Mazda CX30 Review - New Math - Test Drive | Everyday Driver

Mazda has introduced the CX30 CUV to fit between the CX3 and CX5 in their lineup. We've enjoyed other CUVs from Mazda, but this one has us a bit confused during our Test Drive. Join us in real time as we find where the CX30 fits and who it's best for.
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[@marlonmullon]

How refreshing to watch car reviewers who doesn't expect every car should have turbo and fast like a jet or sports car. It's so annoying that car reviewers always talks about the lack of horse power and not enough gear. Ugh! Thank you and keep the good job guys!

[@TestDriveVideos]

Very glad you enjoyed it. Thank you for watching!

[@BorderTurrets]

As a CX 30 2021 owner. The only issue I had was a thermostat control valve giving away that was covered under warranty. Love this vehicle !

[@Painting_Inspiration]

Those panel gaps are not a mistake or quality control issues. Every Mazda has those gaps on the interior for good reason......so that no ones fingers are tomato paste upon closing the doors.......believe me ive tested it out.

[@quixomega]

I tried to buy a Mazda 3 Sport turbo, but I didn't fit in it because I'm too tall. CX-30 was a good alternative, loving it so far.

[@bill7481]

I am so happy that you guys have created this channel. You guys and Savage Geese offer a perspective that goes well beyond “Mazda should offer an eight- or ten- speed transmission because that’s where the industry is going.” I like the way Paul’s passion for design comes through, and I also like the scenarios and pseudo comparisons that Todd comes up with. Thanks again!

[@the2step]

Man this is exactly the video I needed. I'm debating between the cx-30, seltos and crosstrek. Was leaning towards cx-30 and think that's the way I'm going now. Great discussion!

[@TestDriveVideos]

Glad this was helpful and you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching!

[@79BCL]

I like how you removed the center backseat head rest for better visability.

[@joespittle1]

Isn't the CX4 a Chinese model?

[@lagranarob-3881]

And much better looking too

[@misterlob3604]

I was very intrigued about this when they first released it, but I wasn't sure if it was going to be a lack-luster commuter or if Mazda would come to play. And here they are playing hard

[@triuman]

Have a '21 CX 30, it's a great car 👍

[@UserAbcd-wd4zo]

Sameeee

[@iggles8]

Bro yes, this is what I've been saying, it's not an SUV, it's a hatch (hot hatch) but the most important thing is the cockpit is a SEDAN, it's not an SUV with raised seats like the CX-5

[@andrewnolan180]

Can't wait for the turbo...

[@michaels999]

Me too

[@johnspooner4128]

I'm leaning toward the select but I'm wondering what the factory stereo in the select sounds like? Any thoughts?

[@CodeDonut]

it's not called the Mazda cx-4 because that already exists in the asian market.

[@RockstarBruski]

I think it looks pretty good. It doesn't look angry or in pain which I appreciate! Nice review thanks i learned about the pros and cons so I appreciate that. Suggestion maybe you could start reviewing how the various driver's aids work in the cars you test drive. I tried using lane assist in the 2020 Toyota Carolla when I rented one and it wandered between the lines and was uncomfortable so I turned it off and never used it again for the week.

[@inctru]

Should have just named it the Mazda3 Cross. The Mazda CX-3 should have been a CX-2 or Mazda2 Cross, since it is based on that platform.

[@red-winged_blackbird]

You guys are great. Thanks for making reviews fun and interesting!

[@vicentegalindo9895]

I brought one and love it

[@UserAbcd-wd4zo]

Sameee

[@kenjones7719]

It's a shopping cart for urbanites and ruralites. The plastic cladding is perfect for protecting against shopping carts.

[@HandsomeAlex25]

Except for the HUGE swaths of black plastic, I really like the surfaceing of this CX30. I like it so much that I wish this was the styling that was used as the Mazda 3 Hatch. I find the 3 Hatch too raked and it leaves a huge rear quarter panel with no glass, which I find a bit contrived. If the 3 hatch was a 2 door, I think that it's styling would be more cohesive and successful, and using this, just lower and without the black plastic as the 4-door hatch would be perfect for me. But I am not the average buyer. The average buyer wants that ride height, and thus the CX30 exists with all it's hateful plastic. And Jounce. So much Jounce.

[@jbm0866]

Slightly lifted hatchback is how I've always viewed crossovers, even the larger ones. Do I wish carmakers made a version thats lower to the ground with better driving dynamics? Of course, and most do actually..in the case of the CX-30 it would be the Mazda 3 hatchback with the new turbo engine, and rumor has it the CX-30 will get the same powerfplant making it a compelling option if you like the styling better. Mazda seems to be killing it these days..giving the masses Italian coachwork-like styling inside and out combined with Japanese attention to detail and reliability. It really astounds me more people dont choose Mazda products over Toyota which can be a bit staid and stodgy, or Honda which can be a little lacking in reliability these days, and pricier when similiarly equipped to a competing Mazda.

