Mazda‘s forthcoming CX-70 and CX-80 luxury large SUVs have been approved for sale in Australia ahead of their arrival before the end of the year. Both of these SUVs are built on Mazda’s Large Architecture which already underpins the CX-60 and CX-90 SUVs currently sold in Australia. Australia is only market in the world to offer all four vehicles on the brand’s rear/all-wheel drive Large Architecture.
The following is a breakdown of what Australian-specification Mazda CX-70 and CX-80 models will offer, according to government approval documents. The Mazda CX-70 is a two-row companion to the North American-focussed CX-90 which is already sold in Australia. It has been approved for sale with the same mild-hybrid inline-six petrol and diesel engines.
At this stage no plug-in hybrid (PHEV) powertrain has been approved for sale in Australia, though it’s offered in markets like North America. The 3.3-litre turbocharged e-Skyactiv inline-six-cylinder petrol engine produces 254kW of power between 5000 and 6000rpm.
A torque figure isn’t supplied in the approval documents, though in the CX-90 the G50e engine produces 500Nm of torque. The 3.3-litre turbocharged e-Skyactiv inline-six-cylinder diesel engine on the other hand produces 187kW at 3750rpm.
A torque figure isn’t supplied in the approval documents, though in the CX-90 the D50e engine produces 550Nm. Both mild-hybrid inline-six engines are mated to an eight-speed automatic transmission and an all-wheel drive system. Ot.