Review: 2020 Mazda CX-30 AWD - Is it the best small crossover?
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 21 พ.ค. 2024
- I review the all-new 2020 Mazda CX-30 in its Premium AWD trim. With a best-in-class interior, beautiful looks and best-in-class power, the CX-30 is easily the nicest subcompact crossover in the segment. Despite this, it's priced very competitively with the rest, even undercutting some. Adding this value to the mix, the CX-30 is easy to recommend as long as you don't mind the interior nuances like not having a touchscreen infotainment system. Would this be your pick in the subcompact crossover class? Thanks to Mazda for this opportunity to review the CX-30!
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PHENOMENAL CAR. I bought the 2021 cx30 and do not regret it one bit !! Beautiful car inside and out and so fun to drive. Responsive, nimble, easy to drive . Premium interior and high quality feel and look. Mazda paid close attention to every detail .
*S O L D* ‼️ I bought mine yesterday ... picking up tomorrow.
Regarding touchscreens ... I have an iPad ... it gets so grubby / fingerprinty ... Among many reasons, the fact that the CX-30’s infotainment centre isn’t touchscreen and relies on dials / buttons sold me ... screw the b.s. about touchscreens ... not in a car while driving.
Matt, I love your enthusiasm; it's no wonder Mazda flew you out there to review the new CX-30. Keep up the great work!
Great review. Love how you keep things moving and don't repeat or belabor points. The driving view through the windshield is cool too. I could almost feel the turns!
Really liking this little mazda the more I'm learning about it.
My little cell phone just chimed and beeped....so I picked it up and have been smiling ever since...I'm "just" an ol' Dad and Grampa, who has owned Hondas, Toyotas and SEVERAL Mazdas over MANY years, and... I'm READY for a deep crystal blue CX-30... NOW! 😂
Very nice!! Hey Matt, I’m glad to see you’re still doing an awesome job all these years later!! I’ve been following since you had the BR-Z 👍🏻😎
I’m getting this car for my first car !
Same
Me too! I’m nervous lol
Driving for 3 months now. Love it!
You won’t regret it
@@Al-vb6js I actually ended up getting a 2020 Hyundai Sonata, and yea I am very lucky, I'm very thankful for my parents and everything they have done for me
hi Matt. nice vid. liked before watching b/c I knew it was going to b good
Tremendous detail in this video, really well done.
Great car and the best car review I think I have ever seen !! Awesome on both counts!!!
I drove a CX-30 yesterday that had a heated steering wheel, and to my surprise, a 360 view camera system. It's strange that you don't have that on the US cars. It's usually the other way around. I live in Norway for anyone wondering.
The Swedish Mazda Cx 30 has all the features that you mention.
@@Raj-nh3fc Mazda in Canada and US seems to put less features in vs the rest of the world.
@@Kvickification I'm in Canada and mine came with a heated steering wheel.
Is over here in the states are quality drivers so we dont need any of that hand holding bs like 360 view. Learn to drive and you will always have a 360 view
c2dholla really lol 😂 360 camera provides super precise Parking! With no guessing! I guess you never had a 360 camera..... helps tons with knowing where the curb is and also with super tight parking areas or garages.....
Been contemplating trading my 2019 Tucson for a CX-30 Premium. You've convinved me to go take a test drive and seriously consider it.
Great review! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Thanks!
Hey Matt, excellent review. I think the interior portion of your reviews are some of the best out there. Every consider adding interior reviews to your channel? I dont think many youtubers do this, so maybe this would be a good jump on the other guys to stay competitive. Regards
Thanks for the suggestion! That's an interesting idea. Usually splitting things up adds an extra step of going from one video to the next, which means there will be some drop-off. But it also would boost overall view count and make the individual videos a lot shorter and easier to watch all the way through. I'll bring it up in my next live q&a and see what people think. Thanks again!
@@MattMaranMotoring excellent, no problem. Do you know when you'll be doing your next live q&a?
