{"id":12167,"date":"2021-11-15T13:11:12","date_gmt":"2021-11-15T18:11:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/evglobe.com\/?p=12167"},"modified":"2021-11-15T13:12:05","modified_gmt":"2021-11-15T18:12:05","slug":"2023-mazda-cx-50-revealed-hybrid-incoming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/evglobe.com\/2021\/11\/15\/2023-mazda-cx-50-revealed-hybrid-incoming\/","title":{"rendered":"2023 Mazda CX-50 revealed with hybrid version on the way"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mazda USA already had a compact crossover in the CX-5, but the Zoom-Zoom company believes there\u2019s room for one more. Meet the CX-50, a larger family hauler serving as a more spacious offering in the same way as the CX-30 slots above the CX-3. It adopts the sharp styling we\u2019ve come to expect from the Japanese brand, even though the company claims it\u2019s a completely new vehicle.<\/p>\n

It’s set to enter production in January 2022 at the new Huntsville, Alabama plant built together with Toyota. As with all CX models going forward, the CX-50 is going to be offered with standard all-wheel drive. In the beginning, it will be sold only with conventional gasoline engines, namely a naturally aspirated 2.5-liter unit or a turbocharged mill with the same displacement. Both will be linked to a six-speed automatic transmission.<\/p>\n

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2022 Mazda CX-50<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Further down the line, a hybrid CX-50 will follow, but it’s unclear when it will arrive during the compact crossover’s life cycle. We do know it’s going to feature a “traditional hybrid” setup, which likely means it won’t be a mild hybrid or a plug-in hybrid. Mazda promises that additional details about the electrified model will be announced in due course.<\/p>\n

The CX-50 is being marketed as a more rugged-looking alternative to the CX-5 thanks to the chunky plastic body cladding on the square wheel arches, while the addition of a roof rack accentuates the crossover\u2019s outdoorsy nature. The company claims it has reinforced the B-pillars and door jambs, along with adding a panoramic moonroof, making its debut on a Mazda product.<\/p>\n

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2022 Mazda CX-50<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

It\u2019s worth noting the CX-50 is kick-starting an SUV onslaught as CX-60, CX-70, CX-80, and CX-90 models will follow on a new rear-wheel-drive platform with inline-six gasoline and diesel engines developed with electrification in mind<\/a>. These will come in mild-hybrid and PHEV configurations, with the two-row CX-70 and three-row CX-90 coming to the US with wider bodies. Their equivalent narrow-body siblings, CX-60 and CX-80, are earmarked for Europe. All four are slated to hit the market within the next two years.<\/p>\n

Source: Mazda<\/em><\/p>\n