The 2020 Mazda CX-30 is going to mop the floor with the competition’s arse!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 13 ธ.ค. 2019
- Dave Coleman of Mazda is back and brings along not just a new Mazda, but a Mazda that competes in a new segment for them, the Compact Crossover (CUV) and the Mazda CX30. Soooo, while Coleman rattles on about changes to the All Wheel Drive (AWD) system, off roading, names and testing, MotoMan drives the 2020 Mazda CX-30 and learns it is different than it looks. Old friend of the show, racer and multiple Mazda Miata designer, Ken Saward, Mazda’s Director of Design for North America joins the party to explain why the 2020 Mazda CX30 looks very different than the Subaru Crosstrek and others that it competes with . . .
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Mazda is so underrated
for real... big companies are scared...MAZDA is coming big... wait for next gen(1~2 years) there are good news.
I have driven the T-roc and the CX-30, and in terms of overall driving experience (body roll, feedback steering wheel, manual shift gearbox), interior (harsh black plastics instead of nicer materials) and features (things that are included in a similar pricepoint) there is really no comparison. The CX-30 gives me a noticeably nicer overall experience as a driver. Yet despite all that the Volkswagon is vastly more popular in the country I live in. I am guessing mostly due to how familiar people are with the brand.
Dave Coleman is the best! It was insane meeting him and you! Great video as always!
Great to finally meet you in person, as well! Come visit the hangar when you move to The California Republic!
common Forrest W
Dave Coleman is the Guru.
Amazing how you get Dave Coleman and company to talk on your videos 👍 amazing insight everytime
Mazda nailed it with this CX-30, best small suv out there. Coleman is the best!
Great video, MotoMan. And really enjoyed Dave and the Mazda team talking like real people, not corporate drones. Other car companies could take a clue to lose the marketing speak.
I test drove the CX-5 and seriously considered it but sitting there next to it was the CX-30 and I had to say wait a minute and I went home to study the CX-30.
Coleman was extra saucy this time. Loved it.
Coleman is why I love Mazda. I’ve been lucky enough to have lunch with him a couple times and have him hang around the shop I work at. It’s great getting to ask him questions in person, especially Miata things last year when the 2019 was happening.
Sucks for anybody who bought a CX-3 in 2019. CX-30 is basically the same price and twice the car.
Dave Coleman! Love your clear and concise tech explanations! Engineering, Son!
This is the reason i'm subscribed to Motoman, you seem to get car company guys in your vids whenever possible, and i like that for the most part. Some seem to simply be spouting off memorized talking points created by the marketing department (or actually marketing people)..not so with Mazda guys, they seem to genuinely love the cars they help design.
Great review, Dave Coleman is always great to listen to
Great video. Really enjoyed listening to the engineers talking about why and how they do things.
It's even better when an engineer really loves what he's doing. More Dave Coleman...
Great review Motoman! Let's hope Mazda sells a ton of these so they can afford to build an RX9 and the next gen RWD Mazda6 and all kinds of other wonderful vehicles!
There is always such a wealth of information or interesting people in every video you do.
I own a 2019 CX5 (in soul crystal red). It is such a great car, best non sports car I have ever owned. Mazda are well on top of their game these days so I think you are right. This CX30 will do very very well. Like the CX5 it's a really good looking car with great interior at a decent price.
There is nothing better than a Dave Coleman video!!
Love the detail on a more basic vehicle. Not my cup of tea in terms of driving but the importance of behind the scenes explanations is undeniable.
I test drove the cx30 and I want one , it rides so we'll that I don't want anything else. The interior is the best for a small cuv.
More Dave Coleman!!!
The car looks amazing in person, really a beatuiful machine, I am going to test drive one today!
A channel hosted by Dave Coleman would be a lot less annoying.
I love the explanation of how Mazda sets up their traction control. I've hate the system in most of the vehicles I have driven as when I make a tight turn/u-turn in slick or snowy conditions the systems typically cut all power and if I switched off traction control, it did little to no better forcing you to completely modulation and direct the vehicle with the throttle. I'd love to try their system to see how it responds in these conditions.
