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The 2026 CX-90 details have been posted again. I couldn't find anything difference in specs or pricing from what was posted last week. https://news.mazdausa.com/2025-09-04-2026-Mazda-CX-90-Pricing-and-Packaging

Under the top trim at this configurator site it lists Navy Blue as a new color but doesn’t show yet what it will look like. This is likely the indigo blue that Mazda has been experimenting with. https://www.mazda.pt/crie-o-seu-mazda/MAZDA%20CX-5/5WGN-5S/

Here is what was posted... https://www.reddit.com/r/mazda/comments/1n0mi9v/2026_mazda_cx90_pricing_and_packaging_us/

There was an announcement but then Mazda pulled it back. https://news.mazdausa.com/vehicles-2026-cx-90 We are advised by Mazda North American Operations that journalists and other readers should disregard the news release, 2026 Mazda CX-90: Pricing and Packaging, issued 26-Aug-2025 over PR...

We will find out once the detailed trim levels are released in Europe this fall. https://autokatalog.pl/blog/2025/nowa-mazda-cx-5-2025-cena-w-polsce-od-139-900-zl "Detailed pricing and configurator information will be available in early September."

There was also someone on Reddit at the time of the CX-5 announcement that mentioned the lower trims would have some manual controls. That would make some sense as the lower trims don't have automatic climate control and manual climate control would be difficult to operate only through a screen.

Mazda USA has said that the Turbo represents just 10% of CX-5 sales. So the lack of a Turbo will not cause CX-50 to overtake the CX-5. The US tariffs on the CX-5 could have a much bigger impact on sales.

During an investor call this week, Mazda confirmed the vehicle update plans for the next 5 years. The CX-70/90 will have a mid-cycle refresh next year and the next gen after 2030...

I see someone on reddit mentioned that the lower trims would have more traditional controls. That does make some sense since Google integration may not be available in the lower trims. Also, for this to work you would need auto climate control, which is currently not available in the base trim.

Below 20sec video shows that the steering wheel buttons are still clickable, not capacitive with no movement/feedback.

Apparently, they could no longer import the existing CX-5 into Europe after Dec 2024 due to environmental regulations. This likely pushed ahead the launch with only the 2.5l non-turbo engine. It also had to be a global launch.

Here is a bit more on the Hybrid. https://www.thedrive.com/news/the-new-mazda-cx-5-hybrid-was-delayed-to-avoid-a-repeat-of-the-cx-50 “The Skyactiv Z with our in-house Mazda hybrid development? Well, quite frankly, the technology is still in development and our hope is really to develop a...

A regular hybrid has a much smaller battery than a PHEV vehicle. The battery in a regular hybrid is used mainly for initial propulsion, where the gas engine is least efficient. The hybrid battery also adds to the performance of the vehicle’s engine. The battery is recharged through braking or...

What are you talking about? The CX-5 has no plug-in. This is just a regular hybrid. You must be thinking of the CX-70/90 PHEV.

Mazda already mentioned that the 2.5l hybrid will replace the Turbo and that the hybrid would have same or slightly better performance than the Turbo.