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Mazda Motor Corporation
announced today that its all-new
compact crossover SUV, which is
scheduled to launch in the UK in
2012, will be called the Mazda
CX-5.
All-new, the Mazda CX-5 is
the production model derived
from the Mazda MINAGI concept
car, which made its debut at the
Geneva Motor Show in March this
year, and will also be shown at
the New York International Auto
Show which opens this week (20
April).
The CX-5 will be the first
production vehicle to
incorporate Mazda’s ‘KODO – Soul
of Motion’ design theme that
premiered on the Mazda SHINARI
concept car last year. When it
appears in Mazda showrooms
around the world next year, the
compact SUV will feature a full
range of Mazda’s breakthrough
SKYACTIV technologies, including
new-generation engines,
transmissions, bodyshell design
and chassis engineering.
The “CX” in CX-5 is Mazda’s
official designation for its
global line-up of crossover SUV
vehicles, which also includes
the Mazda CX-7 and Mazda CX-9 –
depending on individual markets.
The CX-5 will be the compact
model in the series.
In production form, the Mazda
CX-5 will make its international
debut at this year’s Frankfurt
International Motor Show to be
held in Germany in September –
before going on sale in 2012. |
