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I just spent a week on the Mazda MX-30 EV. At first I hated it, but then I found some good things about it. Overall, as the only car to live for a week, this is a very stressful electric car. (My wife's Palisade is in the store, and my 74 Beetle currently does not have a steering wheel.) In other words, the MX-30 does make me yearning for electric everyday drivers again. It's just not this electric daily driver.
If you feel nostalgic for the range of the first-generation EV, or are like waiting next to a public charger, then the MX-30 should be your ideal choice. When going home on the highway 25 miles away, when the car tells you that there is only 28 miles of cruising range left, it will not leave much room for mistakes or accidental detours.
It's not a great thing when you start to receive low battery warnings on the dashboard about 33% low battery. In some cars, 33% means you have 100 miles away. In many other cases, it is at least 75 miles.
At least my sister finds it interesting, and I can't go far without charging. Sometimes, the little pain of a loved one may be humorous.
The window sticker mentions "three-tones", but the content here is much more than that. The shiny black roof, silver pillars and upper door frame, red body panels, black plastic cladding, and another gray metal plate on the rear pillars all collide with each other. There are many things to know, and this is a clue to all the other weird things you will find in this car.
Look, it's better to have a back door than nothing. They are also cool. However, opening the back door requires opening the front door first. This is annoying, part 1. Part 2 is the rear door that opens backwards to make it more difficult for children to enter the rear-facing car seat. I must first feed my daughter with my feet at a semi-horizontal angle. I noticed that it was similar to a reverse delivery. "Yes, that's it," my wife replied ironically, but she knew what I meant. You know what I mean, cat.
I like the audio and cruise control buttons at my fingertips. These switches switch up and down, or press directly, depending on what you want to perform. However, it is too easy to press inward when trying to toggle these switches up or down, and vice versa. When I want to adjust the volume, I often mute the audio, or set a new cruise speed when I just want to resume.
If adult passengers need to create more space to get in and out of the rear seats (the front passenger seat has a lever that can move the entire seat in one motion as in a coupe), this makes sense. When your son thinks that these buttons are just things to play with, it's not ideal. When I was busy getting his sister to sit in her seat, lock the house or pack the goods, their temptation was too great. I will go back to the side of the car, the front seats are completely messed up.
In most cases, having 143 horsepower and 200 pound-feet of torque is sufficient, especially considering plenty of low-end torque for driving around towns. This charm fades away as you approach highway speeds, and I find it difficult to match traffic speeds when merging onto interstate highways. Once you know what kind of acceleration behavior is expected to be better—you can think about it and adjust—but the first combination with 70 mph traffic is less fun.
The MX-30 often drifts in the lanes of highways and requires constant taps to turn. Considering its relatively short wheelbase, this is not surprising, but the automatic steering in the center of the lane helps reduce the burden of highway driving.
I can't put my daughter's rear-facing child seat behind me. My son’s high-back booster seat has very little legroom behind me. There is not much storage space. The small room under the central stack is difficult to reach. There is plenty of headroom, but my wife and I feel that the door and center console are closed around us. It is difficult for the front passenger to pass snacks or pacifiers to the back seat without bending their arms in an unnatural way.
The MX-30 EV comes with a Premium Plus package and a soul red three-tone paint scheme of US$995, with a list price of US$38,605, including a destination fee of US$1,175. Taking into account the available $7,500 EV tax credit, any other local incentives, and the $500 credit provided by ChargePoint (for public charging or purchase of home chargers), this is an affordable electric car that feels a bit high-end.
The high-quality feeling mentioned above mainly comes from the interior of the MX-30, especially some high-quality materials throughout the process. It is almost wool fabric, and some very nice brown leather. What you touch, look and feel is interesting and solid. Mazda does a great job in this regard, just like it does on other vehicles.
The economy of cabin space means that instead of putting things on the floor or in storage bins as usual, we pack them into the cargo area along with larger items that have been put back there. I am surprised that it can easily accommodate a folding jogging stroller. Then we had to stack food bags on and around the stroller. Although the rear window is angled, when we close the hatch, it fits perfectly without being smashed.
The head-up display of the MX-30 is top-notch. It is not multi-colored, which is good. The displayed data is organized and clear and easy to read, without color coordination. However, my favorite feature is the blind spot information displayed in front of you. It is easy to tell when someone is approaching from either of the rear corners, which is good because the visibility during the shoulder inspection provides little visual information. Other Mazdas also have this function.
The MX-30 received this help exactly right. I am accustomed to sounding intersection warnings, but the MX-30 is a rare vehicle that can warn when it comes forward. There is a tone to let you know that a car is passing by your bow, which is very helpful, and the audio prompt is not harsh. I want to know if I happen to miss the car that bypassed the blind road, the MX-30 will help me cover.
Although it tends to drift on highways, its short wheelbase and low center of gravity make it fun to frolic around town. The suspension has been carefully tuned and the steering feels very good. News editor Joel Stocksdale introduced the good driving behavior of the MX-30 in his thoughtful first driving review. Go read it.
How excited are you when you see strange and rare cars on the road, such as Subaru SVX or Isuzu VehiCross? No matter what version of the 2050 Radwood is, this will be an interesting car. A vehicle that looks weird, inconvenient, and broken can be very interesting, especially if it is equipped with a rotary range extender.
After using the "fast" charger several times in a week, I still drove into the lane with a single digit of mileage. I was very pleased to see that the MX-30 was replaced with something with a practical range. In this case, it is a gasoline-powered Volvo S90, but it may be a Nissan Leaf, and I will be very happy. Just give me four ordinary doors and visit my grandmother without an extra 45 minutes on the charger. Please.
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