2023 Mazda CX-30 Gets A Mighty 5 Horsepower Bump

The CX-30 S Preferred starts at $28,220. Entering the lineup here adds heated seats, as well as an eight-way power driver's seat. This trim offers a grey interior and a black painted grille. We've covered theMazda's Carbon Editionsat length already, so here's some highlights for the CX-30 Carbon Edition ($29,290): Polymetal Gray paint, red leather seats, black 18-inch wheels, all features found on the aforementioned S Preferred trim, and heated mirrors.

The CX-30 lineup stays naturally aspirated for one final trim level, the S Premium, starting at $31,060. This adds a HUD with adaptive lighting and traffic sign recognition, plus real leather seats in black or white. Mazda adds paddle shifters here, but as we found with our Mazda 3, they're not a necessary item. We found the six-speed transmission to be just fine for daily driving, but this is not the kind of car you'll want to use the paddles in. They just aren't responsive enough. Navigation and 18-inch aluminum alloys are also available here, as well as LED headlights and taillights.

Finally, the more powerful CX-30 Turbo range starts with the Premium trim. Making 250 hp and 320 lb-ft of torque (on premium fuel), it starts at $33,800. Mazda adds a heated steering wheel, windshield wiper de-icer, black 18-inch wheels, a 12-speaker Bose system, and a frameless auto-dim rearview mirror to the Turbo.

You can also have your pick of any color Mazda offers, but Soul Red Cyrstal Metallic (pictured above) is better than any red offered on competitors and thus should be your only choice. That, along with Machine Gray Metallic, will run you $595. The Carbon Edition's Polymetal Gray Metallic and Mazda's Snowflake White Pearl Mica run $395 each.

最后,CX-30范围覆盖的可鄙的人o Premium Plus, starting at $35,400. It adds all features from the below trims, including a 360-degree camera system with front and rear parking sensors. Mazda includes its own Smart Brake Support-Rear and Rear Cross-Traffic Braking too. Traffic Jam Assist is only available here, and Homelink is now added to that frameless mirror we talked about above.

With more than $10,000 separating the range, we called the CX-30 the "driver's crossover." Much like the Mazda3 Turbo, we found the CX to be a transmission away from greatness, and it's no surprise that the CX-30 continues to be one of the brand's hardest-hitting models on sales alone.