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Another day, another new SUV. This time it’s the turn of the Mazda CX-50, a ruggedised US-only crossover-type-thing that’s part of a collaboration between Mazda and Toyota that’ll eventually see 300,000 cars per year (150,000 each) built at the Mazda Toyota Manufacturing plant in Huntsville, Alabama.
The CX-50 will sit above the CX-5 in Mazda’s lineup and will be based on the same platform as the 3 and CX-30. It’ll use the 2.5-litre Skyactiv-G engine in either naturally-aspirated or turbocharged forms driving all four wheels, and Mazda promises that there’ll be ‘electrification’ in some form or other to follow.
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Of course we already know that in Europe, Mazda’s electrification plan involves plug-in hybrid versions of a two-row CX-60 and a three-row CX-80.
Throw your thoughts on the CX-50 in the comments below. From where we’re sitting it looks like it could be yet another hit for Mazda – chunky but stylish off-road looks combined with a simple and easy-to-understand interior. Very nice.
STORY Greg Potts
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