Most significant changes: A drop from three trim levels to one; significant standard features added, including Apple CarPlay and Android Auto connectivity, a head-up display, automatic climate control ...

Mazda lent me a car to drive from LA to Palm Springs, provided two nights in hotels, then flew me home from San Diego to Washington, DC, for this story. SAN DIEGO—The new Mazda CX-30 is a strange and ...

The similarities are carried over to the engine bay as well. The CX-30 is powered by the same 2.5-litre Skyactiv-G four-cylinder engine that powers the CX-5. The outputs of 186 hp and 186 lb-ft of ...

Like the universe, the small crossover utility segment seems to be in a phase of perpetual expansion, at least until customers decide to latch onto the next trend in automotive form factors. For now ...

Most significant changes: The base Sport model gains Mazda’s i-Activsense suite of safety features as standard. Grand Touring model adds standard paddle shifters, and the Grand Touring Reserve ...