![]() ![]() Safety and driver aids are impressive, too, including auto emergency braking, blind spot monitoring with rear cross traffic alert, driver attention alert, lane keep assist, intelligent speed assist, front and rear parking sensors, and a reversing camera. Other goodies to be found on the GT Sport include keyless entry and start, adaptive cruise control, auto lights (including adaptive LED headlights), rain sensing wipers, dual-zone air con, heated front seats and steering wheel, and a power-adjusted driver’s seat. It is linked to a superb 12-speaker Bose surround-sound system. The latest Mazda Connect infotainment system is much better than previous generations and includes intelligent sat nav, full smartphone integration and DAB radio. The 422-litre boot, accessed by a powered tailgate, is good for a couple of suitcases and holdalls, while folding the rear seats offers 1398 litres of space. Nissan Qashqai Tekna+ review – Crossover has a golden value.Ford Kuga FHEV ST-Line Edition review – SUV is so easy-going.The Mazda CX-30 GT Sport (Image: Giles Blair) Read More Related Articles Aiding a sense of airiness in the test car is a powered sunroof. ![]() The back seats are ideal for either three younger kids or two adults. The driving position also adds to the sportiness, with a feeling of being cocooned in the cockpit, while the instrument panel features three large round dials as well as a seven-inch colour driving display.Īlso helping those at the wheel to concentrate on the road ahead is a windscreen-projected head-up display that includes traffic sign recognition and navigation instructions. There’s a definite driver focus to the layout at the front of the cabin – with the likes of the 8.8in infotainment screen angled towards the motorist and its controls handily placed in the centre console. Open the door of the GT Sport and you are greeted by a sumptuous interior with swathes of black leather along with some rich brown leather accents. Meanwhile, black cladding all around the lower level of the CX-30 adds that essential crossover appearance of robustness. The Mazda CX-30 GT Sport (Image: Giles Blair) The hints of potency are further enhanced at the rear by a gloss black spoiler, slimline lights and two large chrome tailpipes. Side on, the steeply raked windscreen, sloping roofline and gliding bodywork lines add a sense of sportiness, as do the 18in bright alloy wheels. The flowing and dynamic styling of the car – a feature of many Mazdas – immediately drew admiring, envious comments from my neighbours.Ī large gloss black grille is framed by slimline headlights linked by a swooping chrome wing design and topped by a long bonnet with muscular creases that hint at the power beneath. I’ve recently been driving the CX-30 in high-end GT Sport trim with the firm’s excellent e-Skyactiv X engine under the bonnet and was amazed to find it was priced from just £30,405 on the road. MOTORISTS seeking a compact crossover should check out the Mazda CX-30 – because it really is as good as it looks.Īs well as having immense kerb appeal, the upmarket Japanese marque’s family-sized vehicle boasts a classy, hi-tech cabin and refined yet engaging driving characteristics.Īnd it is competitively priced, too. ![]()
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