Had an Elantra as a rental (first time in one) and was astonished how easy it was to hit 43-44mpg on the highway. 

Lived with a base model Honda Fit for a few years. It was one of the cheapest new cars available, very reliable, and living in a major city where you had to street park daily after working it was a breeze to park. Backseat room wasn’t a priority but you still had good cargo room with the “magic seats” that folded down…

I like the way Genesis does it by giving you options with the rotary dial, a swipe surface, and touch screen in the GV70

The answer Mazda won’t say (but is my opinion), most regular consumers wont even tell the difference. It’s a solid, reliable, transmission they’ve had since 2013/14 and they make small tweaks along the way. Same with the torsion beam rear suspension. These help lower costs, which they put back into nicer interiors and…

I’m not opposed to using a rotary control for infotainment, but there are a few little tweaks they could do to improve the usability of the system like the one you mentioned. It seems like a few common actions just take a few too many button presses to complete. Considering most modern Mazda’s with the new Mazda…

I always loved the size of the smaller first gen Tiguan. I was hoping the Taos would fill it’s shoes but it’s just way too slow. Alex on Auto’s (YouTube channel) got 9.7s 0-60 with his AWD DCT model. I’m waiting to see what the new North American version of the new HR-V will look like. Also, the CX-30 is well built…

Yeah, too bad it doesn’t have automated lane-changing

What it gains is Super Cruise

Pretty sure it works the exact same as the Volt where the internal combustion range extender allows you keep going on longer trips just by filling up the tank.

The CX-30 has been outselling the Mazda 3 pretty consistently. In July and August, Mazda sold 20% more CX-30's than 3's based on their sales figures. It’ll be interesting to see if they sell more CX-30 Turbos than Mazda 3 Turbos. Any guesses/thoughts? 

The problem with the HRV is it’s too long, especially for City drivers like myself who got the Fit for it’s easy street parking. If Cargo Volume is less of a priority there is always the Hyundai Venue. Similar exterior dimensions, price, fuel economy, and front passenger interior dimensions. Biggest difference is in…

It was also added to the higher end trims of the Mazda6 for the 2018 model year. Wonder if they’ll have future CX-30 Signature/Signature Reserve trims with a turbo in the future as well. 

Yep, they have Peter Schreyer who is ex-Audi. They also have Andrew Biermann who is ex-BMW M Group. 

Compared to the new G80/90 and GV80, the G70 has quite a dated interior. Don’t get me wrong it’s not bad (everything logical to operate, physical controls and knobs, zero learning curve) but I’d personally wait. Hopefully we get a redesign and that new 2.5L turbo in 2021/22. 

The snow has been really mild this winter outside of a few days. If you’re in the southtowns then I’d consider it, but most of the time the roads are quite clear and the plows usually do a decent job. 

So the current G80 is about 43k, I would expect similar-ish pricing. With RWD and a 10 year powertrain warranty to boot. If you were *purchasing* in this price range what else would you consider? Unfortunately HVAC control temp controls look to be touch? Which is odd because they’re similar in design to the GV80 but…

Scrolling through my tweets quickly and saw this picture — thought it was the new Escape 🤣🤣

FYI my local Mazda is advertising $7000 off MSRP for the Diesel CX-5 so there are certainly deals to be found. 

Soooo this or a Honda Fit? With Toyota I’ll (most likely) get standard safety tech, but the Honda has the magic seats with great versatility. 

While it’s down a few HP compared to the Fit, it’s substantially shorter so I’m wondering how the weights of the two vehicles compare. I’m hoping Honda adds some standard equipment safety features for the 2020 Fit, because the size/practicality/versatility of the Fit is hard to beat at that price point.