In 2021, Mazda announced plans to expand their lineup with three new crossovers that would arrive before the end of 2023. While we’ve already gotten the CX-50 and CX-90, the CX-70 has been curiously absent.
Mazda hasn’t said much about the upcoming model, but has previously confirmed it will ride on their new longitudinal architecture and feature a plug-in hybrid powertrain as well as an inline-six. The company has also said it will have two-rows of seats, unlike the three-row CX-90.
We haven’t heard much about the model since then, but Mazda briefly mentioned it when they killed the MX-30 EV this summer, At the time, they said the crossover was being discontinued in America to focus their electrification efforts on “large platform PHEVs, such as the first-ever 2024 CX-90 PHEV and upcoming CX-70 PHEV.”
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Fast forward to this week and Mazda’s North American CEO has confirmed the crossover has been delayed. Speaking to Automotive News, Tom Donnelly said the CX-70 will now be launched next year. There’s no word on why the model was pushed back, but the company is undoubtedly hoping the crossover will build on the success of the CX-90.
Getting back to electric vehicles, Donnelly said a new model will arrive in 2025 and use an existing nameplate. He went on to suggest the vehicle will be a crossover and the publication believes it could adopt the CX-5 moniker. That remains to be seen, but previous reports have suggested the company won’t offer a dedicated electric vehicle as upcoming EVs will reportedly “utilize the platforms of existing gasoline-powered vehicles.”
