Mazda 2 Hybrid Review with Economy Figures for City, Rural and Motorway

A detailed review of the Mazda 2 Hybrid including a comprehensive overview of the interior and I drove it on city, rural and 70mph roads. I reset the trip computer to see what the economy is like and I tested the driver assistance systems.

Specs and Prices 23rd June 2022 - These may change.

PURE from £21,160
STANDARD FEATURES:
EXTERIOR
15” Steel wheels with wheel covers
Body coloured front bumper
Body coloured rear bumper with satin black lower moulding
Body coloured electrically-adjustable, heated door mirrors
Front fog lights - Halogen
Front grille in Satin black
Front, rain-sensing windscreen wipers with adjustable sensitivity and speed
Headlights – Automatic High Beam- Coming home lights- Dusk-sensing headlights- Halogen with manual levelling- Halogen daytime running lights
Rear lights – LED rear combination lights with Halogen turn signals
Roof spoiler – Gloss black INTERIOR
Analogue speedometer and Hybrid system indicator with Multi-information display
Black fabric seat trim
Driver’s seat, manual slide, recline and height adjustment
Electronic Parking Brake with auto-hold and autodisengage function

INFOTAINMENT
AM/FM/DAB radio, with 4 speakers and USB input
Apple CarPlay® & Android AutoTM
Integrated Bluetooth®
7” Colour touch-screen centre display COMFORT AND CONVENIENCE
Adjustable speed limiter
Climate control air-conditioning
Dynamic Radar Cruise Control (DRCC)
Electric windows – Front and rear
EV Drive mode SAFETY AND SECURITY
e-Call with GPS
Hill-start assist control
Lane Tracing Assist (LTA) featuring:- Lane centring- Lane Departure Alert (LDA)- Steering assist- Vehicle sway warning
Pre-Crash Safety system (PCS) – Front enhanced with emergency steering assist
Remote central locking with deadlocking
Road Sign Assist (RSA)

AGILE from £22,010
IN ADDITION TO PURE, AGILE ADDS:
EXTERIOR
15” Alloy wheels
Parking aids – Reversing camera INFOTAINMENT
8” Colour touch-screen centre display
AM/FM/DAB radio, with 6 speakers and USB input COMFORT AND CONVENIENCE
Push button start / stop SAFETY AND SECURITY
Smart keyless entry

SELECT from £24,475
IN ADDITION TO AGILE, SELECT ADDS:
EXTERIOR
16” Alloy wheels
Body coloured rear bumper with gloss black lower moulding
Front fog lights - LED
Front grille in Gloss black with lower grille satin chrome surround
Gloss black electrically-adjustable, heated, auto power-folding door mirrors
Headlights – Coming home and welcome lights- LED Daytime running lights- LED headlights with manual levelling
Parking sensors – front and rear
Privacy glass
Rear lights - LED rear combination light with LED turn signals INTERIOR
Auto-dimming rear-view mirror
Black fabric with synthetic leather seat trim
Digital speedometer and Hybrid system indicator with Multi-information display
Sports style front seats with driver and front passenger’s seat, manual slide, recline and height adjustment
Windscreen projected head-up display

COMFORT AND CONVENIENCE
Ambient lighting
Dual-zone climate control air-conditioning INFOTAINMENT
QI Wireless charging for smartphone SAFETY AND SECURITY
Blind Spot Monitoring (BSM) with Parking Support Brake function (Rear-crossing vehicles)
Rear Parking Support Brake function (static objects)

00:00 What is it and how much?
01:11 Engine
01:41 Driving position
03:17 Rear seats
04:04 Boot
04:24 Interior
12:50 Electric air conditioning
13:17 Manoeuvring
14:35 Country roads
16:28 Launch
17:06 Rural road economy
18:03 Urban roads and radar cruise
26:38 Urban economy
27:07 Motorway and lane guidance
34:31 Motorway economy
35:52 Monthly cost

[DodgeTazer]

Wow, a car review with real detail, (but not bogged down) and stated in plain language - keep it up mate!

[thomas]

I have seen almost every video on the web about the yaris hybrid and mazda 2 hybrid and I think yours is one of the best. Well done.

[softblood]

I'am impressed how detailed this review is and all this camera positions, very nice job mate keep it

[albrightonthenight]

I own this exact car and achieve 81mpg driving on the a6 for a 50 mile round trip, and 90+ around the city. £50 to fill up shows 500 miles on the screen. I love it

[Manuel-rlum]

This is the second video I watch from you and your content is top notch. You really get to know the cars, it's really impressive.

