Tokyo 2019: Mazda MX-30 Makes World Debut

Today at the 2019 Tokyo Motor Show, Mazda revealed an extremely important product for it, the all-electric Mazda MX-30 crossover

Mazda is an interesting study, especially when it comes to their production of alternative-power vehicles, or more specifically when it comes to their powertrain choices, as they haven’t really produced any alternative-powered vehicles for mass consumption. There’s the CX-5 and the arrival this year – finally – of the arrival of the diesel-powered SKYACTIV-D version, but that came with the emissions magnifying glass aimed squarely at diesel cars after the foibles of VW, Ram and a few others.

Now, not a year after the diesel CX-5 became available, Mazda has already shifted focus away from the CX-5 and right to the MX-30, unveiled for the world today in Tokyo. It’s a full-EV vehicle and order books are already open, with deliveries starting early next year.

What makes it go
All we know about the power source for the brand’s first ever mass-production electric vehicle is that it gets a 35.5 kwh lithium-ion battery pack, and that it will be FWD as opposed to AWD. We don’t know official range numbers yet – and even if Mazda does, all they’re saying for the time being is that it will have around 200 km of range, meaning it’s leaning a bit more towards city car territory - 200 km isn’t exactly road trip territory. It does, however, have support for level 3 fast charging so if owners do want to go on longer drives, there is a little piece of mind there.

How it looks
When you consider the styling, however, that “city car” thing gets a little fuzzy. City cars are typically small runabouts and the MX-30 is roughly the size of the CX-5, a mid-to-compact crossover, depending on who you talk to.

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