I love Colman's explanations, too. Simple, to the point, and no BS.
Did Dave Coleman ever write for a car magazine? That name is so familiar. And your video title is spot on: all things being equal, the CX30 will dominate it's category.
Yep. He was the Technical Editor for Sport Compact Car.
I have to say, I watch a lot of car reviews and this one was actually very informative.
Great video 👍 I like the other guys going back and forth with you. Love you, bye bye!!!
Where can I find the rear cargo dimensions, how big of a "box" will fit with the rear seats in the upright position?
I bought a 2016 cx3 sport awd when it was first released for sale,,, love the feel of this lil gem of a car,,, just hated all the complaints when I would put someone in the back seat,,, didn't want to go as big as a cx5,,, so was considering trading in for a subaru crosstrek,,, NOW THIS CAME ALONG,,, now it all depends how the numbers crunch for an awd cx-30,,, luv it...👍🙏✌
Great video with manufacturer explaining why they did it
what is rear suspension type of this awd model? independent or twist beam?
Love it. The wheel well cladding is an inch too wide. Higher trim level should have a chrome accent on lower grill, door cladding, and lower bumper cover.
I think the exact same
Slap some 18" tires on there, go dark exterior color, and it's fine
@Joe Buchanan And a Skyactiv Turbo, and a six speed manual...
Had a Mazda 5, the van style, just traded on a CX30. Luxury at a reasonable price. An Audi like interior and our first AWD vehicle. Hope you approve because you are so right about how much better this looks and feels than the competition.
Just purchased Mazda CX 30 Turbo AWD...and i love it. I am a 6ft 210lb guy, and I can seat behind myself normally...of course i cant cross my legs...but i do have enough space...
CX-π.You are welcome.
I just saw this video after buying one of these. After 10 years of noisy Subaru boxer engines, this is a nice change. And what a cabin!
Very Nice. I love this car and yes this will mop the floor
You are right. This thing is really nice
Isn't the A/C vent (near driver's right hand) in a horrible position? Seems like the back of that hand would freeze as the air TRIES to get around it to cool the driver down on those hot summer days). I found that to be true with the Subaru Forester I tested recently.
16:54 A real Mazda test...Tire stander😂😂😂😂
Proof that you truly can be anything you want to be if you really work hard at it:)
Didnt you review RAV4 or my search could not find your review, which one is true?
Great review video..having the Mazda team explaining the more technical features is very smart. Preparing the rear drive to enhance driveability is a small detail that makes a big difference.
Just checked the Mazda CX-30 website. I can't find the option that deletes the black plastic cladding that will fade and look like a Chevy Avalanche. Can someone send me that URL?
I've heard that if you run premium, the engine management senses it and adjusts settings to provide more power.
Feel free to correct me.
I wish I could give you two thumbs up on this review. The little details is what makes this review amazing. Great job👍 oh yea I love Mazda as well I currently have a CX-9 and my family loves it. I may get a 3 or 6 next year.
I wish you could too, however, would settle on you guys sharing this and other episodes with your friends via your socials - tagging us - and that very much includes Reddit. Thanks in advance for helping get the word out.
The machine grey version looks so bad ass
The plastic cladding and trim need to be wider especially around the front wheel well...why so much quarter panel?
Where do I apply for the tire stander position
Kudos to Dave Coleman for dealing with the inevitable complaint than any vehicle with less than 700 HP and 500 ft lbs of torque is underpowered. Technically, at 173" in length the CX-30 is a subcompact, not a compact crossover, competing against the Honda HRV and Toyota CHR. As such, it's the most powerful vehicle in its segment. On the other hand, the CX-5 is a bit over 179" in length, putting it in the Honda CR-V and Toyota RAV4 compact category. The CX-5 turbo is somewhat smaller in interior dimensions than either of those (and several other) compact crossovers. On the other hand, it is the strongest performer among compact crossovers and while sales were less than half those of the CR-V and RAV4 in 2019 the CX-5 closed out 2019 with the strongest sales in its history. (Over 15,000 sales in December.) The CX-30 promises to be a winner as well. To suggest that it needs a more powerful engine such as the turbo4 from the CX-5 defies logic. Why would Mazda risk cannibalizing sales of the higher profit CX-5 for a model that already outperforms its subcompact rivals?
