Mazda MX-30 First Drive: A Car For Enthusiasts, Not EV Diehards

Small battery. Big success?

Perfecting the Wankel. Producing a small roadster when the vehicle type is practically dead. Combining gas and diesel in one engine. Mazda is always coming up with unusual ideas. As it is again now: The MX-30, which will go on sale in September 2020 in some parts of the world, is not an off-the-shelf electric car according to the normal scheme.

We now had the opportunity to drive the Mazda MX-30. Is the group’s first pure series-produced electricity generator innovative or too timid? The first encounter is always exciting.

***Editor’s note: This first drive review originally appeared on Motor1 Germany. You can check it out there by clicking here.

Unusual optics

It starts with the design: the 4.40-meter long MX-30 mixes a sleek roofline with an SUV look and a distinctive nose. The result is impressive, even without the color-contrasting roof.