2022 Mazda CX-60

1. Is the AWD always active or only in the off-road driving mode?
2. If yes, is it ok to always drive in off-road mode?
 
astrauss said:
1. Is the AWD always active or only in the off-road driving mode?
2. If yes, is it ok to always drive in off-road mode?
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1. I didn’t delve into the details but very likely it’s part-time like pretty much all it’s direct rivals.
2. You could if you wanted to but that’s hardly efficient ito of things like throttle response, gearbox mapping. Unlikely you would break anything as obviously failsafe measures would be put in place.
 
Mazda CX-60 Takumi flagship confirmed for SA with six-cylinder turbodiesel!

“Well that looks nice but where are the more powerful engines offered overseas?”

If you could sum up the sentiment towards the Mazda CX-60 when it arrived in South Africa, it would probably have been something along those lines.

The new SUV hit our market in July offering only a normally aspirated 2.5-litre petrol engine that produces 141kW and 261Nm. This in spite of it being pitched as a premium product, built on a new rear-wheel drive platform and with premium aspirations.

But Mazda South Africa intends to rectify that early next year with the arrival of a new Takumi flagship model that’s powered by the firm’s 3.3-litre straight-six, mild hybrid turbodiesel engine, which produces 158kW and 550Nm.

The newcomer is set to arrive in February and although Mazda SA hasn’t disclosed the full list of specifications, we do know that it rides on 20-inch diamond-cut alloy wheels and features a unique front bumper design, bar-type piano black grille and a bright metal finish for the body adornments.

 
FiestaST said:
Mazda CX-60 Takumi flagship confirmed for SA with six-cylinder turbodiesel!

“Well that looks nice but where are the more powerful engines offered overseas?”

If you could sum up the sentiment towards the Mazda CX-60 when it arrived in South Africa, it would probably have been something along those lines.

The new SUV hit our market in July offering only a normally aspirated 2.5-litre petrol engine that produces 141kW and 261Nm. This in spite of it being pitched as a premium product, built on a new rear-wheel drive platform and with premium aspirations.

But Mazda South Africa intends to rectify that early next year with the arrival of a new Takumi flagship model that’s powered by the firm’s 3.3-litre straight-six, mild hybrid turbodiesel engine, which produces 158kW and 550Nm.

The newcomer is set to arrive in February and although Mazda SA hasn’t disclosed the full list of specifications, we do know that it rides on 20-inch diamond-cut alloy wheels and features a unique front bumper design, bar-type piano black grille and a bright metal finish for the body adornments.

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Finally Mazda have stepped up to over S.A consumers a decent engine.
 
Mazda SA to launch 6-cylinder turbodiesel CX-60

Mazda Southern Africa will add a flagship Takumi derivative, powered by a 3.3-litre inline 6-cylinder turbodiesel with mild-hybrid tech, to its CX-60 line-up early in 2024.

This move will see the local subsidiary of the Hiroshima-based brand make a more deliberate push into the Executive SUV segment (where the highly-specced and suitably powerful top-of-the-range CX-60 will compete against the likes of the Alfa Romeo Stelvio, BMW X3, Mercedes-Benz GLC and Volvo XC60) than it did when it launched a pair of 4-cylinder petrol derivatives of the model in Mzansi earlier this year.

The CX-60 was conceived to promote Mazda into a higher market segment than its ageing CX-5 sibling (it was part of a global product strategy on the part of the Japanese brand), but the first 2 derivatives of the CX-60 that were launched in Mzansi (powered by the brand’s familiar 2.5-litre naturally aspirated motor) seemed equipped – and priced – to a level that would see the model compete with upper-end medium SUVs and slightly bigger family cars such as the Nissan X-Trail and Mitsubishi Outlander.

In fact, the model’s less-than-spectacular launch line-up inspired regular Cars.co.za opinionista – Lance Branquinho – to pen an article titled ‘Did Mazda give the CX-60 the wrong engine?’ in which he speculated that the Japanese brand may have been dissuaded from introducing its inline 6-cylinder engine in its South African line-up of the CX-60 because of fuel quality- and price-positioning issues.

www.cars.co.za

Mazda SA to launch 6-cylinder turbodiesel CX-60

Mazda will launch a flagship 3.3-litre inline 6-cylinder turbodiesel CX-60 derivative (with mild-hybrid tech) early in 2024.
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