On personal front, the first impressions about the exterior design is that it looks pretty much mix of Jaguar F-Pace and BMW X-5 from the rear and side overhang design respectively.
A really great review. This CX-60 looks like a genuine alternative to the Euros (and should deliver much better reliability and cheaper cost of ownership). Only concern is the feedback of the firm ride. In Aus, this could be a real issue in our roads.
Cars these days are all pretty much very reliable. I mean not like torturing it in extreme condition (e.g. bad driving, poor maintenance) and expecting it to last for decades. Most cars now with good servicing can pretty much last for a very long period without salient problems. Its just like your phone, would you worry about the reliability of phone nowadays anymore? Probably not, its just technology has reached a very advanced level.
@@johnsteve1352 someone hasn’t owned Eurotrash. You can baby it and still some electronic component will cack itself after a few years and leave you a nice not so little repair bill.
We JUST purchased a 22' CX-9 black on black AWD Touring Turbo 4 cylinder AND I'm hear to tell you that shit gets down the road when you put it in sports mode!!!!!! It ALSO sucks the shit out of gas too!!!!!!!!! Handles amazingly!!!!!!! Very quiet too even when you're doing over 100!!! You REALLY can't tell your speeding!!!!
Nice review! I never considered Mazda (I'm a Lexus gal), but now, I am. I agree with you as far as the interior details of the one shown in cream vs the black. The cream is top notch in detail! Not thrilled with so many manufacturers putting out black (not fun if you live in a warm/hot climate), and creamy white (would constantly worry about staining) interiors. I know that there are those that prefer a touch screen, however, as someone who is barely 5'4", I appreciate a no touch screen so I don't have to stretch in trying to reach it. Seems the seat adjustment option is off for many people. But as you said, pre-production. I believe I heard a reviewer state that starting price was expected to be around $30k and could be priced upwards of $85-100k (plug-in hybrid with options added). That's HUGE! I'm not paying that much for a Mazda! Not when I can get a fully loaded Lexus RX for less (including rear sunshades, thigh extenders, rear heated/ventilated seats, climate control, etc., reliability and long term ownership). Nonetheless, I'll be checking on March 8th for "official" reveal. Thank you again for your pre-prod. review!
Great Presentation! This Mazda looks like it has the zoom zoom we expect from Mazda I will seriously consider buying one if the prices are reasonable. Could you review the regenerative braking thanks
Good Review Paul. The CX-60 sounds like a great car to buy. It’s just the fake exhaust pipes and the second row leg room which I don’t really like despite the wheelbase. Pretty excited about the coming cars of Mazda.
Thank you Paul for giving Aus a glance of CX 60. Good work👍. Cx60 appears to be a great car. The seating in CX5 feels a bit less with thigh support and centre console sort rub the knees despite having a soft touch point in high end CX5s. Hope Mazda have taken care of this and add the adjustable thigh support.
I seriously suggest to include test drive in low light conditions so people have a chance to see how everything looks like after dark, like visibility in the night, look of the lights , feels in the cabin etc.
For some reason, I always liked the styling of the Infiniti QX70, and this car looks a bit similar with the elongated bonnet and rear end. It's much better looking than the CX5 or CX8/9. I'm looking to upgrade from my current Mazda 6 and I think I'll take a closer look when it lands in Australia. Thanks for the review!
The exterior is simply stunning. V. dynamic, minimalistic, sophisticated like a passionately trimmed bonzai. This soul red crystal or whatever it's named, is very common, but Mazda keeps improving it and when you see it next to ANY other car, it's like gold vs brass. No wonder customers choose it. It'd be my choice too, although that white one in the background looks equally great. Would enjoy to drive it everyday...
18:40 The 50L fuel tank is only for the PHEV. On the CX-5 the 56/58L fuel tank is only enough on the diesel and many are left wanting more on the 2.5L Skyactiv-G. This increases to 74L on the CX-8, which is great for range. My bet is that the fuel tank for the inline 6 engines will be somewhere in between. Possibly 65L.
