MAZDA CX-30
e-Skyactiv G140 petrol FWD automatic
Sustainability Rating: 2½ stars
Our verdict:
The tested Mazda CX-30 is equipped with a petrol engine and a low-level hybridisation. The vehicle scores well in the Clean Air part of the assessment, but loses points for Energy Efficiency and is significantly challenged within the Greenhouse Gas Index.
- The CX-30 has robust emissions control in warm conditions but performs weaker in cold starts and Highway Tests due to high particle emissions; tyre abrasion is low, but brake abrasion reduction is minimal.
- Fuel consumption is relatively high across all tests, limiting energy efficiency despite life cycle benefits from low vehicle mass and no battery production.
- High petrol consumption results in elevated life cycle greenhouse gas emissions, with CO2 from fuel combustion outweighing production-phase advantages by far.
Driving Experience
Our comments:
The Driving Experience evaluation of conventional vehicles focuses only on the performance in section 'Consumption and Range'. Although at the upper end of the evaluation range, the Mazda CX-30's estimated real-world consumption figures are still largely seen as adequate in most conditions – warm weather and cold winter, urban, rural, highway and mixed driving scenarios. The consumption readings on the board computer display are accurate.
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