Probably once football season is over. The last one had half the viewership of the one before it for this reason. I think I may try out the split video approach on a couple of the "bonus" reviews this winter and see how they're received. Thanks again for the suggestion.
Even this video is 3 years old. It still awesome 3 weeks ago my dad test drove. A 2023 Mazda CX30 turbo premium. It was so awesome that could be the replacement. For his 2020 Range Rover Evoque. When the lease comes up in September. My dad wants to get the turbo in the premium plus package.
All the info displays and icons the car manufacturer's are putting in is getting crazy. They are very distracting. Credit to Mazda for understanding the problem.
the front is beautiful.....the problem is when a front plate number is installed
Just bought one For my brother. He loves it.
I am buying a Mazda 3 sedan because I find the value better. I like the look of this car but not at $32000 AUD for base model. Mazda looks way better then Toyota Corolla which is the other option we were looking at. Mazda looks amazing and feels great to drive.
I love the look of this new CX-30, I just wish the plastic cladding was scaled back just a little. And like some will say, it would be cool to see the 2.5T in here at some point. Id like to see that powerplant tuned more for horsepower and less on the torque. Overall it seems as if this should have been the original CX-3. That one is just so small and doesnt make sense.
Great review!
Well done!
Drove this car very nice but all they had to do is lose some front end to compensate for the rear seating. What a big mistake. Do yourself a favor and test drive the kia seltos 1.6turbocharged dct gearbox. Was so impressed we bought one. absolutely pleasure to drive. By far the best in it's class. Merry Christmas from Australia.
And a non touch screen will stay shiny and clean, seen!
Matt I'm really enjoying this video. I have one concern can you please address that?
Does this Mazda CX30. still experience (oil consumption) problems?
Mazda is changing the game for its segment
Push the volume button sideways left -right to rewind/ fast forward or tune search ...
Beauty
"The Cure" and myself believe the cladding is overdone. If it was the same diameter of the CX-5 then that would be different. Right now I am leaning towards a 3 Sedan for myself and possibly a Toyota Venza or a CX-5 for my wife.
Mazda hits another one out of the park, although I’m surprised that they didn’t offer the turbocharged engine. 🤔
If they did that they have no excuse why they couldn't put it in the 3...
Gerard Joaquino , Mazda said they are not planning a turbocharged version of the 3. Yet there have been rumors that they plan to at some point.
@@kevinnorwood7355 i'm just waiting for that one guy to swap in a cx9 or mazda 6 engine in a 3 🤣
Here's the conversation at Mazda when it was suggested.
"Let's put the turbo version of the 2.5L engine in the CX-30"
"Great idea. We can kill sales of the CX-5 with that. You can clean out your desk by the end of the day."
It may mean a mazdaspeed version might be on the horizon 🙏
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Nice jacket.
Do the side mirrors fold in?
Breathe!
Clarence Vickrot Americans don’t breath
Honestly I hardly ever listen to radio stations. I play cds when traveling for a long distance. Other wise I just like a quiet cabin. Thankfully my 2017 came with a cd player for some cars it's an upgrade.
Actually for many vehicles a CD player is no longer available from the factory.
This car and the new Mazda3 don't come with CD players. Also no AUX input
Matt McP but they do....
groggy tortoies but not in the USA
Just get a aftermarket cd player!
What colour is the car in the test? Polymetal grey?
21:43 expectations incoming
21:46 the face of regret
Otherwise, nice car
Best and awesome!!!🔥💎
I just test drove one today my dealer only got one in today. Preferred in this same color. I am waiting on more inventory i don't like the navy blue interior
swill922 navy blue interior? Who like that?
Can someone show me the URL on the Mazda website where I can order a CX-30 without all the Chevy Crapalanche plastic cladding?
