The Mazda CX-60 is part of the family of models built on the Large Product architecture. Photo source: Mazda
Mazda prepares a wide-ranging revision for the CX-60, CX-70, CX-80 and CX-90
Mazda is preparing significant changes for the four SUVs developed on its longitudinal Large Product architecture: CX-60, CX-70, CX-80 and CX-90. Chief executive Masahiro Moro said the updates will cover the exterior, interior and propulsion systems, but the company has not yet presented specifications or a launch timetable.
The announcement does not refer only to the CX-60 and CX-70. The two models belong to the same technical family together with the CX-80 and CX-90, and Mazda intends to reposition all of them as the peaks of its range.
What Mazda announced
Masahiro Moro discussed the plans in an interview with the Japanese newspaper Chugoku Shimbun. According to the interview report, Mazda will change the exterior design, cabin and powertrains and is preparing a wider update than the revisions made to these models so far.
The wording indicates a project that goes beyond replacing bumpers or introducing new materials. It does not, however, say which components will be changed, when the first model will debut or whether the updates will arrive simultaneously in all regions.
Mazda has not confirmed an entirely new generation. The most cautious interpretation is a substantial technical and aesthetic revision of the current Large Product family, with the exact scope to be established after official data are published.
Four SUVs for different markets
The CX-60 and CX-80 are the models conceived mainly for Europe and Japan. The CX-60 has two rows of seats, and the CX-80 is longer and offers three rows. In Romania, both appear in Mazda’s European range.
The CX-70 and CX-90 are the wider-bodied variants, intended mainly for North America and other markets where large dimensions carry more weight. The CX-70 has two rows of seats, while the CX-90 can carry up to three rows of passengers.
A future CX-70 update therefore does not automatically mean the model will be introduced in Romania. For European buyers, the relevant changes will appear first on the CX-60 and CX-80.
Why Mazda wants to rework the Large Product family
Mazda invested in this architecture to move towards the upper part of the market. The platform uses longitudinally mounted engines and a transmission that can send torque primarily to the rear axle, a configuration different from that of Mazda’s compact SUVs built on front-wheel-drive platforms.
The original commercial plan envisaged doubling global sales of the four models to about 200,000 units after completing the range with the CX-80. According to figures cited in the international motoring press, the family reached 150,637 units in the 2025 financial year, below the target previously announced by the company.
Mazda’s 2025 integrated report also shows that the brand’s European sales fell to 174,000 cars in the financial year ending in March 2025. The company partly attributes the result to falling sales of the CX-60 before its previous update and of the CX-5.
What might change in the engines
Mazda has not published the list of future powertrains. The current family uses, depending on the market, inline six-cylinder engines and mild-hybrid systems, as well as a plug-in hybrid with a 2.5-litre petrol engine.
The company has separately announced that combustion technologies developed for the new Skyactiv-Z engine will later also be applied to the six-cylinder engines in the Large Product range. This information offers a technical direction, but it does not confirm what displacement, power or consumption the future CX-60, CX-70, CX-80 and CX-90 will have.
Mazda is also examining the extension of its own hybrid technologies to the large models. In this case too there is no confirmation that all four SUVs will receive the same system or that the 3.3-litre diesel will disappear from the European offer.
The CX-60 has already received suspension corrections
The CX-60 is the oldest model in the family, launched in 2022. Mazda has already made several adjustments in the following years, including changes to the suspension and to the calibration of the control systems, after criticism of the comfort of the initial versions.
For the 2026 European range, Mazda again revised the dampers and suspension geometry and introduced additional assistance systems. These changes are distinct from the wide-ranging programme now described by Masahiro Moro.
The CX-70 reached North America only in 2024 and is close technically and dimensionally to the CX-90, the main difference being the deletion of the third row. The fact that this recent model is also included in the plan suggests Mazda is examining the entire formula of the range, not only the ageing of the CX-60.
What we know about the launch
Mazda has not specified the year in which the revised versions will debut. The company has also not said in what order they will be launched or whether all markets will receive the same changes.
Until prototypes and homologation data are presented, information about higher power outputs, new batteries or the disappearance of certain engines remains hypothetical. For Romania, the benchmark will be the future Mazda Motor Europe announcement concerning the CX-60 and CX-80, the two models of the family sold officially on the continent.
