Mazda CX-30

[2o6]

Smaller than the CX-5

Bigger than the CX-3


Taller than the China-only CX-4.


https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a26648812/2020-mazda-cx-30-suv-photos-info/







https://www.carscoops.com/2019/03/all-new-mazda-cx-30-slots-between-cx-3-and-cx-5-because-theres-enough-suvs/



Not sure why this isn't just called "CX-3". The CX-3 is tiny.

[cawimmer430]

Gorgeous interior.

[CaminoRacer]

r u kiddin me

[2o6]

r u kiddin me

Nope

[12,000 RPM]

No CX-7 though

[2o6]

No CX-7 though

Yeah, they need that.

[HurricaneSteve]

Look great. Hopefully the weight is somewhere between the CX-3 & CX-5 and the base motor is the 2.5L. If the vehicle is shorter than the 3 hatch I might bite.

[giant_mtb]

Looks nice.  But Holy Saturation!

[BimmerM3]

3, 30, 5, 9 is an interesting way to count.

Jokes aside, are we sure that this isn't really intended to be a replacement for the current CX-3, even if they end up overlapping for a couple years? The name would make a lot more sense that way, assuming they'd also move to CX-50 and CX-90.

[HurricaneSteve]

Maybe it's actually CX-3.0?

3, 30, 5, 9 is an interesting way to count.

Jokes aside, are we sure that this isn't really intended to be a replacement for the current CX-3, even if they end up overlapping for a couple years? The name would make a lot more sense that way, assuming they'd also move to CX-50 and CX-90.

[Xer0]

Mazda's naming convention used to make so much sense too 

[BimmerM3]

Maybe it's actually CX-3.0?

Nope.

https://www.mazda.com/en/new-generation/cx-30

[Laconian]

Dawww, my parents would've loved this car when they bought their 3. Oh well.

[giant_mtb]

Why didn't they name it the CX-4 or CX-4.5 or something.

[2o6]

Why didn't they name it the CX-4 or CX-4.5 or something.

The CX-4 already exists.

[giant_mtb]

The CX-4 already exists.

oh.

[Eye of the Tiger]

And then there is the Volvo CX-3... or XC-40. So many same things.

[CaminoRacer]

The CX-4 already exists.

Where?

Why?

[HurricaneSteve]

China.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mazda_CX-4

As to why? I'm not sure but according to the article it's more wagon-like.

Where?

Why?

[Raza]

Like all current Mazdas, it looks very good.

[2o6]

Where?

Why?

1. Because Chinese people love Coupe CUV's

2. it's basically a Mazda 3 Crosstour.

3. It also probably should come to the US.

[CaminoRacer]

No more crossovers. Burn them at the stake

[Eye of the Tiger]

No more crossovers. Burn them at the stake

Long live the car truck!

[MX793]

What is the point of this exactly?  Is it replacing something else in Mazda's North American lineup?  I'd put the CX-5 in the same size class as the Rav, CRV, and Escape and the CX-3 in the same class as the HR-V, EcoSport, and Trax.  Does it really make sense to have something in between those size classes?

[Xer0]

I feel like it would make more sense to replace the CX-3 with this thing instead of selling them both.  Considering how tiny the CX-3 is, and this CX-30 getting a bigger engine, unless the CX-3 is way way cheaper there doesn't seem to be much of a reason to sell them both.

[MX793]

I feel like it would make more sense to replace the CX-3 with this thing instead of selling them both.  Considering how tiny the CX-3 is, and this CX-30 getting a bigger engine, unless the CX-3 is way way cheaper there doesn't seem to be much of a reason to sell them both.

Price is the other factor.  There's only about a $4K difference between the starting prices of the CX-3 and CX-5.  Not a gaping wide window to drop a tweener into.  I feel like unless they plan to drop the CX-3 in favor of this, this will suffer the same fate as the Ford Contour.

[2o6]

Jeep moves the Renegade, Compass, and Cherokee just fine, and the pricing and sizing between those models is tight, and even tighter in the real world with incentives.



The CX-3 is near the end of it's life cycle, and although physically the same size as the Trax et al, it's got very bad interior packaging and no interior space. I also wouldn't be surprised if the CX-5 gets slightly bigger next generation.

[MX793]

Jeep moves the Renegade, Compass, and Cherokee just fine, and the pricing and sizing between those models is tight, and even tighter in the real world with incentives.

A lot of people who buy Jeeps are buying the name.  "Jeep" is synonymous with SUV.  "Mazda" not so much.

The CX-3 is near the end of it's life cycle, and although physically the same size as the Trax et al, it's got very bad interior packaging and no interior space. I also wouldn't be surprised if the CX-5 gets slightly bigger next generation.

I was wondering if this might be the overall strategy.  CX-30 replaces CX-3.  A CX-5 replacement, dubbed CX-50, comes out in a year or two that is perhaps a smidge larger than the current model to align better with the embiggened CRV and RAV.

[BimmerM3]

The CX-3 is near the end of it's life cycle, and although physically the same size as the Trax et al, it's got very bad interior packaging and no interior space. I also wouldn't be surprised if the CX-5 gets slightly bigger next generation.

I was wondering if this might be the overall strategy.  CX-30 replaces CX-3.  A CX-5 replacement, dubbed CX-50, comes out in a year or two that is perhaps a smidge larger than the current model to align better with the embiggened CRV and RAV.

Um...

are we sure that this isn't really intended to be a replacement for the current CX-3, even if they end up overlapping for a couple years? The name would make a lot more sense that way, assuming they'd also move to CX-50 and CX-90.

[2o6]

Um...

No one hear actually reads anything anyone else posts. I thought you knew that by now.