The brand new Mazda CX-70, the third member of the Japanese model’s new Massive Structure household, will arrive in Australian showrooms by the top of this yr.
It would slot in because the five-seat companion to the bigger CX-90, sharing its physique with solely element design tweaks, whereas the upcoming, as-yet unrevealed CX-80 will likely be a seven-seat counterpart to the prevailing CX-60.
Additional particulars are scant, although Mazda Australia’s client web site says the CX-70, due in “late 2024”, will function an “spectacular 3.3L inline-6 turbo engine, hybrid effectivity, intuitive expertise and dynamic dealing with”.
Whereas the CX-70 will supply turbocharged petrol and four-cylinder plug-in hybrid drivetrains in North America, the brand new SUV will supply turbocharged 3.3-litre inline-six petrol and diesel choices in Australia from launch, just like the CX-90.
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In North America, the CX-70’s 3.3-litre turbo-petrol is obtainable in two tunes: one with 209kW of energy and 450Nm of torque, the opposite with 254kW and 500Nm.
The previous options within the Australian-market CX-60, whereas the latter is discovered beneath the bonnet of the local-spec CX-90.
Ought to the CX-70 get the higher-output tune right here, it will give the automobile one other level of distinction from the smaller CX-60.
Outputs for the CX-70 diesel haven’t been confirmed, however within the CX-90 this engine produces 187kW and 550Nm.
As is the case within the CX-60 and CX-90, the six-cylinder engines will likely be mated to Mazda’s 48V M Hybrid Enhance system.
This encompasses a small lithium-ion battery and electrical motor to increase the fuel-saving stop-start system’s pace vary in addition to flip the engine off whereas coasting, along with aiding the combustion engine beneath load.
Count on an eight-speed automated transmission and rear-biased all-wheel drive as customary. Whereas the CX-60 is obtainable in some markets like Europe, the UK and Japan with all-wheel drive, the CX-90 is AWD-only within the US and the CX-70 will seemingly mirror that technique.
Not confirmed for Australia is the e-Skyactiv PHEV, which groups a 2.5-litre petrol engine with a extra highly effective electrical motor and bigger li-ion battery pack.
Mazda USA quotes 26 miles (41.8km) of EV driving vary, which is kind of a bit lower than the “as much as 76km” claimed by the Mazda CX-60 PHEV in Australia.
There’s a singular entrance bumper therapy in comparison with the CX-90, in addition to black exterior accents. Additionally distinctive to the CX-70 is a brand new power-folding perform for the second row, permitting you to make use of buttons within the cargo bay to drop the rear seats.
Inside, there’s an obtainable Crimson Nappa leather-based choice, which isn’t at the moment provided by its stablemates. Mazda additionally presents the CX-70 in North America in a brand new Melting Copper Metallic exterior paint, in addition to the acquainted Zircon Sand Metallic which has been filtering out by way of the corporate’s lineup however not but to the Massive Structure household.
Mazda guarantees a very flat load bay, even with the second row dropped, whereas beneath the boot ground there are three storage areas.
One other new function debuting within the CX-70 is an emergency help perform for the Cruising and Site visitors Help function – which mixes adaptive cruise and lane centring for semi-autonomous freeway driving.
The system will monitor whether or not the motive force closes their eyes or appears away from the street and alerts them to concentrate. If the motive force doesn’t reply to prompts, the system will gradual the automobile down or carry it to a whole cease to keep away from an accident.
Mazda can also be touting a trailer hitch information that may help the motive force in connecting to a trailer, and has highlighted the 2500kg towing capability of the CX-70.
Within the CX-90, towing capability is 2000kg with the diesel engine and 2500kg with the petrol. Mazda hasn’t explicitly acknowledged whether or not all CX-70s could have the identical determine.
The CX-70 will virtually actually undercut the CX-90 on worth, however it’s unclear by how a lot. The flagship Mazda SUV is at the moment priced from $74,550 to $101,130 earlier than on-road prices. In the meantime, the smaller CX-60 ranges from $60,550 to $86,800 earlier than on-roads.
Mazda’s Massive Product Group vary consists of two automobiles aimed toward markets like Europe and Japan – the two-row CX-60 and three-row CX-80 – and the CX-70 and CX-90 aimed toward markets like North America.
Given Mazda’s outsized recognition in Australia, we regularly given get a mixture of automobiles aimed toward totally different markets, so it’s maybe no shock we’ll be provided all 4 automobiles.
Australia was one in all only a few markets on the planet to obtain each the Japan-focused CX-8 and US-focused CX-9 three-row crossovers.
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