]

Speaking of the downsides of the CX-30 is it's ride quality on uneven roads, for example on an unpaved countryside roads. The suspension is simply in agony if you drive faster than 15 km/h on the so-called wash board road. But even if it it is just a simple unpaved or uneven road, the suspension on a 18 inch wheels is just making the noises of the pain and misery. If you've mentioned that in your review maybe some potential buyers would have tested it and had a second thought before choosing the CX-30. I've driven it on a such road and was horrified (I own a '17 Mazda3 on 18 inch alloys and I've never heard it complaint so much). I hope 16 inch wheels are better but I also hope Mazda improves the situation with the face lift. Until the I would not be able to recommend this car even to a Mazda lovers. It needs to mature. And I also hope that at least the pandemic problem of Mazda failures with side mirrors ('13-'18) is finally fixed.

[@autogefuehl]

Not sure if you really watched the review, I said several times that the suspension is the weak point of this car, especially with 18" and that customers should go with 16".

[@ClaireYunFarronXIII]

@@viliukas15 _Autogefühl_ is an independent channel, though. They do not get paid by Automotive companies to review their cars, but since the Automotive companies do let them use and review it they must put the videos as _advertisement._ Actually, _Autogefühl_ is one of the least bias reviewers on KZbin. If they something, guaranteed it is their own opinion, and no way an Automotive company would pay them when they have said negative things about every vehicle (at least of the ones I watched) they have reviewed. Also, Thomas and everyone else on the _Autogefühl_ team are allowed to say whatever they want about a vehicle, regardless of what you think it "right." This is them expressing their opinions on a vehicle in what way they see fit. Just saying.

[@alexcimpoi]

Just checked the underside of my 2017 mazda 3 and was shocked to find the painful truth. All bushings, bolts nuts and basically all the components are severely corroded because of lack of galvanised protection coating. This is a cost saving trick done by Mazda and I urge every person that bought one to chech at least the bolted connections from behind each wheel. Mazda seem to get away with it but this is dangerous long term for drivers who buy used cars(mine was brand new with 50 miles on clock) . I will troll Mazda on every channel to raise people awareness of the dangers they expose themselves to by buying Mazda cars. Thank you for reading my comment and stay safe.

[@ricardoroberto100]

A lot of cars have this surface rust. It's not the same as corrosion. You would be hearing about thousands of mazdas failing if this was that serious but you dont.

[@53orion91]

The cladding looks absolutely disgusting.

[@ClaireYunFarronXIII]

😂😂😂

[@islandmerchandise3017]

Videos are way too long. And I’d like to see more car less Thomas. The exterior review is nit useful because I can see, so dont need explanation of how it looks. Show video of the car interior, you can continue to talk. But shooting of you driving is not that great. anything in the car I can’t see would be good. How is massage seat? for other videos for example. How cool are cooled seats? how the heater? Is it loud when turned up? Is there a tunnel in the back centre footrest? How is it sitting in the back? Is it bumpy sitting in the back? headroom for a 5ft person? Legroom first a 6ft 4 American? Just some ideas. But definitely it’s too long of a video.

[@autogefuehl]

Subscribe to our 2nd channel with shorter reviews then: kzbin.info

[@anderspersson6134]

OK this was an old comment but come on... The whole point of Autogefühl is detailed reviews. Whats wrong w Thomas anyways? Me, I think its cool that his reviews are so liberatingly uncool and a bit nerdy. Keep up the good work Autogefühl and Thomas please dont change. Shallow and desperately hip reviews are way too common. This is a breath of fresh air.

[@Tracks777]

nice video