Love how it looks and I’d love to have this as a family car. Phev efficiency and mostly run in it on ev but when you go camping or on long journeys use the petrol engine
Hey Paul, I was waiting to see your review!. What can you say about the new AWD system? I know it's a RWD biased system, but do you think it can be more capable than previous system? I know it's not intended for off road, but as many luxury SUV on the market, they have excellent AWD systems, with very good traction control to distribute power to the wheel with more grip even when probably will never touch a gravel road. So considering it's not for off road, do you think Mazda improved the electronics here?
Love your reviews as always Paul but I would love it if you went into more detail on all the buttons and cabin features for example on the power tailgate there are 2 buttons, is the 2nd button a close and lock button like Audi offers? If so that is a first for Mazda and should be called out, also the display up near the rear view mirror is that an SOS button or is it just displaying seatbelt status? Keep up the good work!
Good point! Will make sure we cover these next time. For reference the second button is a lock for the boot and the SOS function won’t be available in Australia.
Do you know when it’s coming to Australia? Thinking of cancelling my CX30 order and wait for the new cars to come. Always as usual good review Paul and thanks for all the awesome information you bring.
It's a decent car that has ability to deliver fuel efficiency to drive a car upto 2.5k to 3k in theory to drive with full battery charge with full tank. Kudos mazda
Greetings from Finland and Thanks for a good review. I ordered this version you teted- without seeing car att all. first ones should arrive to Finland now in June.
Great design and leap forward for Mazda, I really like the design. I agree; the rear wiper should have been at the top of the rear window, similar to Lexus. The centre screen isn't touch screen, they moved the screen further back and removed the touch screen functionality. Agree that the white interior gives it a more premium feel especially with the wood and other textures. Agree I don't like the silver centre console...not too premium. Otherwise great car, excellent styling and tech.
Keen to see if the new Mazda 6 will have the new RWD inline 6 set up. In the market for a new car and am tossing up whether not to order a current 6 Atenza or wait for announcements on specs and pricing for the new one.
Hi @CarExpert - any info on why your Polestar 2 review was taken down? Shared it with friends, and they tried to watch it tonight and found that they couldn't.
Something about the headlight and corner "vent" reminds me of Mitsubishi's for some reason and not in a good way but otherwise love the look. What on earth is the purpose of that centre console though 😂 Targeting the Euros scares me a little on what the pricing will be like.
I'm looking forward to the American CX-70 to come out. Probably going to get one in that grey color and slam it, make my own American Mazda Wagon finally
Excellent, detailed review. Love your work. I think this looks great, and I’m a huge Mazda fan - of their cars and design philosophy. Not being an insider or having access to statistics, it seems like a bit of a risk, taking things premium to this level whilst at the same time mostly disregarding the EV wave. -But of course, that comes down to the actual price and the local specs. Talk about giving Australian consumers what they want, I’m still perplexed as to why we won’t be getting the CX-50. There they have the capability to give Australia what it would almost certainly want: a better looking, more premium RAV4 competitor. Maybe they have a handshake with Toyota or something. But, it would be cool. Or maybe they’re just mad? Like, why don’t we get the Turbo Mazda 3? We have the Hyundai Ns, the Cerato GT. You know what I think of when I think ‘premium/BMW competitor’? I think, great design that also puts you back in your seat when you hit the on ramp. The CX-60 looks great - and I’m sure that there’s a lot of us who look at the power to weight ratio of a Sorento and just want more in our lives. I hope it does well for them! I will sit here, still holding out on my tiny thread of hope that the new Mazda 6 will come storming out of nowhere in all of its RWD/AWD glory, low and sleek and station-wagony. Don’t make me pay those Skoda people their goddamn ‘package’ markups and then deal with their servicing!
Yea the supposed 2022 Mazda6 isn’t likely going to be a thing. I like my Mazda3 sedan but for a roomier family car to replace our Camry, the Octavia Limited Ed is a good choice. I like the sedan/liftback option but of course the wagon is there for those who want a SUV alternative. The service packs aren’t the end of the world and the 7 year pack extends the warranty to 7 years so that brings it in line with Kia for best in class.
