hi everyone it's webby and welcome back to another video uh today i'm really excited to
bring you the brand new 2021 mazda mx30 courtesy of barrick mazda so huge thanks to those guys for
lending me the car for the review for the weekend i'm going to talk you through a bit about the
specifications and features of the car as well as going for a drive so sit tight enjoy a cup of tea
and join me for the video so in terms of models there's actually three trim levels in the range
the evolve the touring and the astina the evolve starts at 33 990 plus on roads
the touring is 36 490 plus on road costs and the asina is 40 990 plus on load costs
standard equipment is really good even in the base model you get things like a head-up display led
headlights satellite navigation with apple carplay and android auto and you're covered really well
on the safety front as well autonomous braking rear parking sensors rear camera adaptive cruise
control blind spot monitoring cross traffic alert so all the safety stuff is there even
in this base model so at 33 990 plus on roads it represents really good value for money
the model that i'm reviewing today is the touring mid-range model over and above the standard model
it gains electric seats with two position memory keyless entry auto folding door mirrors and part
leather interior more of which i'll show you in a minute as we go inside we'll talk a little bit
more about specifications when we go inside so next let's have a look at the engine so there's
only one engine option currently available for the mx30 which is a mild hybrid system it consists of
a two liter forcing in the petrol engine with a 24 volt lithium ion battery that basically gives
114 kilowatt and 200 newton meters of torque and is driven through the front wheels for a
six-speed automatic gearbox the fuel economy is rated at 6.4 liters per hundred kilometers
so it's not quite like you might find in a toyota hybrid but still not too bad nonetheless
so starting with the exterior styling and you can see this is a little bit different from something
like a cx-5 which is a little bit squarer in its design if we look at the front of the vehicle you
can see this new design language from mazda well it's almost got like a floating grill at the front
but it's actually quite attractive the rest of the body has got a sort of coupe
style look to it rather than the sort of square edgy design of something like a cx-5
or something similar to that looking at the mazda mx-30 from the side and
immediately you can tell that this is something a little bit different than your average suv
it starts off fairly traditionally at the front but as you go towards the back of the car
you can see the roof line swoops down more like a coupe and that's because we've got what mazda
called freestyle doors so rather than the rear doors opening traditionally like a normal car
they actually open the opposite way which actually help you get in the car a little
bit easier which i'll show you now so your front doors are traditional open like every other car
and then you've got this handle here where you open the rear door
to actually make getting in and out of the back of the car quite an easy experience
now, the only thing you do have to be careful of is hitting your head on this hinge here where
the door locks to um, you'd only probably do that once or twice a week, and then you soon get used
to that being there, so there's a little bit of a technique of getting in the back let me show you
it kind of going backwards
so there you go i'm in in terms of space back here it's not too bad i'm only five foot six so
sitting behind my driving position isn't too bad headroom isn't too bad for me either i've got a
couple of inches but if you were six foot tall you might get be a bit cramped here in the back
leg room is also fine and you can actually fit your feet under the driver's seat so
you can stretch your legs out on a longer journey unfortunately there's no rear air vents back here
and there's no charging points to plug your phone or your ipad in either so the rear seat passengers
miss out a little bit one useful feature i have found in the back of the mx30 is on the driver's
seat there's a couple of buttons which allow you to move the seat away to allow easier exit of
the vehicle so we can just press the button one of them will tilt the back the back of the front seat
and then the other one slides it forward for you making it much easier to get out
so stepping inside the mx 30 and you can see where most of the money has gone in developing this car
all the materials they've used are really high quality you got beautiful leather up steering
wheel and some of them are even recycled like the trims and the tops of the doors
but it doesn't feel cheap it actually feels quite premium so the way master have done the interior
is really impressive and just this light interior makes the
cabin feel nice and light and airy as well despite having a black headlining
here we see the set the what they call a floating center console and you've got a bit of storage
under there as well plus also a couple of usb charging points to plug your phone in
and it's actually nice because it means that you haven't got cables floating around the front of
the dashboard so you can basically just keep your phone down there and charging while you're driving
you also get some nice features like this cork matting which harks back to the days when mazda
actually caught manufacturers before they started making cars these flaps here lift up to reveal
a couple of cup holders so when you're not using them you can actually lay the flaps down and it's
also like a bit of a tray in front of the driver we've got this nicely laid out instrument cluster
it's really clear and easy to use with the rev counter being on the left the speedo in the middle
and then your temperature and fuel gauge is being out from the right so it's not too cluttered
unlike some of the cars on the market coming back looking at the steering wheel controls over on the
left hand side is your audio and phone controls and then as we move over to the right that's
things like your adaptive cruise control and lane keeping aid so it's nice and clear and simple we
then move over to the 8.8 inch infotainment screen on top of the dashboard so this is where you find
your built-in satellite navigation phone radio and then when you plug your phone in things like apple
carplay and android auto coming down further down the center console we find the seven inch
touchscreen display for the climate control system again this is really easy to use nice and easy you
don't have to take your eyes off the road too much when you're driving which is quite handy
coming further back we've got the rotary control from mazda's mzd connect system
this is a little bit like the bmw i drive and controls the infotainment system and the
reason you need that is because the infotainment screen isn't touch screen which does take a little
bit of getting used to particularly if you're using things like apple carplay or android auto
so now we've had a bit of a look around the car we actually need to see what it's
like on the open road so we'll take it for a drive and see how it goes
The first thing you do notice here is how quiet it is. They've obviously put some really good sound
insulation in here because the only thing you can actually hear is the odd bit of tyre noise
depending on seeing the road surface that you're on; another thing that's immediately obvious when
you start driving is how well weighted the power steering system is a lot of electric
systems nowadays seem overly light, and you don't really know what's going on with the front wheels.