The odd man out, at least in North America, appears to be the CX-3. As Coleman suggests, the CX-3 is a right size for what he calls "small markets". I suspect he means markets that prefer small vehicles and that includes some very LARGE markets. But in the US where we like our vehicles larger and cheaper (Just ask VW), I don't see much of a future for it. So just as the Mazda2 isn't offered here, I suspect the CX-3 will be gone in a year or two. Considering that Mazda sold only twice as many CX-3's in the entire 2019 calendar year as CX-30's in the month of December when it was not yet even available throughout the US it won't take much to see the CX-3 disappear in the US.
Correction: machine gray is available on the select trim
I knew mazda was trying to preload the rear! This is engineering.
Dear Mr. Coleman, please make sure we will get this gorgeous cx30 with 2.5 L gasoline engine sold in Thailand. Too bad, the New Mazda 3 doesn't have enough power with 2.0 L
It’s kind of sad, really. This could have been one of the most beautiful cars available were it not for that massive cladding encircling the wheels. Making it even worse, the wheels and tires are way too small. We’re it not for that. I’d buy one tomorrow. And, no, it doesn’t look like the Mazda 3. I find the Mazda 3 extremely ugly while the CX30 verges on beautiful. BTW, I drove a 2007 Mazda 3 sedan for over 10 years. In that time, it only needed a motor mount and a thermostat, both of which I installed. Both parts were marked Fomoco. It’s was the most durable car I ever owned!
Hey I have question do the middle variants come with remote start option ?
Yes I test drove one yesterday here in Austin. There are 4 levels. I think level 3 "select" is the sweet spot. Auto start is free for 3 years.
You were right. I ordered one! ;)
Wish we got the cx4 stateside. A legitimately unique vehicle sized between the cx3 and cx5 and like every other Mazda, it's beautiful to look at. If we had that with the same engine options as the cx5, that would be a real winner.
I was thinking the same thing!
CX 30 is a CX 4 in other markets.
With the exception of way too much unpainted exterior plastic, this is a stylish little CUV.
still torsion beam in rear? Hope the cladding width goes away
It is not underpowered for the segment, but the chassis is there for more power, a version with independent rear suspension and about 250hp and I would prefer this over X2, Q3, XC40, etc.
I recently sat in the new 3 at Seattle's auto show and came out absolutely impressed with the interior design, ergonomics and materials.
Not saying this because I am personal friends with both Coleman and Ken but if one were to force me to pick a car of the ones you have listed, it would be the CX30 all day, every day, twice on Sunday.
I bought one, I wish it was a AWD model. But they didn't have any on the dealer lot. Get on the gas pedal and it goes. When the turbo comes out, it will turn some heads.
A lot of you don't know this, but Dave Coleman can drive a 2wd rally car like no other
I live in Texas in one of the large metro areas and drive a 2016 GTI, can't think of a single time since i bought it brand new that i've wished for more ground clearane or AWD. If i truly need such a vehicle for some recreational activity (drove my GTI to New Mexico for skiing in 2018, no issues whatsoever) i'll rent an SUV. Having said that, if i ever find myself needing such a vehicle every day, the CX-30 would definitely make my shortlist...especially if it has a turbo or at least 10-15 more HP by then.
Love the car had purchase order ready and realized the cx 30 premuim had no heated exterior mirrors..unsafe here in the northern climate of Michigan in winter..cant believe it so disappointed
Really wish they did not need the rear headroom scalop when the sunroof fitted. In the 6 estate if you are 6ft it blocks your view. Golf still going but I may yet buy a Mazda. It just needs the ios13 dual screen wireless CarPlay 😁
I would get the base trim if it came with the 2.0L engine.
