Which MX-30 version to buy
If the job is daily FWD with a 2.0-litre Hybrid and a 6-speed Automatic, 2.0 AT is the default. If the same engine must drive all four wheels, 2.0 AT 4WD is the only AWD row. If the job is the highest listed horsepower and the only 0–100 figure under 9.5 s, 0.8 AT R-EV (from 2023) is the one. If the job is Electro fuel, CO2 of 0, and the only listed gross weight, 35.5 kWh e-SKYACTIV is the one.
If the job is daily FWD with a 2.0-litre Hybrid and a 6-speed Automatic, 2.0 AT is the default. If the same engine must drive all four wheels, 2.0 AT 4WD is the only AWD row. If the job is the highest listed horsepower and the only 0–100 figure under 9.5 s, 0.8 AT R-EV (from 2023) is the one. If the job is Electro fuel, CO2 of 0, and the only listed gross weight, 35.5 kWh e-SKYACTIV is the one.
There is no second generation in the data. Restyling is not listed as a separate generation. All four versions sit inside 1 generation. The 2023 change is a new version, 0.8 AT R-EV, not a new generation.
Specs comparison: four versions, same SUV 5-doors
| Version | hp (kW) | Nm | Displacement | Fuel | Cylinders / layout | Boost | Gearbox | Drive |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.0 AT | 156 (114) at 6000 rpm | 199 at 4000 rpm | 2000 | 95 | 4, Inline | not measured | Automatic, 6 | FWD |
| 2.0 AT 4WD | 156 (114) at 6000 rpm | 199 at 4000 rpm | 2000 | 95 | 4, Inline | not measured | Automatic, 6 | AWD |
| 0.8 AT R-EV | 166 (122); rpm not measured | 260; rpm not measured | 830 | 95 | 4, Rotor | not measured | Automatic; gears not measured | FWD |
| 35.5 kWh e-SKYACTIV | 145 (106); rpm not measured | 271; rpm not measured | not measured | Electro | not measured | not measured | Automatic, 1 | FWD |
Engine layout for the two 2.0 versions is Front, transverse with Direct injection (direct). 0.8 AT R-EV is also Front, transverse with Direct injection (direct). 35.5 kWh e-SKYACTIV has engine position and injection not measured. Valves per cylinder are 4 on the three Hybrid versions and not measured on the Electro version.
Engine: what extra power actually is
2.0 AT and 2.0 AT 4WD are identical on the power sheet: 156 hp, 114 kW, 199 Nm, 2000 displacement, Hybrid, 4 Inline, 95 fuel. Arithmetic on those two rows is zero on every engine field. The only listed mechanical difference is drive: FWD versus AWD. Buying 2.0 AT 4WD does not buy more horsepower, more torque, a different gearbox, or a different tank. It buys AWD.
0.8 AT R-EV is +10 hp and +8 kW versus either 2.0 version (166 vs 156; 122 vs 114). Torque is +61 Nm (260 vs 199). Displacement is 1170 cc smaller (830 vs 2000). Power per litre is 166 / 0.830 ≈ 200 hp per litre on 0.8 AT R-EV, versus 156 / 2.000 = 78 hp per litre on 2.0 AT. That is the largest specific-output gap in the table. Cylinder layout is Rotor, not Inline. Gear count is not measured, so it cannot be compared with the 6 gears of the 2.0 Automatic.
35.5 kWh e-SKYACTIV is the least powerful version by horsepower: 145 hp versus 156 on the 2.0 pair (−11 hp) and versus 166 on 0.8 AT R-EV (−21 hp). In kilowatts: 106 versus 114 versus 122. It is the strongest on torque: 271 Nm, which is +72 Nm versus 2.0 AT and +11 Nm versus 0.8 AT R-EV. Displacement is not measured because fuel is Electro. CO2 is 0; CO2 on the three Hybrid versions is not measured.
Boost is not measured on all four versions. Do not treat any of them as a boosted engine from this dataset.
Performance: 0–100, top speed, mpg
0–100 km/h is measured on two versions only:
- 0.8 AT R-EV: 9.1 s
- 35.5 kWh e-SKYACTIV: 9.7 s
0.8 AT R-EV is 0.6 s quicker to 100 km/h. Top speed on both of those versions is 140. 2.0 AT and 2.0 AT 4WD have 0–100 not measured and top speed not measured. A buyer who needs a published sprint figure cannot choose either 2.0 version from this catalogue: the figure is not measured, not “slow,” not “fast.”
City, highway, and combined consumption (mpg in search terms, litres in this dataset) are not measured on all four versions. There is no economy ranking that this data supports. Saying one version uses less fuel than another would invent a number.
Dimensions, weight, tank, wheels
Ground clearance is 136 mm on every version. Wheel sizes are not measured on every version. Front brakes are Ventilated disc; rear brakes are Disc (label as in the data). Front and rear suspension are Independent, spring on all four.
Kerb weight:
- 35.5 kWh e-SKYACTIV: 1675
- 0.8 AT R-EV: 1703
- 2.0 AT: not measured
- 2.0 AT 4WD: not measured
0.8 AT R-EV is 28 kg heavier than 35.5 kWh e-SKYACTIV. Weight per horsepower: 1703 / 166 ≈ 10.3 kg/hp on 0.8 AT R-EV; 1675 / 145 ≈ 11.6 kg/hp on 35.5 kWh e-SKYACTIV. The R-EV is both more powerful and heavier; on kg per hp it is still the lighter-feeling of the two measured kerb rows.
