See my 2023 CX-5 Review: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/eM1ohbeBp8nYloU.html

As a CX-30 owner I agree that if I had a family I would have gotten a CX-5 for the extra space. With it just being my fiancé, dog and I though, the CX-30 is plenty of space. I love my 22 CX-30 turbo premium plus.

This is the perfect commuter. I have owned a turbo premium for over a year now. fun to drive, solid, quiet, nimble and comfortable. It is just my wife and I, kids are gone. So its perfect for us.

I am about to purchase a 2023 CX-30 S, base model. I test drove it 3 times and each time the quite drive, responsive steering, smooth ride, great ground-clearance, and pretty decent pick-up have sold me on this model. In regard to your question about WHY I (the average consumer) would purchase this vehicle vs the CX-5 is because I want a smaller SUV with AWD with good gas MPG...so this checked the boxes for me. Plus, my kids are grown and have their own vehicles, I no longer have anyone to sit in the back seat (except our dogs). I agree that the seats are comfortable and the back seat is really just fine as long as you are of 'average' (I am 5'-1') size. If you are taller and will be sitting behind the driver who might also be taller and have the seat pushed all the way back, then I can see it being very cramped back there. This vehicle will be mostly just me driving it, so I consider it a good fit for me. It's an affordable car with such nice features even at the base model 'S' I feel that I'm getting the most bang for my buck($24,415)!

I like the cx-30 over the cx-5 and am considering buying one. I like that it’s smaller. I don’t want anything “noticeably larger” as you stated at 11:31. I rarely have any passengers in the backseat and the trunk is ample for me. Bigger isn’t always better. Thanks

Getting the CX 30 preferred for my wife & the CX 5 Select for myself. Picking them up tomorrow & I am pretty excited about it!!

Girlfriend just bought the Premium Package. Car was $35.500.. It's black on black and it is Spectacular!!! And it comes with a Lifetime Warranty on the Motor and the Powertrain.. Mazda Knocked this One out of the Park.. Zoom Zoom...😎

I am retired. Don’t have a family and love the CX 30.

Great review Kevin, I know these are excellent vehicles as they have passed the ownership test of one of my children. I'm not crazy about the plastic cladding, "fighting above its weight class" is the perfect description, dollar for dollar they are hard to beat.

Let's get this man to 70k. WTH, people!

The wife has a Rav4 and I also have a Chevrolet Silverado truck. What I wanted was a small nimble all weather daily driver. Rear seating wasn't important since it's just the wife and I, my daughter has been grown and on her own for a long time. I originally considered the CX3 but saw it was being discontinued. While on the Mazda site I saw the CX30 and thought this is it. I went and test drove a Preffered with the NA engine and liked it. I spent a lot of time on the test drive and looked the vehicle over before making the choice to buy it. I wanted some tech, a sunroof and leather or leather like seating so the Preffered was the best option for me as far as features vs price. I bought a 21 new and have going on 22k miles. I've been on long road trips and daily it in North Idaho bad roads and tough winters and even on the not so great stock tires it's been a great car. I average 34 to 35 mpg and the power is sufficient. I've never felt I needed more power. I recommend this car for people like me who aren't trying to haul a family or a lot of stuff around although with the back seats down you can haul some pretty bulky items and I have done that. If you have a family, the CX5 is the better bet.

My wife just bought 2023 CX-30 premium plus turbo. I think the upscale interior is the feature that sold her on it. What we don't like about it is; The approach angle, the long overhang on the front-end won't clear the angle of our driveway. The key fob buttons are very small and difficult to use. Even though the cx-30 premium plus comes with two sets of car mats it doesn't come with a cargo cover or an all-weather cargo tray.

As a Audi Q5 daily driver, why is this vehicle compared to Subaru or Honda HRV??? I personally feel like the CX-30 is a luxury vehicle after renting it for a week, and should be comparable to vehicles such as the Lexus or the GLA, that in my opinion is where the CX-30 sits in between

I lease a ‘21 CX30T. I’ve had two CX5s and briefly a CX9. All 100% reliable and for me offer excellent value. The CX30T uses significantly more fuel than a normally aspirated CX5 (21 vs 28 mpg). But the smaller CX30T is more entertaining to drive with a bit more stylish sporty flair. Just don’t expect it to be a bargain Macan. Good review here.😂

I chose the 30 over the 5 because rear seat room was not important to me. If i have someone in the back twice a year it is a lot and usually, even then, only one person. I have a 2021 n/a premium in the soul red/white color combo in ur vid. It also fit in my garage better than the longer 5. I avg city what the epa says and if i keep to legal interstate speeds i have gotten as high as 36 mpg but more commonly 34-35 mpg

Love my 2023 (non-turbo) Carbon Edition CX-30. Great driving dynamics, well appointed interior.

Great information and well presented.