This is not a Turbo unlike some others in the segment. This impacts the way you perceive power as it’s not coming on early on unlike some.
Well done, Dave Coleman. I agree with Motoman, though. The engine needs a little more power. Not necessarily a turbo, but maybe the difference between 2.5 and 2.7 litres which would bring it up to about 200 horsepower and torque and then, nobody would be complaining.
The new Escape is faster than the previous model, both the base inline 3 and the turbo inline 4. Car & Driver has the CX-5 on their recent 10Best list. If you want all wheel drive, also test drive the Crosstrek and all wheel drive Prius. Walmart sells plastic traction mats for the ground and long zip ties to add to the drive tires. I would also test drive the Kia Niro and Hyundai Tucson- long warranty, lots of features for the price. Also see the April issue of Consumer Reports magazine every year at a library. Ideally, rent your top picks for a weekend for long straight roads and curvy mountain roads.
Best review of cx30 👍🏼
Thank you, Roberto!
I won hundred percent agree that Mazda is wiping ass with the new models. However, I do have some issues like on our 2019 CX five the gas light comes on when there’s 13 miles of range remain instead of the normal 30 miles like every other car in the world and it seems to have a alarm issue, since ours was broken into without the alarm going off when it was armed. I tested the system myself by sitting in the car locking it and open the doors and the alarm did not go off, I also lowered the window all the way down, exited the vehicle and armed the alarm and reached in and was able to open the door without alarm going off..something weird
Just bought myself a new Mazda CX30! Research between other brands: Honda both HRV and CRV - the CX drives much better and the interior is excellent, both Toyota and Subaru XV need to update their interior and CVTs, and Audi resale value and maintenance cost in long term gets really expensive. I am really happy with the ride quality, interior and tons of features!
Would be much happier if the 2.5L and AWD option was available in my country, which it isn’t. Love the car!
No turbo = no problems al la Honda. No CVT, thank you Mazda. If this car isn't fast enough for you as a daily driver, you have issues.
@BBD Design The older turbos from 16 yrs ago are designed with larger engines. Modern car turbos were put there to meet EPA fuel requirements and hence we get all these turbo engines for 1.5L engines.....very big difference, small engine and a turbo generally end up with some problems.....Honda for example has been getting issues with their 1.5L turbo.
Mazda is just a hair away from becoming a premium brand, I really like its design and how its engines work and how reliable they are, I have had 3 Mazdas and I will continue buying them
I drove the FWD CX 30 and its great! I am considering it over the competition based on esthetics (subjective), the naturally aspirated engine, and the 6-speed transmission, for linear acceleration and long-term reliability, and of course handling, quietness (NVH), and the interior.
Driving the turbo in late Jan/early Feb. Stay tuned.
Mazda makes great 👍 cars and suvs
Can someone tell me about Dave Coleman. I remember the name but I don’t know if it’s magazines from the 90s.
Yep. Was the tech editor of Sport Compact Car. You will be learning A LOT more about him soon . . . he is one of my upcoming guests on Inside the MotoMan Studio: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/inside-the-motoman-studio/id1484428968
I’m interested in this new Mazda 30, but still attached to my 2006 Mazda 3. Some day I’ll test drive it. I don’t like the looks of the new 3’s - too plain. My Miss 3 has been so reliable, runs like new to a point that I don’t want to give her up! Until she gives me a bad time - then maybe I’ll get one of these! Do they ever age? Reliability is my number one priority and Mazda is the best!
why does Mazda continue to ignore rear seat space? It's crazy that they don't consider adding 2 more inches to make it at least livable back there. It's crazy and makes me walk away from mazda for compact cuv's.
DNutter it’s called a sub-compact for a reason. This car is made for driving, not a family car. It’s made for people who care about attention to detail. If you want leg room, get a CX-5 or a CX-9. The CX-30 is on a whole new level.
