Power comes from a choice of two well-known engines, either a naturally aspirated 2.5-liter four-cylinder unit that’s good for 187 horsepower and 186 lb-ft of torque or in this case, a turbocharged version of that same engine. While most of Mazda’s designs are elegant and organic, the CX-50 is all brawny and tough-looking thanks to its bulging fender flares and body cladding put there to protect its body and underpinnings. And that’s no coincidence as Mazda claims that it’s precisely the model the CX-50 was designed to compete against. In many ways, the CX-50’s proportions remind me of the Subaru Outback. The CX-50 is also longer and wider, but also somehow lower than a CX-5, an irony given its adventurous pretensions. For starters, it rides on the same architecture as the Mazda3, a considerably more modern platform when compared with the older one that underpins the CX-5. Mazda understands this trend, which is why it also wants to join the party with this, the 2023 Mazda CX-50, or if you prefer, a highly fortified version of the already excellent CX-5.ĭifferent platform and stretched dimensionsĪlthough the CX-50 seems to be nothing more than a CX-5 with extra body cladding, it’s an entirely different beast. From Honda’s Trailsport models all the way to the Subaru Wilderness line of vehicles, each of them brings to the table a different take on off-roading. I mean, everyone now offers some sort of offroad-dedicated trim.
It seems the new trend in SUVs these days is ruggedness.
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