2025 Mazda CX-80 three-row SUV teased ahead of April 18 reveal

Mazda has confirmed the all-wheel-drive CX-80 will be unveiled on Thursday, April 18 at 8:00pm AEST, ahead of its likely arrival in local showrooms before the end of 2024 to join the closely related CX-60, CX-70 and CX-90.

The CX-80 is a larger version of the CX-60 midsize SUV, much like the relation between the smaller CX-5 and the now-discontinued CX-8.

In Australia, the CX-80 will be offered with the choice of six seats with second-row captain’s chairs or seven seats with a conventional second-row bench seat, in line with the CX-8, CX-9 and CX-90.

In February, leaked patent images revealed the CX-80’s front end will be identical to the CX-60, while it’ll have longer rear doors, a larger D-pillar, and a different rear bumper.

This week's teaser image confirms the CX-80 will be offered in the brand’s new ‘artisan red’ signature colour, which debuted in the CX-90 and the newest Mazda 6.

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Patent images have revealed how the Mazda CX-80 large SUV will look ahead of its official debut in the coming months

The CX-80 should match the 3120mm wheelbase of the CX-70 and CX-90, compared to 2870mm for the CX-60.

Meanwhile, the CX-80 should be identical to the CX-60 in width at 1890mm, compared to 1840mm for the CX-8, 1969mm for the CX-9, and 1994mm for the CX-70 and CX-90.

Mazda Australia plans to offer all four SUVs in local showrooms and has admitted there will be ‘some overlap'.

"[Australia is] privileged enough because I suppose we as a team think we can have an opportunity with all four. And here we are [in the situation] that we will have all four in our portfolio," said Mazda Australia managing director Vinesh Bhindi at the reveal of the CX-70 in January.

Mazda’s new SUVs are based on the brand’s ‘Large Platform’ architecture that features a rear-wheel-drive bias and ushers in a family of fresh inline six-cylinder engines.

The CX-80’s powertrain choices should mirror that of the CX-60: 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 plug-in hybrid that features a 100kW electric motor matched to a naturally-aspirated 2.5-litre four-cylinder petrol engine.

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