Mazda CX-80 SUV debuts globally, set to land locally late 2024  

Mazda’s fourth novel-era SUV, the CX-80, has been officially unveiled in Europe.

And Mazda Australia has confirmed that it is “expected to realize in Australia before the pause of the year” carefully in the wheel tracks of the yet unreleased CX-70.

The important thing-ever CX-80 is, indulge in the CX-90, a three-row SUV that globally provides a selection of a three-seat or twin-captain’s chair 2d row, giving customers a selection of a six- or seven-seat layout.

Nudging five metres in length and with a wheelbase of over three metres, the CX-80 is in point of fact a longer and taller twin to the other ‘slender-width’ model in Mazda’s SUV steady, the CX-60.

These are considered as the midsize pair in fact tailor-made for European and Japanese markets.

It’s in fact width-positioning that separates the CX-60 and CX-80 from the ‘wide-physique’ five-seat CX-70 and three-row CX-90 that maintain been conceived for probability in markets corresponding to the US.

The CX-80 carefully follows the Kodo assemble language already debuted on its trio of SUV siblings.

A range of three powertrains

It’s been confirmed that three powertrains would possibly be offered on the global CX-80 menu.

The e-Skyactiv PHEV format adopts a four-cylinder petrol engine and electrical motor acknowledged to provide total machine outputs of 241kW and 500Nm.

The trail-in probability is joined by a selection of two inline six-cylinder choices in the e-Skyactiv D diesel and e-Skyactiv P petrol engines, every that comprises Mazda’s M Hybrid Boost forty eight-volt snug-hybrid machine.

Mazda didn’t elaborate on outputs for the snug-hybrid powertrains, though the novel CX-90 provides 187kW/550Nm in diesel make and 254kW/500Nm in petrol guise.

All three engine choices are backed by eight-tempo computerized transmissions and a rear-bias, permanent all-wheel drive machine.

Extra small print and pricing of the Australian lineup will attain to light nearer to the CX-80’s native beginning before the pause of the year.