CX-90 comes with your choice of 340-hp 3.3-liter inline-six or 323-hp 2.5-liter four-cylinder. Both make 369 lb-ft of torque.. It is bigger in almost every measurement inside and out, and more powerful than anything Mazda’s ever made.
The flagship of the line will be powered by a 3.3-liter longitudinally mounted inline six-cylinder making 340 hp and 369 lb-ft of torque. That’s thanks to a “large turbo” and a 48-volt mild hybrid system, the so-called M-Hybrid Boost. The M-Hybrid places an electric motor in the drivetrain between the engine and transmission. The big block also has what Mazda is calling an “increased air intake,” without specifying what it’s increased over—you might assume it’s the CX-9, which is powered by a 2.
Both engines are mated to a Mazda-designed and built eight-speed automatic. I actually asked if they considered a CVT. No, they didn’t. This is Mazda, after all. There is no torque converter—that function being taken up by the electric motor. Mazda promises that it “achieves smooth and direct acceleration while improving drivetrain efficiency.”Inside, the CX-90 can seat six, seven, or eight passengers. The one I saw had seating for six in three rows .
In the battle of ever-bigger infotainment screens, Mazda has gone lower-profile, with a 12.3-inch center display. There will be more information available, including prices and EPA mileage figures, closer to the craft’s launch this spring. If it drives as well as it appears it will, the wait will be worth it.
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