They may just want to see how the CX50 sales go. It's a new model so there are no guarantees it'll sell. I'm here in the US and I've only seen 1 of them so far. It's only been selling for about 3 weeks though so I'm sure I'll see more eventually.
@@eleanormassaro5195 well unfortunately Americans are too fat for that model. That's why we're getting the SUPERSIZED CX-70, which is reported to be wider.
I have a question about phev in general. 60km range is available only using battery or in mixed mode? How really far can i travel with 2l per 100km consumption. If I want to drive 600km a day, what will be the experience, e.g. I drive 60km on battery and thn struggling only with petrol engine?
Its simple, if you have that much of money you should go for 7-seat hyundai/kia, similar price better practicality. If you insist on buying Japanese ones, if you love PHEV, no brainer go for Lexus. For normal petrol engine, if you can accept the hideous infotainment on Lexus (even the new one and you can go and test drive), still recommend Lexus because you will appreciate just how much Lexus cars would retain its value in years. In terms of comfort and other aspects, I dont see much of difference thats worth choosing one over another.
@@johnsteve1352 I think depends on what you need, with the rumors of the 7 seater outlander phev being 70k, kluger hybrid seems best buy at 60k, atleast know will last until the kids move out.
@@nephilimdj I dont understand why people still would choose Kluger. I mean it did have a history of good reliability but nowadays, all cars last quite long if you give them good servicing and not driving like a maniac. Kluger is super overpriced, considering its brother, Mitsubishi outlander, apart from its design and interior, a lot of them share similar technology with a slightly better 4wd system and comfort on Mitsubishi. Its just not worth 20k more for a Kluger, just because you are buying a Toyota
@@johnsteve1352 Just hypothetical - I’m no SUV buyer by any stretch but I’d probably avoid a 7 seater if I could. But yea if priced similarly Lexus being a luxury “brand” with Toyota reliability reputation, resale value would be good. I’d assume the Mazda would offer more equipment for the price to avoid losing sales to the NX directly. I can’t imagine the Mazda and Lexus being at price parity - I feel most people would choose the Lexus then if there isn’t anything else to tempt them. I’d also imagine the Lexus would be quieter and plusher as the Mazdas tend to straddle mainstream and luxury but hasn’t truly gone all th way until now. straddle mainstream and luxury and haven’t gone all the way until now with cars like these. Still worth it to see what extra bits of intangible luxury a Lexus would provide given most people would assume Mazda is aiming to be a slightly nicer Toyota rather than gunning for Lexus directly. Time will tell.
@@User-cb4jm The key is to change people's stereotypes of Lexus > Mazda/BBA>Mazda, and it is not something one car would do, unless you developed sth that is revolutionary.
Thanks for the review Paul, loving your videos! As someone looking to purchase my first car, do you have any recommendations for the best affordable cars for first car buyers?
New cars are no longer that affordable. The main reason is all of these "safety systems" and added tech have shot the prices up relative to new cars in the 90s and 2000s. I remember you used to be able to buy a new Corolla for about 15-18k.
I agree on the fake exhausts. Why, Mazda? Because Audi is doing it? Please fix it for the 2023-24 version, please. The second issue I have with CX-60 is the cheap closing sound of the rare doors. Maybe it was a pre-production version, but to me it sounded hollow and not at all premium. Even CX-5 has a better arrangement. Hopefully, it is fixed. Otherwise, it is pretty impressive.
Paul I just realised CarExpert and ChasingCars are either secret lovers or double blabbering on the same car..same plates LOL ....I have to admit your version is better..great info mate.....you did this video in Portugal, right?
Hi Paul that was a great review just one question ! What is the real world figures of fuel economy ?...Can this Mazda CX 60 PHEV achieve the mind-boggling low fuel uses that seem to be put forward . For instance, What is your best Gueestimate of the fuel use of this vehicle over say an easy 500 KLm of flatish roads with a constant speed of 110 Klh ? Looking forward to your response Cheers Chris Harvey
The output figures may be "impressive" for a PHev, but keep in mind, as the battery heats up it produces less power, so the combined figure number is shown only at its peak output which doesn't last compared to a gasoline engine. Even so, I think this car is wonderfully built, can't wait for the official release
@@huckietam6746 Idk some drivers of the cars this Mazda was built to compete alongside have a lead foot, but what you're saying is true in a logical sense
3:42 apparently that indicator is meant to replicate a beating heartbeat. Personally it looks a bit wonky to me since I expect a LED light to flash on and off in a crisp way.
