![]() That said, credit to Mazda’s styling team, although it’s similar the new CX-5 does look sharper, more attractive and, dare we say it, more premium than before. The silhouette is basically identical, the overall shape and styling much the same. Little surprise then, given that there’s an understandable reluctance to mess with success, that Mazda has reused the same ‘SkyActiv’ platform and chassis as the original and the new CX-5 initially looks little different. Company bosses want every model sold to be electrified by 2030, and for EVs to make up a quarter of sales by then.The CX-5 Mk1 could arguably be called the car that saved Mazda, as its strong sales helped prop up the Japanese company's balance sheet in the years immediately after Ford sold off its shareholding in the firm. Come 2025, Mazda plans to have a dedicated EV platform supporting a new battery-electric product line. The automaker mentioned that alongside this product push, the MX-30 will get additional marketing love as it becomes the champion for "modes which incorporate multiple electrification technologies that use a rotary engine as a generator from the first half of 2022." There's your Wankel, and a potential place to put the new e-Skyactiv R logo and branding. Australian outlet Drive said its local lineup would retain the CX-8 and CX-9, so there's a chance our CX-9 (pictured) holds on as well. The CX-5 remains in the lineup here as a less expensive alternative, offering a front-wheel-drive trim on an older platform with an older engine. All the new CX products will come standard with all-wheel drive. International markets will also get access to the new Skyactiv-D 3.3-liter diesel-powered inline-six with mild hybrid help, and they'll get a plug-in, too. ![]() can expect the new Skyactiv-X 3.0-liter turbocharged inline-six with 48-volt mild hybrid assistance and a plug-in hybrid using a 2.5-liter four-cylinder heart that we'll suppose is sourced from Toyota. The two-row CX-70 and three-row CX-90 - the CX-90 will come first - are for the U.S., built with wider bodies, "big presence," more interior room, and all the gas-powered ponies Americans demand.Īs is the standard now, powertrains will be dispensed based on market location. The two-row CX-60 and three-row CX-80 are for international markets with narrower roads and vehicle infrastructure, like Europe, Japan and Australia. It enters production next January at the Huntsville, Alabama plant that's part of Mazda's joint venture with Toyota.Īfter that come four crossovers built on the Mazda's new Large platform. ![]() in November and sit on the on the small platform that supports the Mazda3 and CX-30. The first will be the CX-50, which we'll see in L.A. The source was correct, Mazda announcing today that it will release five new crossovers for various markets in 20. That vehicle, we were told, would be the spearhead for a range of models sitting on Mazda's new longitudinal, rear-wheel-drive platform and powered by straight-six engines we've hankered after for XXX years. ![]() ![]() Back in May, sources for Australian magazine Wheels said Mazda planned to introduce a new CX-50 crossover at next month's L.A. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |