► New Mazda CX-80 revealed
► Three seat rows, six or seven seats
► Available with PHEV or straight-six
Mazda has unveiled its new three-row family SUV – the first time the brand has had a large people mover since the Mazda 5.
The new CX-80, you may realise, has a lot in common with the CX-60 SUV. It shares a lot of the car’s design, albeit now the CX-80 is nudging five metres in length. Mazda says the wheelbase is 250mm longer than a CX-60 to accommodate those extra seats, and is 26mm taller, too.
Mazda is offering three different seating options for the CX-80. First is a traditional three-row set-up in Europe with a bench seat in the middle for three and another two fold-out seats in the rearmost row. But, in a trend that is small but growing in this share of the market, the CX-80 can be had with two ‘captain’s chairs’ in the middle row – either with or without a fixed centre console.
The CX-80 will share the same powertrains as the CX-60, meaning a 323bhp plug-in hybrid option that uses a 2.5-litre petrol engine and electric motor or a straight-six diesel engine developing 251bhp. Both power variants feature all-wheel drive.
Prices for the new CX-80 will start from £48,920 in the UK, with full specs to be revealed when the car launches in the autumn of 2024 in the UK market.