Redesigned Mazda CX-5 Leaks Online Ahead of Official Debut
The third-generation Mazda CX-5, which spy photographers have already caught on the road wearing camouflage, appears to be getting awfully close to its official debut, expected later in 2025.
A picture has just leaked online via Coche Spias (with @cardesignnews as the source), showing us the redesigned CX-5 without any disguise. The quality isn't great, but we can still appreciate the revisions made to the exterior, at least on the front and sides.
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Unsurprisingly, the evolution of the Kodo design language is a conservative one. After all, why mess with a good thing? The current CX-5, launched for 2017, remains by far Mazda’s best-selling product, although it has lost ground to the competition in recent years. Similar to the CX-9 that became the CX-90, the new model boasts a more upscale appearance. At the same time, the front bumper is more prominent and more sculpted, adding muscle and sportiness to the CX-5.
Some of the lines vaguely remind us of the sleek EZ-60 electric crossover that Mazda unveiled in Shanghai last April, but this CX-5 arguably has a unique identity. The silhouette looks a little longer, too, supported by contrasting black trim on the wheel arches and lower body.
Although we don’t have a good shot of them, the redesigned wheels look much better than what we're used to from Mazda. By the way, it's impossible to know the trim level of the CX-5 pictured here.
Will the new Mazda CX-5 arrive as a 2026 or 2027 model? That's yet to be confirmed. What we do know for sure is that the company is working on an all-new gasoline engine called SKYACTIV-Z which, unlike the SKYACTIV-X that came before, will be offered in North America. Combined with Mazda's new in-house hybrid system (different from the Toyota-sourced powertrain in the CX-50 Hybrid), it’s expected to debut in the next-generation CX-5 sometime in 2027.
Speaking of the CX-50, orders in Canada have been suspended since May 12 due to the new countertariffs. This is Mazda's only vehicle assembled in the U.S., at a joint plant with the Toyota Corolla Cross. The automaker is not giving up permanently on the CX-50. Instead, it will indefinitely pause production for the Canadian market. With that in mind, the new CX-5 can’t come soon enough.