I've been shopping and I've driven both the CX-30 and the CX-5. I'm torn, but I do think the CX-30 Select is an incredible value. As you say, $4k more gets you an entry level CX-5, but for my purposes that would be $4k wasted. The CX-30 Select is just such a great car with all the safety features.

Deciding between a cx-30 and a cx-5 or cx-50 now -- I'm leaning towards a cx-30 because we are DINKs with two 70 pound German shepherds. Back seat space is not particularly important to us for that reason, but we do want more than a sedan to fit the dogs. We're also from Minnesota and love to camp, so again a larger more off-road ready vehicle is important to us. A larger vehicle is worth considering, but the lower price of the cx-30 and the better driving experience are pushing us towards the cx-30.

Not a current owner, I'm going to end up with the cx-30 over the cx-5 simply because of price and size. I actually want the smaller car at the lower price point. I don't have kids, so I'm more concerned with the front of the cabin being good rather than the rear passenger seats. The small size back there doesn't bother me. The car is really just for me. With the cx-30, I can get the same tech/overall features at the same trim level as a cx-5, but for less money. Also, the smaller size/weight for the same engine HP means the cx-30 should be more responsive and faster. I also like the way it looks more, it's leaner and more aggressive. If I had a family, I definitely would step up to the cx-5 though.

Excellent review

Nice review 👍

A question, pls: the sunroof option is part, mandatory, with the leather seats package? or can it be along with textile trim?. Thanks

Very Nice!

As a single guy this car is perfect for me.

Great video. You changed my mind to get the CX5. Double pane windows? Never heard of that except on the Benz 300.

I like the small size. It feels like a lifted hatchback with more ground clearance + AWD. And I get the mazda quality interior. Waiting on it as my first car, still got 3+ months of wait for what I want. Only other cars that I would consider are those crazy good Chinese EVs, but they are not for sale in the USA yet. Sub 30k Ev with 500 hp + premium interior is hard to beat, but they are not for sale in the USA. Sad panda.

The door on the cx5 sound great. The build quality does look a lot better on the cx5 even compared to the cx50,

The door shut quality is nothing more than insulation, which adds to vehicle weight. Honda built their vehicles around how the door shutting sound in the 80's. It was a neat trick that created a lot of sales for them, Honda put some psychology behind the door sound.

I would seriously consider one of these if not for the ludicrous amounts of plastic cladding. Also.. how about updating the grill to look more like the CX-50?

I have the CX 30 top-of-the-line 2020 model. I just like the way it looks much better than the CX five. The CX five has been around for a while now and I’m hoping they’ll release a brand new CX five soon which will look more like the CX 30.

As far as door sound and quality perception, it is widely known there is no correlation between the sound and the quality. Most companies who make a car with a great sounding door are basically adding weights and dampening to create that illusion. You could apply Dynamat to the inside of these CX30 doors and there you have it. Mazda probably looked at it and didn't see the value in worrying about an illusion. Me, I don't care how the door sounds, I care how the car performs and how it feels. Since the Mazda vehicles do so well in a crash I'd imagine the doors do what they are supposed to, regardless of the illusion of sound or not.

Beautiful colors

good Mazda, thanks Kevin 😀

Sir, the way you communicate is very professional and eloquent. Thank you for that, and for this helpful information as well. PS You could easily be a professional spokesperson for a high level corporation.

It's interesting you are mentioning INTEGRA- I am debating between them both OR Mazda 3 hatch - which one would you go with?!

IN Australia our CX-30s dont have the shark fin antenna on the roof. Any ideas why ? (Our CX-5 do )

I plan to get one for my daughter. After my test drive, I wouldn't mind having one. It's a good car but I wouldn't make it my roadtrip vehicle.

I wish we would get the turbo CX30 in Australia 🇦🇺 😞

Had to wait nearly 7 months to take delivery of my CX-30. Because I wanted a manual transmission, it was only available in base spec with cloth seats and 16" wheels. But the Australian base spec, especially on the safety side is impressive (head up display, blind spot monitoring, rear cross traffic alert, lane keep assist etc..) and I'm more than happy. If only they did manual + turbo I'd be so happy!

I LOVE my non-turbo 2.5L 186hp Mazda 2022 CX-30 Carbon Edition (after some additional black-out cosmetic modifications that I made), & it has been a problem/issue free 17+ months thus far, but I feel Mazda has made a mistake by adding cylinder-deactivation tech to the 2023 model CX-30 (& most of their other models). I'm glad that I got the sweet-spot 2022 version instead, especially considering how dismal the U.S. auto market is for the true compact/subcompact segment. Literally nothing else appealed to me besides the CX-30 when I was shopping for a vehicle under $40K, for a variety of reasons (belt/chain CVT transmissions, lack of manual transmission options, awful styling, turbo-engines, stop/start tech, cylinder deactivation tech, etc.).

