2021 Mazda CX-30 2.5 Turbo Pricing Starts At $29,900, Premium Plus costs $33,900

Mazda expanded its lineup of compact crossovers with the CX-30, a slightly larger, more stylized counterpart to the CX-3. Earlier this year, Mazda introduced a turbocharged version of the model, pairing the extra power output with a premium feature-set. Mazda didn’t have the pricing information available when it announced the upgraded powertrain, but that’s changed today with Mazda announcing that the 2021 CX-30 2.5 Turbo will start at $29,000.

The starting price doesn’t include the $1,100 destination charge ($1,145 for those in Alaska). However, what the crossover does come with should please customers. Standard features include chrome interior accents, a leather-wrapped steering wheel and shift knob, heated front seats, a power moonroof, and a frameless auto-dimming reavers mirror. Exterior upgrades include 18-inch black alloy wheels, a gloss black front grille, aluminum roof rails, LED headlights and taillights, and heated side mirrors.

Mazda will also offer the Premium and Premium Plus packages, the latter of which is new for the CX-30 and exclusive to the Turbo models. The CX-30 Premium starts at $32,300 and adds a 12-speaker Bose sound system, leather seats, and a heated steering wheel with paddle shifters. The Premium Plus loads on the safety tech with Traffic Jam Assist, a 360-degree camera, an auto-dimming driver’s side mirror, and more. It starts at $33,900. There are also three premium paint colors available: Soul Red Crystal for $595, Machine Gray Metallic for $495, and Snowflake White Pearl Mica for $395.

The added features are nice, though the likelier draw for consumers lies under the hood. Mazda turbocharged the 2.5-liter mill, which makes 250 horsepower (186 kilowatts) and 320 pound-feet (433 Newton-meters) of torque on 93 octane fuel. Downgrade its drink to 87 octane, and the mill makes 227 hp (169 kW) and 310 lb-ft (420 Nm) of torque. Every CX-30 2.5 Turbo comes equipped with Mazda’s i-Activ all-wheel-drive system and a six-speed automatic transmission with sport mode.