Mazda: First kilometers with the CX-60 🎥
BIG, STRONG, Elegant The new CX-60 is Mazda's first model with plug-in hybrid drive and also the brand's most powerful production car. In addition, the Japanese want to penetrate the premium segment with the large SUV.
Mazda attracted attention years ago when the Hiroshima-based manufacturer announced a new platform. This was intended for large cars, designed for rear-wheel drive, for internal combustion engines, hybrid systems and electric drive, as well as for longitudinally installed engines - such kits are usually only available from manufacturers in the high-price segment.
Good space for five people
Now the CX-60 is the first model based on this technology architecture, and the Japanese are indeed aiming to penetrate the premium segment with it. With a length of 4.74 meters, a width of 1.89 meters and a height of 1.67 meters, the stately SUV offers a good amount of space for five people as well as a trunk volume of 570 to 1645 liters.
Most powerful drive for a production model
The highlight, however, is under the long hood, because the CX-60 is Mazda's first model with a plug-in hybrid drive - developed in-house. This combines a 2.5-liter four-cylinder gasoline engine with an electric motor integrated into the automatic transmission, which was also developed in-house, to form a mechanical all-wheel drive with a system output of 327 hp - making it the most powerful drive system Mazda has ever installed in a production model.
Electric range 63 kilometers
The Mazda CX-60 e-Skyactiv PHEV is said to be able to cover up to 63 kilometers with its 17.8-kWh battery in pure electric mode. Two variants with a pure combustion engine will follow later, and they are also causing a stir. Mazda has in fact developed two completely new inline six-cylinder engines to be used on the new platform, a 3-liter gasoline engine with compression ignition and a 3.3-liter diesel.
Several drives further in the program
Matthias Walker, head of Mazda Switzerland; "While Mazda plans to launch five full hybrids, five plug-in hybrids and three electric models by 2025, we still believe in the combustion engine. We need multiple tools in our box to have a situation-appropriate offering at all times."
Maple wood and chrome decorative elements
That the Hiroshima-based manufacturer is now aiming higher is also visible in the CX-60's interior, especially in the most expensive trim level, Takumi. The interior is lined with a white kimono-inspired fabric and interconnected with intricate Kakenui decorative stitching, while light maple wood and chrome decorative elements create a refined ambience.
