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Mazda Confirms Two Brand-New Engines for the U.S.
Mazda Confirms Two Brand-New Engines for the U.S.-August 2024
2024-02-19 EST 22:09:20

Mazda CX-9

Mazda is continuing its march towards . We finally have official word that the Zoom Zoom brand is giving the U.S. market two brand new engine options that will debut in two new crossovers.

Mazda’s future engine plans have been back and forth for the past few years. They gave us a short-lived diesel in the CX-5, but it cost too much, and no one bought ( for) it, so it was dropped. Then came word that the Mazda6 was with rear-wheel drive and a turbocharged I6 engine. But sedan sales have been on the decline for years, and Mazda for the next-gen 6, leaving us with a will-they-won’t-they frame of mind for the I6.

Then we learned the rest of the world was getting a rear-wheel drive plug-in hybrid crossover from them called , but that it wasn’t destined for the United States. However, it did have a plug-in hybrid powertrain based around a 2.5-liter I4. If we weren’t getting the CX-60, could we at least have the engine? Well, it looks as if we’re getting both.

Mazda confirmed to me that the U.S. is set to get both a turbocharged I6 and a plug-in hybrid powertrain. These engines will debut in two new crossovers called the CX-70 and CX-90. From , the CX-70 and CX-90 will both have platforms based around this new straight-six engine. That said, that’s about allwe know.

A report from Australia’s Car Expert who also confirmed the engines coming to North America, says that the I6 is turbocharged and paired with a 48V mild hybrid system and puts out 280 horsepower and 331 lb-ft of torque. If true, those are pretty low power numbers from something that’s both turbocharged and paired with a 48V system. We’ll have to wait and see though. Mazda plans to drop the CX-70 and CX-90, along with a new CX-50 sometime in 2023.

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