Mazda will reform its range with many SUVs
With its iconic MX-5, its Mazda3 and its Mazda6, Mazda has long built its notoriety on its range of cars with the driving pleasure as its axis of differentiation. Excluding the current Mazda6, whose production was recently completed, these models remain in the manufacturer’s portfolio, but no longer attract crowds as before, a marked shift especially on the side of the compact Mazda3. The small Japanese manufacturer is well aware of the matter and is preparing to fill up with SUVs to ensure its profitability.
Mazda outlined last week an expansion strategy that will take shape in 2022 and 2023. The starting point for this narrative will be called CX-50 and will be an all-new compact SUV built on the latest generation CX-30 platform in a brand new assembly plant co-owned with Toyota in Huntsville, Alabama. Mazda will unveil this model in November and begin marketing in January alongside the CX-5. This strategy is reminiscent of that used for the CX-3, whose journey continues despite the arrival of the CX-30.
Two other SUVs will complete the Mazda range later with the mission of towing the manufacturer to the luxury segments. The CX-90, a three-row SUV, will replace the CX-9 with an all-new longitudinal-engine chassis that was announced in 2019. It will be powered by a turbocharged inline-six or plug-in hybrid group including technical specifications were not presented. This model will be supported by the CX-70 which will have smaller dimensions on the same chassis.
Note that nothing has been specified for the moment about the future of the Mazda6 midsize sedan which, according to persistent rumors, should benefit from this new rear-wheel drive chassis for a breakthrough in luxury.
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The Mazda MX-30
MX-30 plug-in hybrid officially on the way
Mazda has further confirmed that a plug-in hybrid livery of the MX-30 subcompact crossover will see the light of day in early 2022. No word on the estimated purely electric range, but it will be able to rely on a rotary engine generator. to stretch walks. With the ability to travel barely 161 km, the electric version of the MX-30 will probably be relegated to the background by this plug-in livery.
The Japanese brand also reconfirms its intention to launch in 2025 a new electric range built on a separate modular platform.