The main competitor of this thing is Mazdas own Mazda3 and maybe Cx-5. This is a perfect sales self-cannibaliser, just what Mazda needs.
I absolutely agree that Mazda is doing everything right in their lineup right now... except they do need to bring back the mazdaspeed. Maybe a mazdaspeed 3 and 6, and even a CX30. Then they’d truly mop the floor with the competition.
williamcass68 : Mazda does needs perhaps a halo car beyond the Miata... hopefully that new RX-9 show-car will see full production with near supercar performance...
Put that turbo motor from the 6/CX-5 and I would be very interested. I almost bought a CX5 but it was just big and soft, not enough sport for my tastes. Ended up getting a Golf R, but this car with performance closer to the Golf R with AWD...
They made it look sleeker and smaller and but actually cramped the interior. The tiny windows, high beltline, rounded off arches makes the interior one of the smallest. The CX9 does the same exact thing... Huge on the outside but below average on the inside.
DAAAYUUM..Motoman got PUNKED!!😮😮😮😮😮😮
And by the way, I like the name of CX-30, it sounds meatier than just one number. All these numbers don't have to fall in some definite line.
Increase the displacement from 2.5 to 2.7 litres, increase the wheelbase by 2 inches and the roof by an inch. I don't like the dashboard as much as if the screen was integrated into the dash.
What have engineer's done to counteract DI carbon build up? Toyota has both DI and Port.
It's not a problem in Mazdas...
Nice Mazda but they make you spend 31-32k to get a sunroof otherwise no go. Glad there is no cylinder deactivation on the lower trims because to me it is unnecessary complexity for a possible 1mpg increase.
He's not the only complaining about it being under powered. At least give it a lot more torque!
No more torque from a 4 cylinder without adding a turbo, or making it a hybrid.
So happy to see Dave again. I am most likely going to end up getting a 2020 Mazda 3, as usual, but would love for them to add a little more power. I would be fine in the 200-220hp range. The Hyuandai Sonata N-Line with 300hp is sounding pretty good right about now.
My wife she doesn’t want car that doesn’t has remote starter. Winter, snow and ice 15 minutes remote starter will help a lot for those ladies. I fed Mazda want us to buy their car they know what we need.
very very cool youvid
This car look more the right market than the cx3 mistake toy size! All car brands looking bigger room and size to win customers need
If you bought the car.
As Sky ACTIVE X
And Manual its much more punchy.
I hope so : also Due to Supercharger has more power down low :)
And that New High Compression helps for down low too.
And if only front wheel drive for city and highway.
Then its much lighter then 2.5 Automatic 4x4 :)
Must be 15% Quicker If not more...
Coleman you better start selling more Mazda's or you'll be back at Sport Compact Car magazine!
My wife loves her cx30.
I heard that cylinder deactivation is only on the top trim. I'm hoping that's more than a rumour and it's not in the base or mid level trims
Nope . . . Premium model only.
@@MotoManTV nice. Thanks! Excellent video
CX 3 should be called the CX-2 since it sits on the Mazda2 chassis, and since the CX-30 it's on the Mazda3 chassis. The CX-30 should be called the CX-3.
Or maybe CX-30 should be called CX-5 Coupe...
The CX-30 was supposed to be called the CX-4 but Mazda already had that name in use on the Chinese market I believe
Love your mazda videos!
I hope people stop overlooking mazda!
Can’t wait for their inline 6 to come out
Neither can I, but would be shocked to ever see it in the CX-30. If anything it will end up in the CX-9, or some new luxury coupe.
@@digitaldoc100 The CX-9 would be an ideal application. And it desperately needs it.
@@stephenhendricks103 it would be ideal for the cx9, but would like to see it in the cx5 as well as I have no need for a 3 row crossover
@@digitaldoc100 Mazda might offer it in the CX-5 but the application in the CX-9 would mean that the Subaru Ascent would be the only midsize 3 row crossover without a six cylinder engine in their lineup. And given the weight difference between the CX-5 and CX-9 the turbo 4 is significantly more appropriate for the former.
