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Mazda Australia previews its expanded range of more luxurious SUVs, with our country set to be the first and only market globally to offer the CX-60, CX-70, CX-80 and CX-90 at the same time.
The preview at the National Gallery in Canberra marks the first time that all four Large Architecture-based SUVs have been displayed together in public.
The CX-70 and CX-80 should be launched in Australia by the end of 2024, while CX-60 and CX-90 were released here in 2023.
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As for how these similarly styled, mechanically connected vehicles differ from each other, Mazda Australia managing director Vinesh Bhindi explained that they all play “their own distinct role”.
“Whether it’s the pursuit of life’s passions in the CX-70, the family focus of the CX-80, the tour of luxury in the CX-90 or the CX-60’s embodiment of Mazda Premium technology, our commitment to an all-hybrid model range also thus opening up a wealth of new opportunities for Mazda owners to fully enrich their lives on the move,” he said.
Simply put, the two-row CX-60 and its three-row CX-80 are narrower and aimed at markets like Japan and Europe.
The two-row CX-70 and three-row CX-90, which share the same body, are wider and developed with the North American market in mind.
As for why we get all four, Australia is a core market for Mazda and we’ve often received a mix of vehicles.
For example, the discontinued CX-8 was developed for the Japanese market and the CX-9 for North America, but even though both were classified as large SUVs and offered three rows of seats, we got both.
Although CX-9 has disappeared and CX-8 is in run-out mode, which doesn’t necessarily simplify Mazda’s lineup.
After the launch of new models based on large architecture is completed, Mazda will have one light SUV ( CX-3), a small one (the CX-30), two medium-sized (CX-5CX-60) and three large ones (CX-70, CX-80 and CX-90).
It refrains from marketing its new large-architecture models as “luxury” SUVs, despite their rear-wheel drive/all-wheel drive underpinnings, choice of inline-six petrol or diesel engines and plug-in hybrid four-cylinder powertrains, and the prices that push them along -onwards to models like Lexus and Volvo.
What is the Mazda CX-70?
The CX-70 shares its body with the CX-90, but features some minor design changes and no third-row seats.
It is 5100mm long, 1971mm wide and 1736mm tall with a 3120mm wheelbase.
While the CX-70 will offer turbocharged six-cylinder petrol engines and plug-in hybrid four-cylinder powertrains in North America, the new SUV will offer a turbocharged 3.3-litre inline-six petrol and diesel engine in Australia from launch, like the CX-90.
The plug-in hybrid is not confirmed for our market. This combines a 2.5-litre petrol engine with a more powerful electric motor and a larger lithium-ion battery.
Power outputs for the CX-70 diesel have not been confirmed, but in the CX-90 this engine produces 187kW and 550Nm.
As with the CX-60 and CX-90, the six-cylinder engines will be mated to Mazda’s 48V M Hybrid Boost system.
This includes a small lithium-ion battery and an electric motor to extend the speed range of the fuel-saving start-stop system and to shut down the engine during coasting, in addition to assisting the combustion engine under load.
Expect an eight-speed automatic transmission and rear-wheel drive as standard. While the CX-60 is available in some markets like Japan with rear-wheel drive, the CX-90 is AWD-only in the US, and the CX-70 will likely reflect that strategy.
Inside, a Red Nappa leather option is available, which is currently not offered by its competitors.
What is the Mazda CX-80?
The CX-80 measures 4995mm long, 1890mm wide and 1710mm tall on a 3120mm wheelbase, making it 250mm longer and 24mm taller on a 250mm longer wheelbase than the CX-60.
Mazda’s local arm also confirmed that the CX-80 will be offered with three different powertrains: a mild hybrid inline-six turbo-petrol and turbodiesel, as well as a four-cylinder plug-in hybrid.
Like the CX-8 and CX-9 before it, as well as the related CX-90, the CX-80 will be offered with a conventional three-seat rear bench or two captain’s chairs with a center console, in addition to flat-folding third-row seats.
Details confirmed for the Australian market so far include Mazda Connected Services, available in conjunction with the new MyMazda app – debuting soon on the new MX-5 sports car – as well as a new Trailer Hitch View, which uses the center display and advanced graphics to help position the vehicle in relation to the caravan or trailer”.
The CX-80 will also debut some advanced driver assistance features when it lands Down Under, including a new unresponsive driver support feature (also coming to the CX-70), forward collision mitigation for the AEB system, as well as front assist to avoid traffic for the emergency lane keeping function.
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