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Mazda is reportedly preparing to unveil a new CX-5 in 2023, and Japanese media has begun detailing how one of Australia’s most popular mid-size SUVs will take the fight to the popular Toyota RAV4 Hybrid.
Expected to arrive the year after next, the new CX-5 is tipped to arrive with diesel and petrol power plants, both six-cylinder, and is expected to add hybrid technology to both the petrol and diesel option.
Both engines will reportedly be straight-six options, with the SKYACTIV-G (for the petrol) and SKYACTIV-D (for the diesel) with both expected to be offered with 48-volt mild-hybrid options to reduce fuel use without sacrificing under-foot grunt. Four-cylinder options will also be available.
The 3.3-litre straight-six diesel is expected to produce around 210kW and 600Nm in Mazda guise, which is plenty. Not a conventional hybrid, like the RAV4, a 48-volt system predominately uses battery power to run the vehicle's ancillary systems, meaning a lower impact on fuel use and emissions.
Plug-in hybrid options are also expected, giving the brand the closest thing its had to a like-for-like competitor to the RAV4 Hybrid it's ever had.
Earlier reports had pointed to the CX-5 soldiering on with its existing engine options, clearing the way for a new model - the CX-50 - to adopt the new technology, but these latest reports suggest the CX-5 will adopt the new engines and platforms in 2023.
The vehicle will also run on a new large vehicle architecture, and be offered in rear- or all-wheel-drive configurations, according to the reports.
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