Now if Mazda could do something about the fact that the interior space in the CX-9 is less than a Honda CR-V in a vehicle longer than a VW Atlas, they could be much more competitive in that segment.
@@stephenhendricks103 The cx9 is definitely in need of a refresh. The 2.5t is fine as a base, bit a 6 would be a great option. The cx5 should get a better turbo as the new 2.5t from Hyundai in the sonata has 290 go for example. A better base engine in the cx5 would be welcome as well for the 2021 redesign.
This was GREAT! LOVED how you did this review. And, yes, I agree: it SHOULD mop the floor with the competition. But, there are a lot of Honda and Toyota sheep out there who don't buy anything else but their Hondas and Toyotas, honestly believing there are no other good cars available. 🙄
@Birman Hitman Not trying to ruffle your feathers. However, herein lies what I'm referring to: You're automatically assuming Toyotas and Hondas are more reliable. That's not always the case. Have you not been made privy to Honda's latest reliability records and how they have drastically fallen on reliability lists left and right, including Odysseys' constant transmission problems/failures, CRVs' engine stalling problems, etc.? Toyotas also have been surpassed in reliability rankings by other manufacturers, too. Aside from that, I was actually referring more to the "better than thou" type of attitude many Toyota and Honda owners have over other car owners, and how they often refuse to consider other brands even though other brands may be better for them, or better designed or even more reliable (nowadays, Hyundais, Kias, Mitsubishis, and even Mazdas have better reliability records than Honda). So, of course anyone has the option of being loyal to one brand. But, if someone just blindly believes everything that brand makes is better than everything else out there, then that does make that person merely a "sheep."
@Birman Hitman You're absolutely right: historically, they've been known to be more reliable. However, I'm of the strong opinion that they, also historically, make sure to keep this reputation of theirs at all costs, even if it means via bribery ("pay to play"), concealment of negative information and/or coercion and abuse of power. Fact remains that they're not the ONLY reliable vehicles on the road, but so many people act like they are - and that's frustrating (I imagine even more so for other automakers). It's especially frustrating when you see Honda's quality and reliability sliding considerably, and the parallel rise of quality and reliability in other manufacturers, yet they still are able to be the darlings of the automotive world.
(Honda, especially, infuriates me. Why is it that their cars are consistently rated higher than their competing models? I have considerably tested them out, as well as competing options, and failed to see how they're any better than their competition - in fact, many times they are clearly worse. Throughout the years, I see how automotive professionals will laud, for instance, the CRV's cargo room as "expansive and generous" yet, for another competing model that has the same exact cargo dimensions or even larger, they'd comment backhandedly saying it has "average cargo space" or "nothing to write home about." I'd personally experience how a Nissan Rogue, for instance, will easily make it up a steeply-raked driveway that's covered in ice and snow yet, on the same exact driveway, a CRV would be hopelessly stuck. Those are just a couple of supremely simple examples showcasing the bias that exists for Honda. There are hundreds of blatantly biased reviews I have seen, which call to question Honda's reliance on "financial influence" upon the automotive reviewing world in order to keep that holy reputation of theirs.)
Aside form the above, I wholeheartedly agree with you on snobbishness being a problem. We both, obviously, wish it wasn't. But, so is the nature of imperfect humanity. As far as your comment regarding Mazda's desire to succeed/sell more, I really don't think that's their objective. Obviously, they want to sell. But, from what I have read about them and from their own mission statements, I gather they prefer remaining a niche market brand. At one point, I do believe they were frustrated in not being able to match their bigger rivals' output and sales, even when they were either competitively priced or price below their rivals. But, now? I do think they want to market themselves as slightly more luxurious and upmarket than their contemporaries and, accordingly, this is reflected in their slightly higher prices. However, it's fitting to consider that their slightly higher prices are also accompanied by slightly more luxurious amenities, features, ambiance and driving experience.