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Mazda MX-30

2021 Mazda3 No Hot Hatch But Spools Up Loads of Fun The smooth, refined 2.5L turbo-4 from the larger CX-9 is well suited for the Mazda3, especially with AWD. Spend a couple days behind the wheel, and it becomes apparent why Mazda product planners think of the Audi A3 and Acura ILX as competitors. With or without a pandemic, the market for small cars has been challenging, to say the least. Through the first three quarters of 2020, sales in the Upper Small car segment as tracked by Wards Intelligence were down 34.7% from the same period in 2019. Among the dozen nameplates in this sector, ...

Look through Mazda’s history and it’s littered with unusual innovations, such as the rotary engine. More recently its SkyActiv-X tech has seen it shun small petrol turbo units in favour of a clever combustion process to boost torque.  But even Mazda isn’t immune from the trend towards electrification, and this is its first car for a new era, the all-electric MX-30. It’s a small, stylish SUV costing around £30,000 in the spec we’re testing. Yet the market is crowded in this sector and around this price point, and with the Mazda’s obviously quirky styling there’s one clear rival...