2025 Mazda CX-80 7-seat SUV revealed, Australia confirmed

A successor to the recently discontinued CX-8 and CX-9 models, Mazda Australia has announced the CX-80 will arrive in local showrooms towards the end of 2024.

It’ll join the two-row CX-70 due in Australia at a similar time – plus the related CX-60 and CX-90 available now – in a medium-to-large SUV line-up that local executives have admitted will create “some overlap” in Mazda showrooms.

However, it retains the CX-60’s more compact 1890mm width, compared to 1840mm for the CX-8 (+50mm), 1969mm for the CX-9 (-79mm), and 1994mm for the CX-70 and CX-90 (-104mm).

Mazda has confirmed the CX-80 measures “almost five metres long” compared to 4.74 metres for the CX-60, while it has a circa-250mm longer wheelbase – which appears to be the same 3120mm length as the broader CX-70 and CX-90. Exact dimensions have not been announced.

That includes a 209kW/450Nm 3.3-litre mild-hybrid six-cylinder turbo-petrol, a 187kW/550Nm 3.3-litre mild-hybrid six-cylinder turbo-diesel, and a 241kW/500Nm 2.5-litre four-cylinder plug-in hybrid.

An eight-speed single-clutch automatic transmission and rear-biased permanent all-wheel drive come as standard.

In line with the CX-70, the CX-80 will also debut some new features for the Mazda brand, including 'unresponsive driver support' to eventually slow and stop the vehicle if no driver engagement is detected.

Mazda Connected Services – launching in Australia next month with the latest MX-5 through a new ‘MyMazda’ application – will be available for the CX-80, while it will also feature a tow-bar camera view to assist in positioning a caravan or trailer.

Mild-hybrid petrol and plug-in hybrid models should have the same 2.5-tonne braked towing capacity as the CX-60, while the diesel could retain a lower 2-tonne limit due to a hot-weather limit for the Australian market.

Australian pricing and features will also be announced closer to its launch – though the brand has revealed the CX-80 will offer six seats with second-row captain’s chairs and a fixed centre console or seven seats with a conventional rear bench, depending on the variant.

The three-row CX-80 will carry a lower price tag than the CX-90, which costs between $74,500 and $94,435 before