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Mazda CX-30

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Just a new picture of the new Mazda CX-30 in blue. Not the metallic red we saw everywhere a few weeks ago.

While it does look fine, the black plastic trim is getting really, really thick.
Which makes the car look a bit cartoony. And maybe “cheap”.

The next CX-3 is supposed to be growing a bit and also be based on the new Mazda 3 platform (Current one is based on the Mazda 2) so the “small Mazda SUV” segment will be very crowded next year…

(Thanks to a reader for this picture)

Conversation 6 comments

  1. Almost half of the car is that unpainted cheap black plastic. Mazda is on crack. I have a feeling they are going under soon again and return to Ford.

  3. I think the reporting on the CX-3 growing is probably incorrect, now that the CX-30 has arrived. Mazda's statements about that were probably veiled and actually referring to the CX-30. I'd wager the next CX-3 remains based on the 2 and doesn't grow much; otherwise they're just going to be making it the same size as the CX-30 which makes no sense.

    I also hope Mazda rethinks this naming scheme. The next CX-3 should be renamed the CX-2…then the CX-30 could be renamed CX-3. Then they'll have CX-2, CX-3, CX-4 (China), CX-5, CX-8 (China) CX-9. No doubt we'll see something above the CX-5 to compete with the Passport, Blazer, Edge, etc. so sooner or later we'll see a new CX-7 as well.

  5. I'm starting to wonder if the CX-30 is just going to be the overclad, "rugged" version of the upcoming, more car-like CX-3.. and then future, more SUV-like versions of the CX-5 and CX-9 will follow as the CX-50 and CX-90.. sort of how Ford seems to be planning to make carlike and SUVlike crossovers for each platform? Otherwise, the zero-added name makes ZERO sense.

  6. I like it better in blue, but I'm going to have to see this one in person before I decide if I like it or not. All that plastic around the wheel arches and on the lower body is giving me major AMC Eagle vibes.

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