Gross weight is measured only on 35.5 kWh e-SKYACTIV: 2119. Payload arithmetic on that version: 2119 − 1675 = 444. Gross weight on the other three versions is not measured, so payload cannot be compared.
Tank is 51 on 2.0 AT, 2.0 AT 4WD, and 0.8 AT R-EV. Tank on 35.5 kWh e-SKYACTIV is not measured (fuel is Electro). Range in kilometres is not in the data.
2.0 AT vs 2.0 AT 4WD
Same generation, same years from 2020, same 156 hp, same 199 Nm, same 2000 Hybrid, same Automatic 6, same 51 tank, same 136 mm clearance. The extra you buy on 2.0 AT 4WD is AWD. There is no extra power, no extra torque, no extra gears. If AWD is not required, 2.0 AT is the same engine and gearbox without the four-wheel label. If AWD is required, there is no other MX-30 version in this generation: 0.8 AT R-EV and 35.5 kWh e-SKYACTIV are both FWD.
2.0 AT vs 0.8 AT R-EV
0.8 AT R-EV starts in 2023; 2.0 AT starts in 2020. Both are Hybrid, FWD, Automatic, 95 fuel, 51 tank, 136 mm. 0.8 AT R-EV adds 10 hp, 8 kW, and 61 Nm, and is the only one of this pair with 0–100 of 9.1 and top speed of 140. Displacement drops from 2000 to 830; layout changes from Inline to Rotor. Kerb weight is 1703 on the R-EV and not measured on 2.0 AT, so you cannot claim the 2.0 is lighter. Gear count is 6 on 2.0 AT and not measured on 0.8 AT R-EV.
Buy 2.0 AT if you want the 2.0-litre Inline Hybrid from 2020 and do not need a published 0–100. Buy 0.8 AT R-EV if you want the highest hp in the model (166), the Rotor Hybrid, and the only 9.1 s sprint.
0.8 AT R-EV vs 35.5 kWh e-SKYACTIV
This is the only pair where both 0–100 and top speed are measured. Top speed is a tie at 140. Sprint: 9.1 vs 9.7. Power: 166 vs 145 (+21 hp for R-EV). Torque: 260 vs 271 (−11 Nm for R-EV). Kerb: 1703 vs 1675. Fuel: 95 vs Electro. CO2: not measured vs 0. Tank: 51 vs not measured. Gearbox: Automatic with gears not measured vs Automatic 1. Drive: FWD both. 0.8 AT R-EV is Hybrid with Rotor and 830 displacement; 35.5 kWh e-SKYACTIV is Electro with displacement not measured.
If the choice is “fastest measured MX-30,” 0.8 AT R-EV wins by 0.6 s and 21 hp. If the choice is “Electro, CO2 0, lowest measured kerb, only listed gross 2119,” 35.5 kWh e-SKYACTIV is the only match. Torque slightly favours the Electro version.
2.0 AT vs 35.5 kWh e-SKYACTIV
2.0 AT has 11 more hp (156 vs 145) and 72 less Nm (199 vs 271). Fuel 95 versus Electro. Automatic 6 versus Automatic 1. Tank 51 versus not measured. 0–100 and top speed not measured on 2.0 AT, so you cannot say the Hybrid 2.0 is quicker; you can only say the Electro version is measured at 9.7 s and 140. Kerb not measured on 2.0 AT versus 1675 on the Electro. Drive is FWD on both. Boost not measured on both.
Reliability, problems, mpg: what is not in the data
Problems, reliability, and mpg are common searches. This dataset does not measure them. Fuel consumption city/highway/combined is not measured on any version. Eco class is not measured. Wheel sizes are not measured. Compression ratio and bore/stroke are not measured. Inventing failure rates or real-world mpg would be outside the source.
What is measured and can be used for a purchase decision:
- Four versions, one generation, SUV 5-doors from 2020; 0.8 AT R-EV from 2023.
- AWD exists only as 2.0 AT 4WD, at the same 156 hp / 199 Nm as 2.0 AT.
- Peak hp is 0.8 AT R-EV at 166; peak torque is 35.5 kWh e-SKYACTIV at 271.
- Only two sprint figures: 9.1 and 9.7; only one top speed figure, 140, on those same two.
- Only two kerb figures: 1675 and 1703; only one gross: 2119.
- Tank 51 on the three 95-fuel versions; Electro tank not measured; CO2 0 only on 35.5 kWh e-SKYACTIV.
- Clearance 136 mm on all four.
Short buy map
- Need AWD: 2.0 AT 4WD (156 hp, 199 Nm, Automatic 6). No other AWD.
- Need FWD 2.0 Hybrid from 2020, same power as the AWD: 2.0 AT.
- Need highest hp, Rotor Hybrid, 9.1 s, 2023: 0.8 AT R-EV.
- Need Electro, 145 hp, 271 Nm, 9.7 s, 140, kerb 1675, gross 2119, CO2 0: 35.5 kWh e-SKYACTIV.
There is no fifth version in the data. There is no second generation. Missing 0–100, mpg, and kerb on the 2.0 pair are not measured — they are not reasons to assume those versions are slower or lighter.