I own one, my only complain is, gas tank is only 12 gallon. I wish Mazda could have bump that to 16gal.

How's the sound system on the base

Great car but that plastic infotainment screen looks and feels cheap. Like Audi, Mazda needs to integrate their infotainment screen into the dash.

CX 30 or 50, ride height to width is a better balance, center of gravity.

Why cash for non-turbo & lease for turbo?

Dear Sir, I watch your programs and you are great at what you do, your opinions about cars are reliable. You may be interested in the fact that in the Mazda CX-30 car, which is 2 months old in Poland (bought and collected from the showroom in July 2023), the rear door is corroded???? I can send photos. Maybe it's worth talking about it and warning others to carefully inspect the car before picking it up :) because I don't want to believe that it happened within 2 months of use :) Thank you and best regards, P Sz

i have a lease cx-3 and what they want for a new lease in CT for a cx-30....no way a rip off...back to Mits just as good!

I'll get the CX50,

I actually really like the CX-30 alot, with one resolvable exception in the aftermarket. The enormous wheel gap. I realize it's a CUV, but it is really kind of comical.

I am a cx-30 2021 GS trim owner, great car but truth be told I will have no choice but sell it soon when I am ready to have kids. To small and I know it will be shitty for baby seats. It's great for my dog and fiance and as a city driver, the primary reason was the need for a small car that doesn't have a CVT and is a AWD as I live in a city called sherbrooke in quebec. It is a supper confident and fun car in the snow, off road and gravel roads who are you kidding...even 2 wheel drive cars do fine, who are ppl kidding claiming they need a awd or 4x4. If you are planning on real off roading get a 2023 colorado zr2 or ranger raptor 2024, otherwise zip it. What I hate about the mazda, is the piano black bullshit on the most busy spot, 😒. Looks nice but I am constantly policing my fiance to not scratch it, so imagine a kid. Mazda has become too focused on competing with BMW for trying to be fancy that they are missing what made them good in the first place: affordability and convinence. As an owner the mazda cx-30 is a vehicle made for the pre-wed driver with no kids who lives where there is snow and hills, or the pre-retired or retired person who wants something classish near BMW's level but don't wanna pay quite as much for the name. Edit: I am very very disappointed that Android auto isn't wireless, Mazda is really behind on the game when it comes to electronics or electric. The infotainment system I actually love it, took me 3 weeks to adapt but never need to wipe the screen or worry about scratches. Do note: The phone call quality is full of shit and the speaker button to record messages doesn't record properly for a text creating weird msgs that have no ressemblence to what I said.

I’m leasing a turbo premium for $339, chose it over an awd Camry se for $335

For one or two persons it is a great Car, great as everything the Japanese does.

There was a few more minor changes for 2023 besides the engine and mpg...

I love Mazda's interiors, but the exterior with that unpainted plastic... Come on! They're trying to go upmarket and I appreciate that more than most Lexus models, but that unpainted plastic just looks cheap.

Why not just get an aftermarket stereo if you don't want the other premium features?

I love driving my CX-30 on the freeway. So much power to pass other vehicles. For me the size is perfect. It’s so easy to park especially in the city.

The standard 2.5L non-turbo is more than enough for the CX30.

👊🏾👍🏾👍🏾

I like it but clad in a plastic skirt is a cheap way out. Really.

500 a month. You must be in Canada.

here's a weird one for you, looking at five rather different cars all at the same price, what would you go with for a small family of 3: 1. 2018 G80 60k miles 2. 2016 NX200t 60k miles 3. 2016 ES350 60k miles 4. 2020+ CX 30 10k miles 5. 2018+ CX 5 30k miles

Mazda owner. CX30 looks great but auto transmission and engine and suspension are big disappointments.

Yo bro

cx-30 > cx-5 cause it's a sedan cockpit not an SUV

I HATE white interior.. on ANY car.. I love that RED--- hopefully it's available with black leather or the DARK terra cotta leather..

I just traded in my 2023 CX-5 Signature for a 2023 CX-30 Premium Plus. I wasn't super happy with a few characteristics of the drive of the CX-5, and I was surprised when I test drove the CX-30 to find that its drivetrain felt more refined and the ride was more composed as well, so I made the switch. I gave up some space, a couple of features, and it's a pinch (but just so) louder at highway speeds, but I gained a more rewarding driving experience.

I plan to get one for my daughter. After my test drive, I wouldn't mind having one. It's a good car but I wouldn't make it my roadtrip vehicle.

I plan to get one for my daughter. After my test drive, I wouldn't mind having one. It's a good car but I wouldn't make it my roadtrip vehicle.

I plan to get one for my daughter. After my test drive, I wouldn't mind having one. It's a good car but I wouldn't make it my roadtrip vehicle.