whereas on this Mazda MX-30, there's plenty of feels, and you know exactly what's happening;
visibility is generally quite good, particularly at the front and the driver's side window,
but there is quite a blind spot depending on where
you've got your front seat with this side pillar here
now in terms of performance, this two-litre engine with its 114 kilowatts
isn't going to win you any races away from the traffic lights, but it's up to the job
of making fairly good progress around town if that's what you're looking for
I have to say this interior does feel really nice.
I've driven other cars around the same sort of money as this car,
but you'd have to say the materials that Mazda have used on this
mx30 are really nice; you definitely justify the price that you're paying for a vehicle like this
particular example that I'm driving is the touring it's also got the optional visibility pack as well
so that gives you things like front parking sensors with a cross-traffic alert
you get 360-degree cameras as well which is actually quite nice to have
and also things like the adaptive cruise control.
so as I mentioned earlier, fuel economy is rated at 6.4 litres per hundred;
I'm currently sitting on 7.9 um, albeit most of my driving has been just sort of two and three around
the town uh nothing really on the freeway um, so be interesting to see sort of what the average is
if you sort of drove this on the freeway as well um I mean 7.9 isn't too bad, but you know it's
not set in the world of light in terms of uh you know fantastic fuel economy figures
as most cars nowadays uh it comes with a five-year unlimited-kilometre warranty
servicing those every 12 months or 10 000 k's
and to me, that seems a bit strange because most people would do more than 10 000 k's a year
unless you were literally just making short journeys around town all the time and you weren't
going very far, so you'd probably end up servicing your car one to two times a year depending on your
mileage um the first five services cost around two thousand dollars um which is a little bit
on the high side um but not too bad compared to some other sort of manufacturers out there
It feels very comfortable when you're driving; these seats are really supportive,
and the driving position ahead of you is nice and direct. You haven't got any sort
of offset with the steering wheel; um yeah, it's just a nice comfortable driving position.
now there is a fully electric version of this car coming later on,
but it's only available in the top range Astina specification and that electric version is 25 000
more than this hybrid version which to me sounds an awful lot of money
But I think that's the way electric cars are going nowadays. I had a bit of a look around to see what
other comparable cars would cost, and things are the Hyundai Kona EV highlander very similar money,
so it's not a measure of charging you more; it's just that's what electric cars are costing
at the minute for that early sort of 70 odd thousand dollars you can get yourself into
a basement or tesla 3 as well. The range on that car is much better than this mx30;
when you're looking at the electric version, the plus point to the mx30, though, is it does look
and feel like a conventional car. In contrast, the tesla is obviously a little bit futuristic and the
looks a little bit subjective, so not everybody might like the looks of the tesla model 3.
going around corners, there's not too much roll either it sits fairly flat and handles really
well, which is quite nice, so I guess the question is what sort of person would buy this mx30,
maybe just someone who wants something a little bit different doesn't necessarily carry rear
passengers very often um or too much luggage in the boot, but this one's something yeah a
little bit sort of quirky bit funky um but still have a sort of master build quality, and sort
of semi-premium feel about it it is a nice car um, but it is sort of quite a niche and quirky
um you know you'd sort of have a look at this you'd have a look at the cx-5
you know other manufacturers Toyota Hyundai Kia there's plenty of choices out there but
yeah it's definitely for someone who wants something a little bit out of the ordinary
So that brings to an end my first look at the 2021 Mazda mx30;
a big thanks to the guys down at boat Mazda for lending me the car for the review.
If you want their contact details, I'll put them in the description below so you can get in contact
with them; if you're looking for a new or used Mazda, I quite enjoy my time with this quirky
little SUV, but I don't know whether you'd choose this or something more traditional like a cx-5
as always if you've got any questions on this car, please feel free to leave them in the
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