In Canada the cx-30 you can get a heating steering wheel :P
Haven't you read what c2dholla says above? Americans don't need no stinking hand-holding, like heated steering wheels. They just breathe a little of their hot air over the wheel and its nice and toasty! Hey maybe they don't even need steering wheels anyway. They could just throw their weight around in the direction they want to travel and the car obeys, lol.
Which is better The CX3 or the CX30?? Anyone
No turbo which is fine, but could probably use 8 speed or dct. But beautiful looking car nonetheless
Which trims come with a hatch? or is it a panoramic sunroof? thanks
There's no panoramic roofs. Automatic hatch come with HIKARI trim level (at least in EU).
Outstanding interior, but I'd rather have the Mazda3 hatch
I think it's weird that the CX-30 doesn't have a heated steering wheel. Because here in Europe the CX-30 does have a heated steering wheel
No idea what you’re talking about mine has a heated steering wheel
@@melissav3244 the European model does, but in the first place the American model didn't. The heated steering wheel got introduced with the American turbo model.
@@melissav3244 and why did you comment on a year old comment🤣🤣
It is a nice Mazda CX30. I don't know its reliability as yet. They are assembled in Mexico and parts are from Thailand, Malaysia, Mexico. Thanks God they aren't designed and made in China. My experience had proved that my 2012 C250 which manufactured in Africa has a lot of problems.
does this car come with i-sto?. (cutt-off the car at every stop light)
No! I just bought one and I hate that feature. So happy with mine.
It’s beautiful except thick plastic around the wheel well
For us people that actually go to outdoorsy / wilderness locations ... it’s a blessing.
Great video. But I have to say this. CVT transmissions are not as bad as people make it. You do get used to it. I have been driving a Subaru for almost 3 yrs and whenever I drive a different transmission (other than a manual) I usually get upset because I love driving the CVT.
Mike CVT’s are terrible. Test drove a new Impreza and Forester, and the CVT’s and doggy lawn-tractor-like boxer engine are the 2 reasons I didn’t buy one. Also they rust really fast.
I think they are awful, the sound alone was irritating, but I only drove it for a few weeks.
Gross those things feel awful. Not for people who enjoy driving
I was hoping Mazda added remote engine start to the new key fob
Same, but they did update mazda connected services (Mymazda) app 2020 vehicles can be remotely start by phone
I was hoping too!
swill922 no kidding? That’s fantastic to hear! I’m moving to the mountains where it snows so this is good to hear! Thanks!!
DNeese The Runner modern steel used in car doesn’t rust, hence the warranty just in case. Mazda can’t seem to shake this old reputation. I don’t work for Mazda. But I always jump in to defend them, my parents bought their first Mazda in July 1989 and it was a wonderful manual transmission 626 LX or Ex. It was really really nice and Japan was putting out great cars including the very successful Honda Accord that my parents cross shopped. That car was passed down to my crazy little brother then from him to my crazy cousin Heather who delivered pizzas out of it for 5 years! It didn’t die. She crashed it during an icy winter in 2007. Oil changes were constant but I know my brother and then Heather drove the cat piss out of it! Meanwhile the parents bought a Mazda MPV in 95, an MX-6 in 99 and have bought 3-4 pre-owned Miatas. Now they have a CX-9 and a Mazda 3 and a Mazda 6, all less than 5 years old and going into their retirement. Meanwhile I was buying various Mazda’s and am currently into a new leased CX-5 and I own a 2016 Mazda 3. All that said, my siblings and other relatives own Mazda’s. We all like them. We keep going back to Mazda as they have been better than some of our Honda’s and certainly Nissans. I can buy about anything I desire under $55-$60k and I love the Mazda’s. Still fun, still quality and better all the time, efficient and affordable! No CVT! No rust! No paint problems! Just normal Maintenance. Mazda seems to not have a wide mass market appeal. There are reasons for that’d course like a small dealer network etc. but poor reliability and lack of fun-factor aren’t among them. I love to go take new Mazda’s on test drives. There are no perfect cars and especially at the price range of $20k for a new base model Mazda 3- but they manage to do an excellent job imo and in the comment section of any Mazda comment section you find on TH-cam!! I hope you give them a chance if it meets your needs! Take care of the Mazda and the Mazda will take care of you! Let me know what you think! Good day.