[@endercozy9578]

KIA seltos, the dual clutch will overheat if pre-loaded, which is really bad for a AWD. You don't want a AWD system overheating because it loaded up.

[@JG90984]

Does the torsion beam affect handling on ice and snow?

[@matthewwakefield9058]

hahaha! I have taken to using "zippy" to describe Mazdas. Sure they're not fast, but they feel kinda fast and fun to drive

[@petegalindez9961]

It’s called the CX-30 because they make a CX-4 that will not be imported to the US...And, this vehicle will be available in a market with the CX-4 in another market outside the US, so they couldn’t call it the CX-4 (per Alex on Autos!)...Interesting that you guys keep comparing these sub-compacts to the Cross Trek...that car is SO SLOW!!! O-60 in over 10 seconds!! It can only be compared to a tortoise!! 10+ 0-60 is border line dangerous and criminal! There is no good reason or upside to being that slow in 2020. All that out of the way, great review of the CX-30...Love the BMW/Audi infotainment combo look...now I need you guys to review the Kona to complete my homework!! :)

[@K03sport]

...was hoping for the Mazda6 wagon...I know this is "closer" to a wagon than the cx-5, but it's still not a wagon. A 6 wagon would have brought me in to the Mazda showroom and we would be a 2-Mazda garage, but no such luck. C'mon Mazda USA, bring us the 6 wagon.

[@bennyang8049]

I have a 2015 mazda 3 2.5L. I am holding back in upgrading because i do not like the torsion beam rear suspension on the new ones. However, i am waiting on OEM companies to complete a turbo or supercharger aftermarket parts with tune....BUT I AM LOSING HOPE

[@makingadifference4834]

If these reviewers ever talked about reliability they would never mention KIA or Mercedes.

[@red-winged_blackbird]

I'm surprised Mercedes isn't reliable! Is this a recent thing for that Make?

[@chrisvanmason5760]

I have this car and I get near 30 mpg combined almost 34 just highway

[@doloj6490]

They called it a CX-30 cuz they already had a C 4 overseas that isn’t available here.

[@JasonHoningford]

You forgot to say what year this car is...

[@kylemarino231]

One ounce of research would tell you that Mazda purposefully did not name this vehicle cx-4 because that vehicle already exists in the Chinese market. Do better!

[@loeuf]

and as well, the CX-10 series cars are the luxury suvs, so calling it CX-4 would make no sense

[@pete5534]

The number "4" is considered bad luck in some cultures.

[@petegalindez9961]

There’s a much bigger price gap between th CX-30 and Seltos at the top end...CX-30 is 35k loaded...Seltos is 29k...Huge difference and I don’t think the CX-30 is 6k better...While I do prefer the tranny/engine setup in the CX-30, you can’t really be seriously questioning why makers add more gears? The extra gears get you better MPG over fewer gears all else being equal...And, with the push towards better MPG, you need to either put a smaller engine it your car, or get more gears...or both! That said, I prefer fewer gears (especially with a manual!).Two things on the whole biomechanics studying issue...Mazda talks a lot about the drivers experience, biomechanics, etc. So, one, why don’t the seats tilt? I have never driven a Mazda that had comfortable seats and I’m 5’9”. They should have taken some of the money they spent on where to put the woofer to adding a tilt function to the seat adjustment...and two, the visibility over your right shoulder (c pillar) completely stinks!! The rear window isn’t great either...again, if you’re whole argument for not putting in a touch screen is because it should be driver focused, how do you not design it so you have good visibility out the back?

[@lagranarob-3881]

Kia seltos engine is trash, Kia fanboy much?

[@chonk1071]

Mazda should upgrade the rear suspension and cut the body cladding in half. This would be perfect

[@ptrk44]

There's a lot to love about my CX30 . 3 things I don't . 1st One day you will park next to a curb and when you shut the door , the big plastic strip will tear off the car stuck in the grass. 2nd The two recalls . 3rd the infotainment is annoying . But handling , style and everything else is great . It's a trade off as to what you prefer when comparing other cars .

[@Mrtellitlikeitis]

Oh stop. Tear off the plastic. Good gosh

[@arthurgadz646]

Im surprised they have no idea about the CX4.. They should look at it, I think its designed better than the CX30..

[@murvo]

You cannot get it (easily) in North America so it's irrelevant.

[@bappandi007]

It's only been 3 mins in the video and it's annoying how both of you do not let each other finish their sentences. It's like an petty competition, super annoying.

