The Mazda MX-30 debuted at the 2019 Tokyo Motor Show, and as it spun atop its turntable, happily revealing its thoughtfully shaped hatchback design, hopes were high. It looked like a winner. But one look at the specs sheet for the production version has chilled any enthusiastic ardor that might have been for the automaker’s first mass-manufactured electric vehicle.

On paper, we see the 2022 Mazda MX-30 has an undersized battery, lazy acceleration, and front-wheel drive.
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