Joshua Rutter I totally understand!!! I’m trading in my ‘18 Soul Red Mazda 6 GT turbo for the CX-30 because I’m moving to the mountains where it snows.....I love Mazda and I think the CX-30 will be perfect for me and my future Doberman!!! My Mazda 6 is only FWD and I really need the AWD and space. I LOVE the CX-30 and think it’ll suit my needs perfectly!! I’m looking into the preferred package in the Soul Red again OR the Silver!! Thanks so much for your reply!!! 😁
Can this thing tow anything?
2020 Mazda CX-4, less massive plastic cladding, more style and way better looking,
Love Mazda, but this is why their sales don't do as well as main competitors such as Honda, Toyota, Hyundai, Nissan. They tend to choose what's best for customers instead of catering to their customers. Example is customization for the guage cluster and even infotainment system. They have the best looking cars bar none, same goes for interior.
Where are front and back cameras?
Need to drink more coffee.
I would buy one and paint all the body cladding.
A Yates exactly that’s what I told someone the other day that I would do and they said I was crazy
@@2004cyrus we have 3 CX-5s with the same plastic body cladding as the CX-30. We got dark gray and dark blue paint so it blends in better, and put Turtle Wax Trim Restorer on the plastic every few months. I would also test drive the Kia Niro. See the Consumer Reports tire ratings for a quiet ride- I chose the Pirelli Scorpion Verde all season tires.
Jeff Ruebens absolutely - those trim restores work pretty well too! Those tires sound perfect. I haven’t driven the Niro: I was thinking of driving the new Kia Seltos. I currently have a 2019 VW Tiguan.
@@jeffruebens8355 So did you actually paint the plastic on your CX-5? Did it turn out ok? Did the plastic hold the paint ok?
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acceleration at 21:43
You legend
I'm getting this car for my parents. The Mazda 3 is too low (they have sore backs). This is perfect height
it's not that much higher then oridinary mazda 3. I'm getting one myself.
YES!😅
I don’t understand why most car reviewers are obsessed with tune knobs. I’ve probably never had to use a tune knob.
How do you change radio stations?
It's 2019 nobody listens to the radio anymore...
@@MattMaranMotoring To be honest, I have always wondered why the lack of a tune knob bothers reviewers as well! I've had my current car, an Impreza wagon, since 2016 & have never once used the radio. I use bluetooth & Spotify.
What about changing song tracks?
I listen to radio and use the tune knob.
Is that a blue or a grey color on the CX-30? What is the official Mazda name for the color?
Polymetal Gray
@@MattMaranMotoring - Thank you, Sir! Great review.
Thanks!
Supposedly they put those speakers up there for reducing rattling
Mazda flew you out? Did they put you up in a hotel too? Very nice, I hope you give the car review a good rating, wink wink.
For 99.9% of all media reviews of any product, the product is provided by the manufacturer. They give us the opportunities, we provide our honest thoughts (or at least I do).
How does acceleration compare with the new mazda 3, mazda cx30, and the previous generation mazda 3?
NOFATCHICK1 he mentioned that
I absolutely love Mazda! I can't wait to get a crossover for my wife after I finish school in a couple years
i luv it more
A couple of years?.....she might divorce you by then!!! 😂
Does it have auto start-stop ?
OR OR no, no Mazda has auto start stop, thank god.
No but it does have auto cylinder deactivation in some markets (down to 2 cylinders). That is another way of saving fuel.
review a Honda Odyssey
I test drove this, and i must say for daily long commutes - one of the best recommended to have. That adaptive cruise control helps. Fuel economy does not destroy your wallet right away.
but servicing can destroy ur wallet
@Ray Rosas ikr. Dude above either has no car or cant get one
LOL
A negative with the info screen, too much black plastic around it. Why didn't they just make it all screen? Then you can make the screen bigger. Kind of a dated design.
