Indeed, there will be Mazda CX-5 for seven seats, as we announced weeks ago. And the SUV that will have that number of seats will be called CX-8.

Mazda will SUV with three rows of seats. And no, not the Mazda CX-5, as had been rumored and denied the mark at the time, but the model chosen is the CX-8. This new SUV will noticeably larger than the compact: Measured 35 cm longer than the CX-5, 23 of them must be the extension of the distance between ejes- then will reach 4,90 m; while the height also expand 5 cm to 1.73 m. What will not change from one to another it will be the body width, 1.84 m in both.

Thus, the mark of Hiroshima will have it before the end of the year, and initially only for Japan. The new flagship family SUV You will have three rows of seats inside and two configurations of these: a more usual seven-seater, with a run in its middle row bench seat, such an option that offer similar sized cars like the Volvo XC90, BMW X5 or Range Rover Sport; and one for six people, with individual seats in the central position.

According Masamichi Kogai, CEO of the firm, the new Mazda CX-8 “has the appearance, performance and ride high-end customers expect a Mazda and even adults can sit comfortably in the third row.”

The engine that Mazda has confirmed for this model is the 2.2 SKYACTIV-D Diesel we know versions of 150 and 175 hp; combined with the automatic gearbox six-speed SKYACTIV-Drive

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