2025 Mazda CX-5: Hybrid confirmed for third-gen midsize SUV

Mazda made the quiet announcement in its financial results for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, stating it would “equip [the] next CX-5 with a Mazda-developed hybrid engine”.

As detailed here, the all-new CX-5 should debut in 2025 based on the front- or all-wheel-drive Small Platform architecture from the latest Mazda 3, CX-30 and CX-50.

“What they're going to call it, look, that's going to be a totally different debate and I don't think even Mazda has made a decision on it," said Mazda Australia boss Vinesh Bhindi in January 2024.

«But in terms of size, packaging, and value, there is going to be a direct replacement of [the CX-5 midsize SUV] in the future.»

Mazda has partnered with Toyota to develop a hybrid system for the CX-50 following a previous deal for the last-generation Mazda 3 Hybrid in Japan – however, it appears the CX-5 will have its own electrified powertrain.

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The all-wheel-drive RAV4 Hybrid has a 163kW total system output – compared to 139kW/252Nm for the naturally-aspirated 2.5-litre CX-50 and 186kW/434Nm for the CX-50 2.5-litre turbo.

Mazda Australia has ruled out the off-road-styled CX-50 as it remains limited to left-hand drive markets.

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The current Mazda CX-5 launched in Australia in mid-2017, though it has received several revisions throughout its lifecycle including a turbocharged petrol in 2018, a mid-life facelift in 2022, and minor tech updates almost every year.

VFACTS new-car sales data reveals the Mazda CX-5 is the third-best-selling mid-size internal-combustion SUV in Australia to the end of April with 7125 registrations – down 10.5 per cent compared to 2023 – behind the Toyota RAV4 and Mitsubishi Outlander.