2023 Mazda CX-50 Review, Ratings, Specs, Prices, and Photos

What sort of auto is the 2023 Mazda CX-fifty? What does it compare to?

The 2023 Mazda CX-fifty is a compact crossover SUV that seats 5 travellers. More time, wider, nonetheless decrease than the CX-5, the CX-fifty hitches its off-street wagon to the adventure way of living fad proliferating as a result of the phase with automobiles such as the Ford Bronco Activity, Jeep Cherokee Trailhawk, Toyota RAV4 Experience and numerous far more.  

Is the 2023 Mazda CX-fifty a excellent SUV?

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Sharing a platform with the Mazda CX-thirty but constructed alongside the Toyota Corolla Cross, the much larger CX-fifty adds a puzzling piece to Mazda’s smaller but sturdy lineup. We’re curious how it matches, but will not go judgment until we generate it next spring. (Go through far more about how we price cars.)

What is new for the 2023 Mazda CX-fifty?

The new model provides a ton of familiar components to the desk, and would seem to stick to a similar method as when Mazda introduced the CX-thirty that at some point changed the lesser CX-three last 12 months. Mazda suggests usually about its bestseller the lesser, upscale CX-5 will not be changed by the CX-fifty. Yet, we’d increase.  

The CX-fifty deviates from Mazda’s classic design and style of spherical wheel arches and a long nose with small overhangs into a layout motivated as significantly by the outdoors, in Mazda’s eyes, as the Toyota RAV4 and Subaru Crosstrek, by our eyes. Squared-off black cladding in excess of the wheels and bulging fenders draw parallels to these automobiles, but the entrance and rear keep a far more Mazda glance. The wing grille extends its strategies less than the headlights, and underneath them, vertical air intakes increase a wide aspect. The bumpers appear to experience greater with bogus skid plates slapped on the finishes. 

The inside looks like numerous other Mazda crossovers, other than the black-on-black ethos can be trimmed out with tan accent stitching. A exhibit display crowns the reduced-established sprint, and can be navigated with a console-based mostly dial and buttons. Mazda did not disclose any dimensional specs, but it appears to be the exact significantly-off eight.eight-inch exhibit as in the CX-thirty. New to the within is a panoramic sunroof, which Mazda claims to be a initial. 

The 2.5-liter engines less than the hood are surely not a initial. The foundation motor will be a 2.5-liter inline-four that is tuned to 186 hp on the CX-thirty, or a 2.5-liter turbo-four that will make up to 250 hp and 320 lb-ft (with 93 octane) on that lighter auto. Possibly motor receives a six-pace automatic that holds gears more time than in other new cars it can stay in the electric power band far more frequently but cabin sound arrives with it. 

All-wheel generate arrives regular as with all other Mazda crossovers, and the CX-fifty makes use of the exact entrance struts and rear torsion beam suspension identified on most Mazda SUVs. The CX-fifty differs with its far more advanced traction command procedure to superior deal with off-street difficulties. 

A generate-mode toggle in the console features 4 modes, which include Activity, Towing, and Off-Road, that makes use of torque vectoring to shift torque from the rear axle at a end to the entrance wheels as pace picks up. The link between the two axles aids reduce oversteer or sliding all over on a gravel or grime street for a stability far more constant with what the driver would expertise on pavement, Mazda suggests. When 1 wheel begins to slip, the braking procedure will seize that wheel and the 1 diagonally opposite, so torque receives directed to the wheels with the most grip. There’s no hill descent command, but when climbing a hill the braking procedure grabs the wheels to reduce rollback, and motor idle pace will increase so there’s far more offered torque to climb once the driver hits the gasoline.  

The CX-fifty sits wider and has a greater ground clearance than the CX-5 or CX-thirty. All-year tires come regular, but all-terrains and numerous other off-street extras will be supplied from the manufacturing facility. A decrease roof height and rear doors that open wider as in the Toyota Corolla Cross simplify strapping gear to the offered roof rack, Mazda suggests. Rear leg place ought to be about the exact as the 39.six inches of the CX-5, but it will be marginally wider for far more hip and shoulder place. Mazda suggests the cargo space is optimized to aid outdoor functions, but it continues to be to be noticed how it compares to the thirty.9 cubic feet in the CX-5. 

Mazda was mum on the regular functions, but anticipate it to come with automatic unexpected emergency braking, active lane command, blind-spot displays and other regular driver-guide functions that make the brand’s automobiles perennial Best Protection Picks from the IIHS and aids them garner 5-star scores from the NHTSA. 

How significantly does the 2023 Mazda CX-fifty cost?

Pricing and element availability will be disclosed in the spring. 

In which is the 2023 Mazda CX-fifty made?

In Mazda’s shared plant with Toyota in Huntsville, Alabama, alongside the Toyota Corolla Cross.