Hi all
as per my introduction I test drove both the G and X in both auto and manual boxes. I really liked all but for the traffic down here in the sunny south of England (sometimes) and for my driving needs (mostly under 40 MPH stop-start city, less than 6,000 miles a year and sometimes the odd trip further) I wanted the auto box over the (admittedly very nice and notchy) manual - nice it was but switching 1st-2nd-1st-2nd-3rd-1st-neutral doesn't really allow it the life it needs
Similarly the X engine whilst it seemed a little more torque-y and - on paper having a 2 second or so faster 0-60 - wouldn't get to live in the 6k RPM range it seems to thrive in.
On the drives I took around the area the differences didn't seem to justify the rather steep price increase for the sports model I was looking at, hence I went up to the tech package for the safety and comfort rather than for the X.
Not looking to justify my choices but wanted to ask a question of UK owners of the 122 'G's, anyone's welcome to join in but I know you lucky devils in the US have the bigger 2.5 as an option denied us here!
So I'm looking to hear what those of you with a CX30 (manual or auto) have found about driving it in "normal" driving conditions. I don't want or need to drag race from the lights (or likely the only car I'd have looked at would have been the Mazda 3 sports tech skyactiv-X) but looking to see what people have experienced in longer driving. Im also curious will I even notice a difference moving from my larger, heavier CX5.
As an aside, if its useful, as part of my homework I did some looking up of the P/W and specs on my current car vs the choices we looked at (we wanted something smaller than the CX5 and didn't want a CX3 - I'm 6'3, wanted to stay with Mazda as we have a great dealer who has some good offers and could get a fairly frictionless trade in and 0%) so we looked at the Mazda 3 and CX-30:
Current car
The CX-5 has 162BHP and weighs 1499KG with a 0-60 of 10.1 seconds (Sports Nav - FWD - 6 Speed Manual)
The 'G' engines:
The Mazda 3 'G' has 120BHP and weighs 1364KG with a 0-60 of 10.1 to 10.5 seconds (Sports Tech - FWD - Auto)
The CX-30 'G' has 120BHP and weighs 1361KG with a 0-60 of 10.3 to 10.8 seconds (Sports Tech - FWD - Auto)
For comparison - The X engines:
The Mazda 3 'X' has 177BHP and weighs 1440KG with a 0-60 of 8.2 - 8.9 seconds (Sports Tech - FWD - Auto)
The CX-30 'X' has 177BHP and weighs 1416KG with a 0-60 of 8.2 - 8.9 seconds (Sports Tech - FWD - Auto)
as per my introduction I test drove both the G and X in both auto and manual boxes. I really liked all but for the traffic down here in the sunny south of England (sometimes) and for my driving needs (mostly under 40 MPH stop-start city, less than 6,000 miles a year and sometimes the odd trip further) I wanted the auto box over the (admittedly very nice and notchy) manual - nice it was but switching 1st-2nd-1st-2nd-3rd-1st-neutral doesn't really allow it the life it needs
Similarly the X engine whilst it seemed a little more torque-y and - on paper having a 2 second or so faster 0-60 - wouldn't get to live in the 6k RPM range it seems to thrive in.
On the drives I took around the area the differences didn't seem to justify the rather steep price increase for the sports model I was looking at, hence I went up to the tech package for the safety and comfort rather than for the X.
Not looking to justify my choices but wanted to ask a question of UK owners of the 122 'G's, anyone's welcome to join in but I know you lucky devils in the US have the bigger 2.5 as an option denied us here!
So I'm looking to hear what those of you with a CX30 (manual or auto) have found about driving it in "normal" driving conditions. I don't want or need to drag race from the lights (or likely the only car I'd have looked at would have been the Mazda 3 sports tech skyactiv-X) but looking to see what people have experienced in longer driving. Im also curious will I even notice a difference moving from my larger, heavier CX5.
As an aside, if its useful, as part of my homework I did some looking up of the P/W and specs on my current car vs the choices we looked at (we wanted something smaller than the CX5 and didn't want a CX3 - I'm 6'3, wanted to stay with Mazda as we have a great dealer who has some good offers and could get a fairly frictionless trade in and 0%) so we looked at the Mazda 3 and CX-30:
Current car
The CX-5 has 162BHP and weighs 1499KG with a 0-60 of 10.1 seconds (Sports Nav - FWD - 6 Speed Manual)
The 'G' engines:
The Mazda 3 'G' has 120BHP and weighs 1364KG with a 0-60 of 10.1 to 10.5 seconds (Sports Tech - FWD - Auto)
The CX-30 'G' has 120BHP and weighs 1361KG with a 0-60 of 10.3 to 10.8 seconds (Sports Tech - FWD - Auto)
For comparison - The X engines:
The Mazda 3 'X' has 177BHP and weighs 1440KG with a 0-60 of 8.2 - 8.9 seconds (Sports Tech - FWD - Auto)
The CX-30 'X' has 177BHP and weighs 1416KG with a 0-60 of 8.2 - 8.9 seconds (Sports Tech - FWD - Auto)
