2026 Mazda CX-5 Configurator Preview

[Antoine]

Came across this configurator for the 2026 CX-5 via Mazda Spain...

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[chickdr]

That motor has 139.5hp and 175.5 ft-lbs. I saw this in a recent review. I assume this will not be the same 2.5L we get in the US as I have read it will have the same 187hp and 186ft/lbs as the current motor. I wonder what they did to make the output drop so much for Europe. It would seem the 2.0 Skyactiv X would be a better choice unless it doesn't meet regulations any more.

 

[Mazdiod2]

Do you recall the RPM for the 139.5 hp?
The torque is higher (at 175.5 ftlbs) than my Skyactive 2.0L

 

[RLTD]

Based on peak power / torque @ RPM figures I've found in various brochures here are very crude power & torque curves for the old and new engines... (I've estimated torque at 1000rpm as 50% of peak - typical for NA engines)

Blue is current EU 2.0l
Red is new 2.5l detuned
Green is current US 2.5l 187hp

For the EU market there's loads more torque at lower RPM but horrible tail off at high RPM. As the 0-60 time is predicted to be similar they have just re-geared it to use the lower RPM torque and get the same torque at the wheels.

For the US market you can see the low torque is very similar (as you'd expect for the same 2.5l) but the high torque has disappeared! As this will have to be geared like the EU version, the US market will see a drastic decrease in performance.

 

[hoodlum]

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.

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[chickdr]

Based on peak power / torque @ RPM figures I've found in various brochures here are very crude power & torque curves for the old and new engines... (I've estimated torque at 1000rpm as 50% of peak - typical for NA engines)

Blue is current EU 2.0l
Red is new 2.5l detuned
Green is current US 2.5l 187hp

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For the EU market there's loads more torque at lower RPM but horrible tail off at high RPM. As the 0-60 time is predicted to be similar they have just re-geared it to use the lower RPM torque and get the same torque at the wheels.

For the US market you can see the low torque is very similar (as you'd expect for the same 2.5l) but the high torque has disappeared! As this will have to be geared like the EU version, the US market will see a drastic decrease in performance.

I don't think there will be any difference for US models (other than a decrease due to the extra weight of the larger body). They will be using the same engine they have in the 25 non turbo CX-5 and the same transmission (I am sure they will say it has been "revised"), but everything I have read says the US engine has an identical output to the '25 so I would expect maybe a tenth or two slower to 60 and 1/4 mile. The sad thing is the loss of the 2.5T. It would have worked just as well for the 26 as it does for the 25.

 

[Freedom55]

Came across this configurator for the 2026 CX-5 via Mazda Spain...

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Thanks @Antoine! Muchas gracias! Like many members, I can't wait to see the specs for North America, colors, trims, etc.

 

[Freedom55]

I don't think there will be any difference for US models (other than a decrease due to the extra weight of the larger body). They will be using the same engine they have in the 25 non turbo CX-5 and the same transmission (I am sure they will say it has been "revised"), but everything I have read says the US engine has an identical output to the '25 so I would expect maybe a tenth or two slower to 60 and 1/4 mile. The sad thing is the loss of the 2.5T. It would have worked just as well for the 26 as it does for the 25.

I agree with you. They should have kept the 2.5T until the new Skyactive-Z (hopefully with an 8 speed tranny) and the hybrid are introduced. I have a feeling the 2.5T may eventually disappear in the rest of the lineup

 

[sinistriel@]

Perhaps the greatest addition to the new gen that nobody is talking about yet.

 

[leeharvey418]

Black, two whites, three grays, and Soul Red.

VW did that a few years ago. Thankfully they walked away from it.

 

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Came across this configurator for the 2026 CX-5 via Mazda Spain...

No Blue colour at all...

 

[leeharvey418]

No Blue colour at all...

Well, there’s one on the Portuguese site… but they don’t actually show you the color, yet.