I'm so glad Mazda has not gone with the touch screen crap. I hope they never do!
Beautiful car except for Plastic cladding which is burrrkkk
the cure probably good for the snow, keeps the nice paint away from ice blocks, but agreed
Mazdas always seem to be worst in class or close to worst in class regarding rear passenger room. Disappointing. I sat in a 3 in the showroom and could barely fit behind myself, and I'm only 5'10". They build great cars for DINKs though.
syncro87 the 3 and CX3 are pretty tight, the 6 and CX5 is very roomy though
form over function.
They could add some piano black to the dash to mix it up... The same colour everywhere doesn't look good
Ujw Gaming there’s plenty of that crap on the center console
Extra heavy dose of massive exterior black plastic cladding, ... hard not to notice,
Not with those plastic fender
Loved your review; slow down just a bit.
No rear independent suspension. No
I drove a 2023 last week and I got that feeling that there might be an engine buried under that crappy automatic. The automatic makes this a total dog. There was a long lag in the kick down when you get ready to accelerate. It nmakes freeway acceleration risky unless you plan carefully. It was very annoying. 🤮
Very attractive vehicle. However, I'll stick with my GTI with better driving dynamics, more power, and about 20% more overall cargo space.
Stephen Hendricks there you are Stephen! You don’t miss a review do you? Lol
@@2004cyrus Well, for the record I usually restrict my strong negative comments to the bloated CX-9. In fact, I have a long positive history owning Mazda vehicles. It's true I once had a Mazda 626 whose engine literally exploded 7000 miles after I purchased it new but after the engine was replaced under warranty I drove it another 100K miles without a problem. And I owned an AWD Mazda MPV that probably saved my life when I was able to get it out of a ditch in deep snow on an isolated logging road in the Cascade mountains. I even owned an RX8 with a rotary engine that had to be towed to the dealer each time it flooded when the engine was turned off before it warmed up to have its spark plug replaced. But having learned my lesson I always made sure not to let that happen and driving it was a hoot and a half. I've never owned a Miata but if Mazda built only that vehicle it would justify the existence of the company.
As for the CX-30 I just wonder about the strategy of offering vehicles that seem to overlap one another in terms of market categories. There's the Mazda3 hatchback, CX-3, CX-30, and CX-5. All of the CX's in the sub-compact to compact crossover categories. The CX-30 is among the largest of the sub-compact category and the CX-5 the smallest in the compact category. The CX-3 and the CX-30 seem to overlap in term of both size and price. And other than ground clearance the Mazda3 hatch seems to offer what the smaller crossovers offer. Perhaps Mazda knows what they're doing but it looks to me as if they have a set of vehicles that are likely to cannibalize the sales of one another.
Stephen Hendricks I think all of the manufacturers are experimenting with the lately smoking hot crossover market. They’ll see what overlaps and cannibalizes the other as you say and focus on what the consumer is buying in the next 3-5 years and adjust. These companies are slowly become more nimble with their global platforms. That’s the beauty of capitalism- companies of all kinds adjust their product lines to meet consumer demands. Nothing new there. And you are hard on the CX-9 for some reason. You say it’s bloated, have you been in any domestic suvs and crossovers in the last 10 years, those are the definition of bloated. To each his own but I’ve driven many of them since the MPV and I happen to think they are great. But I do love Mazda for the price paid. Do you not find the Toyota Sequoyah or Honda Pilot to be bloated ?
The CX-3 sucks.
That line will disappear with the appearance of the 30
@@rebsiot The CX-3 is likely to disappear in North America but it's a strong seller and will continue to be offered in international markets.
I love the car and will probably buy one but these guys repeatedly saying how mazda studies human body so much kind of makes me lose trust.
