2024 Mazda CX-30 (2.5) review: 0-100 & POV test drive

2024 Mazda CX-30 Touring SP specifications:

139kW (189PS) / 252Nm, 2.5-litre petrol 4-cylinder
6-speed auto transmission with all-wheel drive
Claimed 0-100km/h: 9.1 seconds
Official average fuel consumption: 6.8L/100km
Tare weight: 1475kg
Boot space: 430L
Price: AU$41,510 (not including on-road costs, at time of upload)

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[tgv]

I had a Cx-30 with mild hybrid tech (i-stop) as a rental last year.

FWD, 2.0L with 6-speed torque converter.

Nice run about, very economical when you drive normally, did see 8.5L.over 100km however that was 94 RON e10, so no doubt will be better with standard 91 RON, the worst I saw was 16L but I was driving hard getting everything it had.

Two good and two bad:
Good:
1: steering and ride ballance;
Steering has great weight, its fast enough in normal driving but when you are driving on B or C back road the weight loads up and yiu can throw the CX-30 around, the suspension has the right amount of give even with 19x7.5 alloys (235/55/19 tyres) to be sporty and comfortable.

2: the fact thay Mazda have the gear lever with proper semi auto shift gate (move to the right then pull to upshift / push to downshift).

I loath paddle shifters, total waste of time, that said Mazda offer both paddle shifters and semi-auto gear lever (with corrext shift gate). So much fun.

Bad:
1: gutless engjne
The 2.0L sky active need revs and lots of it to get any decent from it,

2: mild hybrid tech
I have no idea what it did ither than the sheer irate grating start stop junk when in Sydney traffic. I know it has brake regen but I never see what it did other than to display: you saved 0.2gr of CO2 for this trip. I simoly switch off i-stop for every time I drive it.

Interior is fine, typical Mazda.


Mazda, overall don't know what they want to be, that is the only way to describe that company.

[theaustralianconundrum]

Great video! Subscribed from SA. We just bought a Nov build 2023 revised for 2024 CX-30 Astina GD25 with FWD.( didn't want to carry around 90 extra kg's of the AWD plus the extra complexity etc) The build and component quality are the best I've ever seen in almost any class of car! I will say that the engine starts smoother/less noise using 98 Premium fuel. The factory tyres are Made in Japan Toyo's and get the job done. It does steer very well and has adequate power for our needs as we are newly retired. Time will tell to see if Mazda's Otto/Atkinson experiment is viable in the long term. The Bose sound system is superb playing my CD's ripped to WAV onto my Sandisk flash drive. Cheers!

[Safiyyah.]

Love the new format! Also, love reading the reviews on your website.

Keep up the great work 👍

[kareembaba]

If you’re a tall dude with broad shoulders like me, you’re gonna wanna get the CX-30 over the 3. The 3 is too cramped for me.

[susanstrachan]

I just bought a new 2024 CX30 GTS model with all the extras. I previously had CX5 and more recently CX3. I have been happy with performance both models and only changing now as wanted larger boot and screen.

[benson]

After all these years, finally get to put a face to that voice.

[Azureecosse]

I was going to buy a CX30 in 2020, loved the way it drove and looked, I narrowed it down to a CX30 and a CRV, after being loaned the CX30 for a weekend by the dealership I noticed that my two boys that sat in the back could not see out the windows in the rear they are very high so the kids felt sick and claustrophobic, I bought the CRV instead kids love it, and there is plenty of room in the back to keep the little punks separated when they start whinging, CX30 lovely car but no good if you have little kids under 3 feet.

[tubingtomtom]

Can’t wait for an update on this car. It’s so close to what I want. I just can’t get past that cladding. I’m fine with a tiny back seat and the infotainment controls. It just needs an update on the exterior.
A little more aggressive with a thin cladding would sway me.
Maybe

[jerryhilario]

Great video as always mate. I love my CX-30 Astina. Just wish we got the 2.5 turbo that they have in the USA.

Only thing I’ll say in your performance test, I think you may have forgotten to put the car in sports mode as I didn’t see sport lit up in the dash.

Anyways great vid

[sidjyothi]

Something is off with the bootspace...lots of older reviews say that it is only 317L...doesn't look like 430L...what gives?

[sirsilva]

So this is the face to the PDrive voice? 👌

[timster]

The bold plastic wheel arches makes the car look cheap side on and will only get worse with a few years of Aussie sun on it. shame as the front end is so cleanly designed.

[ramonmartin]

Those acceleration times are slow, for the 2.5L petrol 4.Even compared to CX5, which I'm sure will do 0 to100 in the 8 second range.

[AcceleratingCars]

That's such lowsy performance for close to 130 hp/t. 17s for the 1/4 mile? Ok, the weather was kinda hot, but still...

[davetaylor]

Pretty nice that. Perhaps 10 years time. Might be able to afford one. Or not.

[mord]

Seems slow for a 2.5 (even being NA), or am I missing something? It's not THAT heavy

[watchout]

I am thinking Skoda Kamiq (even the karoq) over the cx-30, what do you guys think?

[pm]

The US version CX-30 2.5 turbo AWD is a fantastic car. Very fast, handles great, quiet. The turbo version of the CX-30 is a completely different animal compared to the 2.5. If you’ve seen 2024 CX-30 carbon that’s it.

[griiem]

How do you find a Black cx-30 with the red leather interior?

[GoogleAccount-ptzu]

Mazda has been in the niche eco-budget friendly market for far too long, they haven’t designed a cool looking or interesting car in what seems like an eternity, both Mazda and Subaru make such boring soccer mum vehicles now that are gutless and have no personality, remember the RX-7 of the 90s-2000s and the Mazda MPS of the 2010s, it seems like an eternity ago, now all we have is just some family friendly Mazda 2.5 turbo that only produces 170kW which is laughable by todays standards.

They should make a new MPS, the 190kW 2.3 turbo was such a little pocket rocket, but now they only cater to budget friendly families with sluggish cars like this because our market no longer purchases interesting vehicles anymore, thank God for Hyundai and Kia producing the goods because alot of brands are getting very dull.