Good point! By certified, do you mean safety-wise or emissions...All of the above? I would imagine that as a platform with shared drivetrains etc it wouldn't take much to certify for North America but that's just a thought, not certain...Food for thought!I would like them to bring it over. But I wonder how they would price it to account for the costs of getting it certified?
Good point! By certified, do you mean safety-wise or emissions...All of the above? I would imagine that as a platform with shared drivetrains etc it wouldn't take much to certify for North America but that's just a thought, not certain...Food for thought!
Right...Great point about LHD and RHD, very interesting to note that Mazda Australia shows both!I thought it might need a LHD conversion, but pictures on Mazda Australia's website show both LHD and RHD interiors. So maybe it'll be easier than I thought!
Not sure why this keeps going around when Mazda says it is not.. It's already accepted that the CX-5 is being discontinued
I shot him a text just now, let's see how willing to share he isYou mentioned Mazda USA connections, if you hear anything, please do let us know!
The CX-5 is a great platform, I've owned 4 of them since 2017MY, but most people are not enthusiasts and the reality is more space and luxury, especially given Mazda's trajectory and clear upmarket motives, is the exact direction the CX-5 class vehicle is going to go for Mazda.Not sure why this keeps going around when Mazda says it is not.
And I do not want a bigger, heavier CX-60.
So far, he is unsure of the model naming but "to his understanding it will be using the CX-60 platform". Still tbd exactly what that means if it will be the same body as the 60 entirely or if it will just share the bones and get a North American exclusive body/model name - either way I would say its safe to to say the CX-60 is coming to North America in some form. No confirmation of MY or timing, but I said I expected 26MY and I was not corrected.I shot him a text just now, let's see how willing to share he is
Right...Great point about LHD and RHD, very interesting to note that Mazda Australia shows both!
I like Chinese and Japanese foodThe CX-5 is a great platform, I've owned 4 of them since 2017MY, but most people are not enthusiasts and the reality is more space and luxury, especially given Mazda's trajectory and clear upmarket motives, is the exact direction the CX-5 class vehicle is going to go for Mazda.
Mazda has made their nomenclature clear, it would be against their marketing strategy to renew the CX-5 nameplate and keep the lineup CX30, CX50, CX5, CX70, CX90. If they call it a CX60 I think its just too direct of a fumble when a real CX60 exists elsewhere. I think they may stretch the platform out another year or two but I don't see them investing in a replacement model refresh when at that point it would make more sense to have the CX60 production expanded to fill in the demand gaps (and reduce per unit production costs).
I also think for the masses (the people that actually pay the bills for manufacturers) there is more business to be gained by moving up in size (aka CX5 -> CX60) than they will lose by purist who want the more athletic CX5, sure a small minority may be lost to the brand entirely over it, but realistically most will either gladly move up to the roomier, luxurious CX-60 at that point or move 'down' a hair to the CX-50.
CX-5 is a great platform and arguably fueled Mazda's success to where they are today, but I think it's time is up. If it wasn't, why not a major refresh yet like they had after the initial 4.5 production years? This isn't a Miata, 7 years is a long damn time for a sales-leading crossover platform and bravo for CX5 for standing the test of time.
Now, if Mazda surprises us with a redesigned CX-5 and markets it as a CX-55 then dinner on me
Excellent, thanks for the rapid response and info…So does this mean there is a possibility we will see a new 2026 model designed to replace the CX-5 based on the CX-60 in North America..? Very intriguing…I like “CX-55”!So far, he is unsure of the model naming but "to his understanding it will be using the CX-60 platform". Still tbd exactly what that means if it will be the same body as the 60 entirely or if it will just share the bones and get a North American exclusive body/model name - either way I would say its safe to to say the CX-60 is coming to North America in some form. No confirmation of MY or timing, but I said I expected 26MY and I was not corrected.
Bookmark this, new body CX-5 or CX-55 are the terms - this dinner will happen!I like Chinese and Japanese food
Next-generation Mazda CX-5 confirmed, due 2025
Mazda's best-selling model globally will not be a casualty of the company's new range of higher-priced, six-cylinder SUVs.www.drive.com.au
Based on what @N7turbo shared, it seems we may actually see an "adjacent" model to the CX-60 sharing a platform but designed to be more of a successor to the CX-5. I still am skeptical on the use of the name of CX-5 for a new redesign model and I feel like if they stick to CX-5 dimensions they are still leaving a gap for the CX-60 class, but then if they offered a CX-50, CX-5 and CX-60 that would be too crowded.So does this mean there is a possibility we will see a new 2026 model designed to replace the CX-5 based on the CX-60 in North America..?