The all-new Mazda CX-5 is due for market launch in 2025. Here’s a look at what’s potentially to come.
The Mazda CX-5 is the Hiroshima-based brand’s best-seller and locally, the big family SUV heads up the sales charts too. In Australia, the CX-5 was the best-selling SUV for seven straight years, until 2019.
The Mazda CX-5 has been a multiple finalist and winner in the Cars.co.za #CarsAwards over the years in the Family Car category.
“Senior management have confirmed there will be a next-generation CX-5, that’s coming. It’s a top selling model globally, so it makes sense,” Mazda Australia marketing director Alastair Doak told Australian publication Drive. “There’s a new-generation car eventually coming. But it’s not next year, it’s [further away],” he added. Based on that quote, the all-new Mazda CX-5 is more than 18 months away.
The third-generation Mazda CX-5 will have many rivals by the time it comes out, including the Toyota RAV4, Volkswagen Tiguan, Hyundai Tucson, Kia Sportage, Nissan X-Ttrail, to name but a few.
This is where things get interesting. Toyota owns 5% of Mazda and the two brands have collaborated on a number of vehicles and shared hybrid technology, and the even share a factory in the United States where the Corolla Cross and CX-50 are built.
We suspect the all-new Mazda CX-5 will not be too radically different and still retain the option of all-wheel or front-wheel drive, as well as petrol and diesel engines. Given the push towards a more efficient and sustainable future, Mazda will have to add hybrid technology to its best-seller, and there’s a good chance Toyota’s hybrid expertise could be called in.
