The GT is the second most-expensive model in the CX-80 family, with petrol, diesel and PHEV setting you back $68,950, $70,950 and $82,000 respectively,
The GT gets 20-inch alloys, adaptive headlights, body-coloured wheel arches and cladding, electric adjustment for the steering wheel, heated second-row window seats, a hands-free auto boot, a panoramic sunroof and 12-speaker Bose stereo.
All of that joins the 10.25-inch central screen with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, a second 12.3-inch screen for the driver, leather seats that are heated up front, sunshades, auto-opening boot and wireless device charging present on the cheaper Touring model.
You can have one of Mazda’s three powertrain flavours in the CX-80 GT, with the cheapest being a 3.3-litre, six-cylinder turbo petrol, producing 209kW and 450Nm. There's also a 3.3-litre, six-cylinder turbo diesel, making 187kW and 550Nm. Both are equipped with a 48-volt mild hybrid system to marginally reduce fuel use.
Finally, there's a plug-in hybrid (PHEV) powertrain that pairs a 2.5-litre four-cylinder turbo-petrol engine with an electric motor for a total 241kW and 500Nm.
The PHEV claims 2.7L per 100km combined, but those numbers – as they are with all plug-in hybrids – are nonsense in the real world. Still, the PHEV will deliver an electric driving range of 65km, and will take 90 minutes to recharge its 17.8kWh battery via 7.4kW AC charging.
All models are AWD, though Mazda points out each is "rear-biased" for a sportier feel, and paired with an eight-speed automatic.
The CX-80 stretches 4990mm long, 1890mm wide and 1710mm tall, and it rides on a 3120mm wheelbase. Each trim weighs in excess of two tonnes, and will tow between 2000kg and 2500kg of braked trailer.
Those dimensions translate to solid interior space, despite this not being Mazda's biggest SUV. Middle-row room is ample for my 175cm height and things are strong even in the third row.
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