Have to remember all that black plastic trim around the entire car IS GOING TO FADE TO WHITE GREY over time.
drumtwo4seven yea people will have to apply those chemicals that Walmart sells to recondition all that exterior black cladding
@@2004cyrus
Older jeep wrangler (plastic) fenders/bumpers are never black, always whitish grey.
I doubt its as easy as a spritz of armor all along with a quick wipe of a rag.
drumtwo4seven oh I know you are right, sun is hard on all that plastic. I don’t want that issue to deal with after a few years of ownership. Just more proof that material things are temporary. I’m lucky that my cars are in the garage and I work from home, all my vehicles stay new looking for many years. They don’t get many miles put on them.
Little armourall, just like I do to my 15 year old Honda and it looks brand new
One reason I personally wouldn't buy one of these is that torsion beam axle. Backwards step in my opinion.
Mazda continues to make good looking, high quality, cramped, largely underpowered vehicles.
But it's the most powerful in the segment...
True. Hopefully they will stay that way with CX-30.
@@MattMaranMotoring in a segment that power doesn't really matter. It's not much faster than the upgraded kona and almost no buyer in that segment cares. Price is definitely the biggest factor. This isn't much cheaper than a decent equipped cx5
The CX-9 is the only car in their lineup that could arguably be considered underpowered. Every other model they have is right in line with their competitors. Plus they are the only mainstream manufacturer that does not use CVTs.
@@Varekai0723 you may be technically right, but the bar Mazda is setting for themselves almost demands more performance from Mazda3, cx-3. Not sure about the 6 turno as I have never driven it
Really dislike touchscreens in cars.. Touchscreens are great for devices like phones and tablets that you hold up to your face and are looking at so you're always looking where you're touching. On a car it's bad design, wrong interface for the situation, no tactile feedback that you've it the right button, so you have to look (eyes off the road). It's just trendy because hey, iPads.
This sure beats donkey riding
I agree. I currently ride a donkey and it's a real jackass.
its a great looking vehicle, but i just hate the idea of these very small crossovers. It seems like a scam to me. Trick a young person into buying one, then when they get married and have a kid, they realize its tiny and, oops, now I need a CX5 because why torture yourself with a tiny little vehicle? They get to sell you two cars instead of one. It's a SCAM people! Buy larger than you really need because in a couple years you'll need it.
I don't want kids, so I only have to buy one car. Problem solved.
Michael Self No brats? 👨👩👧👦 Maybe you would like a Miata (if you don’t need to haul stuff).
Brian Lear that’s why I bought a Volkswagen Tiguan
People trade cars in all the time. It's not that unusual to upgrade from any previous model that one has outgrown.
Looks like a lifted Mazda 3.
No
it is but the back looks better here
@@mitchellsteindler yes...lol
It's literally a lifted Mazda3 with a wider hatch, cladding to make it look tougher and the cx5 info screen. I don't even think mazda is pretending. Savagegeese points this out (different style and focus equally good)
Why mess with a great car. Lift it 6 inches and they sell millions more...because it's a cuv now. Wtf
I'll keep my 19 Mazda3 stick 😁
I meannnnn that’s what it is
#1
21:42 for those interested for some odd reason
Odd to be interested in a vehicle's acceleration??
Sounds noisy
It's not
The Mazda3 has bigger dimensions except height
Review: 2020 Mazda CX-30
No it isn´t.
should of called it cx-4
Cx4 is totally different car which will be produced for China market excusively based on Cx5 platform
You should HAVE not used "should OF."
hope they dont follow infiniti n volvos naming
Ayman Al-Safadi no they should not have they already have one in China
My mechanic listens to my radio more than I do. People born in the last 30 years own a phone.
Wish there was a manual
There is in Europe and it gets rave reviews.
Best looking vehicle in its' class...Say good-bye to the "cladding" and I may purchase one. Mazda went the "cheap" route on this. Too bad. Also go to touch screen as well.
The cladding actually protects the car , more cars should do it.