The 2023 Mazda CX-30 Turbo is a Pricey, but FUN to Drive Small Crossover

[@joec.1030]

Snowflake White is the perfect contrast for the oversized cladding on the CX-30. It works for me!

[@mattbretmusic]

Getting mine this Wednesday here in Canada. Fresh from the factory! Can’t wait. Cheers for the detailed review! Loved the Elevation Worship plug ;)

[@BernonCars]

I’m glad you enjoyed!! Enjoy your new egg! 😁

[@oyvey566]

You deserve way more attention than you get. Genuinely enjoy your content more than the big names in the auto space.

[@BernonCars]

Thank you! Slowly but surely breaking through I hope!!

[@NicholasFoss-d7u]

I work at a Mazda dealership and this video is on our homepage dashboard.

[@BernonCars]

No way! 😂

[@petermasson3676]

How is this not a hatchback?

[@BernonCars]

Marketing propaganda!

[@andrewhauerland3019]

What a great review! Thanks Bern!

[@BernonCars]

Im very glad you enjoyed! Thank you! 😁

[@scottlowell493]

Cx-30 turbo. Made in Mexico. $38k. Cx-5 turbo premium Made in Japan. $38k. Huh? Nincompoop is a super polite word for the guys that pace trucks in the right lane beside them and block traffic or those that travel at 50 in the passing lane.

[@BernonCars]

CX-5 betterrrr

[@scottlowell493]

@@BernonCars I found the x30/x50 noisier, and much less a road driving experience than the cx-5. Sluggish handling and road noise.

[@BernonCars]

@@scottlowell493 i agree! Less refined

[@jaywalker2911]

great review.

[@oligarchy-usa]

It's almost criminal that the chrome trim & silver roof rails on these black wheel/mirror versions aren't also blacked-out by Mazda at the factory. I had to do it myself on my 2022 Carbon Edition CX-30, & it looks soooo much better than the stock factory chrome/silver version.

[@BernonCars]

Right? Doesn’t match and it bothers me LOL

[@corchem]

I bought thr white, I think it looks phenomenal in white, much better than the other colors. I love the contrast...

[@kewlbean]

"Passing Nincompoops" should be an official Bern rating. Nice video Bernard.

[@BernonCars]

LOLL thanks Ben 🤣

[@gfusco2008]

I leased one of these (Turbo) in hopes it would come close to a raised hot hatch. Nope! I’ll be swimming upstream with you lol. After a few months, I realized it didn’t do anything really well. It didn’t function as a crossover SUV. I am pretty sure a GTI has more space or at least it feels like that. Also, throw this in to an Ohio pothole, and you’ll be looking in your rearview mirror for suspension parts. The cheap architecture shows its face eventually. I ended up trading it in for a Rogue with different expectations and it’s awesome! Same price. Great review, I look forward to more!

[@BernonCars]

That’s a damn shame man! Happy to hear you’re out of it LOL

[@ograpeo9011]

lmfao

[@dcal4455]

My man got a Nissan because it wasn't poorly built like a Mazda 💀

[@davidwayne9982]

CLADDING protects the side from gravels on dirt roads-- not necessarly OFF road.. more off- pavement.

[@timw2083]

Great review... I love the CX30, but would get the non-turbo as a daily driver. I currently have a 6spd Mazda3 hatchback pulling DD duty right now.

[@BernonCars]

Thank you! Good daily!!

[@davidwayne9982]

ALL of the "others" - considered competition but they're NOT--- look , sound and feel CHEAP compared to this one.. NO CONTEST.

[@thisguyfromyoutubesaid1537]

Fast small suvs with there extra suspension travel and ground clearance are overlooked as awesome offroaders theres not many of them. But the rav 4 v6 is the lotus evora v6 ao it does have a supercharger made for it

[@BernonCars]

Yeah the V6 Rav is a special one for sure too!

[@differencemaker242]

White is the BEST color on this car.

[@BernonCars]

👎🏾

[@dusterbuster]

If you like doing these and you can't tell the difference b/t a 3 and a 30; why am I watching your video? I've narrowed my search b/t those two and 2 others.

[@BernonCars]

Oy vey, I mean, they look similar, clearly one is different than the other.

[@damilolaakanni]

The CX-30 already has competition within the Mazda brand, i.e the Mazda 3 hatchback and the CX-3. They have a similar issue with the CX-5 and CX-50, but Mazda has discontinued the 6, and they never sold the Mazda 6 wagon in the US in both the 2nd and 3rd generation.

[@BernonCars]

Good points. It’s interesting seeing where their lineup is going

[@differencemaker242]

Mazda no longer sells the CX3 in the U.S. And there really is no competition between the 3 and the CX- 30. The CX30 outsells the 3 about 4 to 1. It is approaching 10k sold per month. The 3 does about 2k per month. I'm pretty sure Mazda doesn't care since they're both coming off the same platform. They're likely looking at total profitability from that platform. At this point, everybody understands that SUVs outsell all other kinds of vehicles.

[@D777-v8x]

You don't like the White.I only like White it looks better for some reason IMO.I think its because it's not shiny.

[@BernonCars]

That makes sense haha

[@kurtstephan7039]

Great video. I briefly considered a CX-30 last year, but realized I could never live with the excessive cladding, which ruins the looks (how good would this car look without the cladding, though?). The lack of IRS, small gas tank, and mediocre passenger/cargo space were also turnoffs. Sitting next to it in showrooms is a vehicle that solves these problems (OK, maybe not all--the fuel tank is bigger, but still too small) while offering all the good stuff Mazda fans like: the CX-5, which is a bit more expensive, comparably equipped, but not by a lot. Wish Mazda would differentiate the CX-30 Turbo by making a version to compete with the Kona N, with body color-painted cladding and a manual transmission...

[@BernonCars]

Thank you! Yeah the cladding is absolutely insufferable!!! Many downsides to it. I definitely would look at others in the segment! LOL

[@differencemaker242]

The Straight Pipes did a mock up of it without cladding. It looked much worse.

[@benemtb7067]

My rotary dial is broken on my cx 30 you can’t turn the knob

[@BernonCars]

That’s so frustrating!

[@davidwayne9982]

8,9, and 10 speeds are STUPID for cars.. it's not a damn 18 wheeler... and this is REAL transmission- not the Certainly Verified Trash (CVT) ones.. that are a mechanics nightmare.

[@olbucky9413]

There was a time Mazda was going to start an up market division similar to what Acura is to Honda. Now it seems their strategy is to place the whole brand in that category…slightly below the premium brands and above the more pedestrian ones. I think it may work in light of their focus on driving experience and reliability.😊

[@BernonCars]

I remember watching a documentary about that brand! I forgot the name. Starts with an A I think lol. It very much does seem like that though! I wish Mazda well

[@timw2083]

I think it was to be the Armani brand with the Millenia as its first model. It didn't happen because of the Japanese financial crisis Mazda is positioned as a premium brand now. I hope they can stay the course

[@olbucky9413]

@@timw2083 Amati…my cousin had one…Miller cycle engine. It had a very nice interior with really sumptuous leather.

[@michaelimakfinsky4493]

38k for an egg 😳

[@BernonCars]

Expensive ass egg!

[@bern.romulus]

liddle egg

[@olbucky9413]

Thanks Bern…too small. Too expensive.

[@BernonCars]

I absolutely agree!

[@rockydiggerdog3462]

Completely a niche vehicle for two people and a dog 😊