[@deet4895]

Has far as I see it Mazda just wanted to call this thing the CX-30, because they could have called it CX-4 without it causing any confusion between the Chinese marketed version. For Example, The Honda Odyssey we have here in North America is completely different from the one they have in Japan. Are people confused by this? No.

[@jaywho476]

Good point

[@Lobo_Argent]

There’s a cx4 in China, that’s why they didn’t name it that here

[@deet4895]

@@Lobo_Argent Did you read my comment?

[@Mrtellitlikeitis]

For less money I’ll buy a Mazda 6 GT reserve. More space, better car for sure, same money

[@cayman9873]

Not my car but good to learn about it.

[@spike238]

50% less plastic cladding, we can only hope ,

[@marzzgli1278]

Around the wheel well at least

[@robertwilliam9558]

What about that Cheap Black Plastic all over the CUV? The CX-5 only has a small amount.

[@arthurgadz646]

Mazda designed it that way, to preserve the side profile of the Mazda 3 hatch..

[@marzzgli1278]

Since the last 5 yrs a lot of SUVs went to the “Tupperware” bottom, front and back. I remember in the early/mid 2000s everything was going that way and Then for a while it stopped. The only issue with the MX30 is it has a lot around the fenders

[@releM15]

Where are the “Too much cladding, argh it needs less cladding “ cry babies??

[@caflet2009]

Next car. Holding out for the 2.5T

[@gametimechumps]

I should've done that.. just got mine a week ago 🤷🏽‍♂️... Still love it though. 😎

[@UserAbcd-wd4zo]

@@gametimechumps sameee

[@quixomega]

I just picked up my CX-30 turbo yesterday.

[@rpidrivestick]

No heated steering wheel. If they want to be "luxury" it needs a heated steering wheel. My sister's Kia had one. I have no idea why they added it to the 3 (I traded my 16 3 in on an 18 3 for this feature and it was entirely worth it) and have since removed that feature - in the US only?! - even on the top trim.

[@lagranarob-3881]

No point in heated steering wheel, you are just a cry baby

[@zlatkozivkovic8694]

WTF is up with this obsession's with the CX 30 name? Who actually care if it's called CX 30 or Mazda 4? All car manufacturers are changing the car names in different markets. Europeans, ever heard of the name VW Rabbits? And yet it was sold in NA for a few years....VW golf ...not sure if that name was used only for 2 doors VW Golf though.

[@lezzbmm]

this is just a cx3 for 6 footers the cx3 is a cx30 for 5.5 footers

[@lezzbmm]

4:58 - 5:05 - .. lower lowest seat setting makes me double down it's def a cx3 for 6footers

[@lezzbmm]

5:50 i feel like yall kinda said that abt the cx3 - is this better than the cx3 for driving ? worse ? has torsion beam where cx3 has indep rear.. torsion beam fine most of the time on my mom's '21 mazda3 .. 7:53 does the indep rear on the cx3 compare to the gla ?

[@lezzbmm]

12:08 ya it's super cool - love mazda always (i mean they not only made the miata, they kept making it and still make it and update it) but esp lately some rly cool trends from them past couple yrs and optimistic abt their momentum thru the 20s

[@lezzbmm]

still blows my mind these hatch suv crossover things r like,, 1-2 passengers+equipment heavier than like,, a brz.. fkn how lmfao

[@GianniBuroni]

Mazda has a CX-4 that they make with a partner and sell only in China.

[@KZcheese]

That shouldn't really matter to people in other markets though. There USDM Yaris is a Mazda2 and yet nobody seems to mind that.

[@andrewnolan180]

I have known about the CX-4 long before the CX-30 and never realized it was not 100% Mazda. That explains the major reason they didn't simply upgrade the CX-4 with the CX-30.

[@andrewnolan180]

@@KZcheese People no longer get information within their own country. I watch KZbin from around the world for information about vehicles. Using the same name for different vehicles in multiple markets would be confusing for customers and hurt sales. The Yaris / iA / Mazda2 / Demio is multiple names for a single vehicle which is less confusing. (only slightly)

[@GianniBuroni]

Andrew Like any western company manufacturing in China, the Chinese Communist Party requires them to partner with a Chinese (state) owned company. In Mazda’s case it’s with FAW. Hopefully Mazda is able to keep control over its IP.

[@s7a8m]

CX-3 similar to the CX-30 in terms of design? You guys are not designers... for sure! :-D

[@TestDriveVideos]

Paul has a degree in transportation design from Art Center in Pasadena and has worked for major automakers as well as furniture design. Todd, on the other hand… is just saying what he sees. Thanks for watching.

[@drewschmanke6238]

27 mpg? That's what I can get with my 09 crv AWD ..ok ok 26.9mpg