I currently drive a CX5 and love it. Would like to upgrade to a newer model and am keen on a hybrid so very pleased Mazda are entering that market, and keeping a bit of the sports drive feel. Ideally i don't want a bigger vehicle though and was thinking about the CX30, just not sure if its too small. Would be very keen to hear your views comparing the two cars: CX30 and CX60. Am i right in thinking the 30 is Mazda's first hybrid - not keen to go with a guinea pig version, is it as good as the 60 just smaller, or is the 60 a significant step up as a vehicle?
@@ManuNarang Yes, I drive a CX60. It has an inline 4 cylinder 2.5l petrol engine linked to an electric motor generator. Then it has a clutch followed by an 8 speed automatic gearbox and finally a drive splitter that drives the front and rear axles. So nothing like the RAV4 PHEV that has no mechanical linkage to the rear axel, it’s only driven by an electric motor.
Mazda is trying to create a Japanese Porsche design in the market. This will help them grow worldwide. We own both and see so many engineering, styling and handling similarities. Although, still so far apart.
The front, especially the small headlights are not good looking at all... gloss black wheels are the worst... I would prefer they used black for the wheel arches CX5 looks must better... this is definitely not a homerun for the exterior.... btw as you would now all that extra wheelbase just goes to the distance between the front wheel and start of front door... looks like rear seat space is not different to a CX5... it also looked like it had a flat-ish floor for the middle seat... finally do you think the small armrest storage box is to do with the PHEV battery etc using up that space? maybe the non-PHEV would have a normal size storage area... the acceleration sounded good... sounds supercharged to me :)
4:40 It's the first time Mazda has done fake exhausts...... which is a pity. My guess though is that they will use both a real side exhaust and real rear quad exhaust for the inline 6 engines so they have the faux versions there are a kind of placeholder for those models.
It looks good. I know in the U.S. we’ll be getting the cx70. I know Mazda has said that their mission is to compete with the German luxury brands. I don’t know how it is over in Aus but in the U.S. that’s not happening. People don’t really buy Mazdas here.
It's relatively small company, but people do buy Mazdas in the US too. The smart ones... US date: "Mazda achieved its best year in sales since 1994, with a total of 332,756 vehicles sold in 2021. Mazda3, CX-30, CX-5, and CX-9 all achieved double-digit percent sales increases vs 2020" You know, in the nineties nobody was byuing Lexus...
7:08 Kudos to Mazda for getting rid of piano blank on the console. Any manufacturer that still uses the highly non scratch resistant material needs a good talking to. 7:50 The Mazda Connect software restricts the touch screen. This is borne out of many studies that show that touchscreens lead to significantly more impaired driving response than even a driver over 0.08 BAC. Using those studies, Mazda is of course anit-touch. But as a replacement, the Commander Control (knob) was designed for easy use with muscle memory. In practice it works very well and the infortainment is dumbed down to make the most of minimal rotations to do something. Mazda has no control over how complex Android Auto and Apple Carplay are though. They did force their "no touch" philosophy onto Apple and Android but admit that touch is required for quick use. This works very well in Australia. In Australia it is illegal to interact with phones. But some state governments are even starting to include in-built car maps with Apple Carplay and Android Auto as both are technically an extension of the phone and touching the main screen while driving is, as Mazda has found out, leads to accidents and impaired driving. Mazda has resolved this by allowing touch for both Android Auto and Apple Carplay when the car is stationary. This is completely legal in Australia as well.
We have Android auto in our CX-5 and not once not having a touch screen been a problem, we just use voice control. honestly using the touch screen while driving would be a pain in the arse.
Hi, I bought the 3.3L turbo petrol mild hybrid verison Takumi. Loved that car. They are offering me a "Comfort Suspension Enhancement Recall." I am wondering if that will make my car less firm? I kinda like the present ride.