Not the best in image or sound but you speak very clearly and to the point, your communication skills are incredible.

You don't seem to come to very early conclusions, you give things second opportunities, trying them in different ways like an owner and not a reviewer would usually do.

You touch on many different little things that are used frequently that can be deal breaker.

I'm subscribing to continue watching your content.

Thanks for your excellent job and greetings from Spain.

[artemkatelnytskyi]

I love the car. The only thing I wish it had is the proper Mazda design. Though, this design, inherited from the Yaris, is nice too. The interior is very functional, and obviously the economy is superb.

[Grahamvfr]

Best review I've watched on these (yaris), no nonsense, not trying to be funny. Only one to mention 36 lites tank. Fantastic review Richard 👍

[davidlancaster]

Thank you for excellent review. I think this is the most accurate and precise review of this car I’ve seen. (I have owned the Toyota version for almost a year so it was interesting to see your perception of the rebadged Mazda, which matched with my experience. I think it’s a near perfect car.)

[dominicrusho]

Back watching this review now that Mazda have refreshed - and differentiated - the design of this car for 2024. Still clearly a Yaris sibling but slightly less obvious now. Impressive car!

[borisdemelo]

Toyota hybrid owner here. Never bothered with eco mode beyond trying it when I first got it. It’s already very efficient compared to its competitors in normal mode, so I’d rather enjoy driving with a normal throttle mapping instead of the odd delay in power. I think you might have been more impressed with the acceleration response if it wasn’t in eco mode.

[matommy]

I own the old mazda 2 MT its light weight and easy to drive

[robertevans]

Great review. Very informative and helpful in terms of real world economy and demonstration of features. Not long found your channel but some great content.

[nazmulchowdhury]

Great review. Wish you success on the channel.

[mikesanders]

Great review Richard, the first I have seen from your channel. I have a Corolla Hybrid and a new Yaris Hybrid on order (both GR-Sport spec) and this car is just wonderful. I know the Mazda 2 is a rebadged Yaris so it will serve Mazda well and no doubt they will have many a happy customer.

Eco mode though is next to worthless in the Yaris/2, same with power mode tbh. You will get the same efficiency in the default mode, and yep lane assist is annoying 😂

I also drive my 2.0 GR Corolla on the Cruise Control as often as possible, it’s such a lazy man’s tool but works great 🙂

[adotopp]

Thanks Richard. I have had Peugeot (206/208) for about the last 33years. Currently seriously considering Mazda 2 or Yaris Hybrid next.

[Toneprince]

Great review very informative. One thing that no one except yourself has mentioned is about the actual comfort of the seats! I originally test drove a Mazda Agile several weeks back and apart from the way it drove etc, far quicker by the way than the Mazda 2 Skytronic, which was pedestrian from starting off compared to the Agile, very disappointed, is that the seats were very comfortable, like my current Mazda of 2011. This morning I went to test drive the similar spec Toyota Design model with my son. Again it drove really well same as the Mazda, my son also put it through it's paces and he agreed very good drive, with one exception, the back of the seats were really hard and not that comfortable. Both of us were of the same opinion that the seats were too firm and we wouldn't want to take this on a long journey due to that. I spoke to the Toyota sales consultant when we got back about this and he sort of agreed that the seats were a bit firm, so we sat in the next model up, but to be honest it wasn't much better and quite firm, unlike other Toyota cars which are firm but with nice cushioning and very comfortable. So thats a big and major difference IMO between the two cars, as comfort is a priority, especially on longer journeys as I do suffer from back trouble. My son also agreed and he is going to come with me when I test drive the Mazda again, so he can also give his opinion on this issue.

[CaroleBoden]

Looking forward to driving this car, ordered one two months ago. Love the review best one i have come across.

[youraveragejoe]

Very good review. Just weird to see a different logo glued onto a Yaris. Interior looks very plasticky on video- 12:04 that looks like it belongs in a Dacia Sandero or base trim Aygo

[Joker-ywhl]

Good review, that. I'm torn between choosing it or the Yaris. I know they're basically the same but there are subtle differences. Aah

[pjohnson]

I am going to order the mazda2 select because it has 16 inch wheels instead of 17 inch which is on the Toyota Yaris excel model, plus I like the on screen display, plus the biggest bonus is it’s a Toyota and not based on the Ford Fiesta like the old model mazda2