The all-new three-row Mazda CX-80 will launch subsequent 12 months, based on Mazda UK.
Based mostly on the corporate’s new rear-biased Giant Structure, which underpins the upcoming CX-60 already confirmed for our market – in addition to the as but unrevealed CX-70 and CX-90 crossovers – the beforehand confirmed CX-80 shall be a three-row companion to the CX-60 in the identical method the present CX-8 is actually a stretched CX-5.
In a media launch detailing the three.3-litre e-Skyactiv D inline-six diesel for the UK market, Mazda’s European and UK division confirmed the bigger CX-80 will launch in that area throughout the course of 2023.
“In 2023, the corporate will launch a brand new mannequin, the Mazda CX-80, which is bigger than the Mazda CX-60 and options three rows of seating,” Mazda stated in its press launch.
No additional particulars had been introduced, however given the shared DNA with the smaller CX-60, we will anticipate a variety of electrified powertrains for the seven-seat SUV, together with 48V mild-hybrid inline-six petrol and diesel powerplants, in addition to a four-cylinder plug-in hybrid.
The CX-80 may also seemingly function the model’s new flagship in its house market of Japan, given the present CX-8 is the biggest providing there because the US-focused CX-9 is just too massive for the home market.
To this point solely the CX-60 has been confirmed for the Australian market, due within the first half of 2023, with a trio of electrified powertrains.
Whereas the CX-70, CX-80 and CX-90 haven’t been formally confirmed for an Australian launch, it’s understood the corporate is trying into all obtainable choices. Have in mind the CX-8 and CX-9 are at the moment bought alongside one another in Australia.
CarExpert has contacted Mazda Australia for additional feedback and is awaiting a response. Keep tuned for the newest.
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