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This is the start of a new era for Mazda as we are only a week away from the birth of a new rear-wheel drive line. Joining the MX-5 Miata (and the BT-50 pickup truck) with their RWD layout, the CX-60 will go down in history as the automaker’s first plug-in hybrid model. Leading the way is a two-row SUV for Europe with the CX-70 on par with the wider two-rows planned for the larger North American highways.
The latest episode of the teaser campaign is a sneak peek of the white body hue exterior developed for newcomers. Mazda describes it as “a reflective paint created specifically to bring out the beauty of the CX-60 through the contrast of light and shadow.” Marketing jargon aside, it should also pay dividends as far as keeping the interior cooler.
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Reflective paint – especially if it is a light color – can reflect about 60 percent of the sun’s rays, according to researchers from Berkeley Lab Environmental Energy Technology Division. If less heat enters the cab, the air conditioner will require less power and time to cool the interior, resulting in fewer emissions.
In addition to the paint, the Mazda CX-60 will be sold in Europe with a PHEV setup that produces over 300 horsepower. The solid output is the result of combining a 2.5-liter petrol engine with an electric motor. It is unclear at this point whether the SUV will be available on the Old Continent in a non-electric form. We know the platform has been engineered to accept the larger inline-six petrol and diesel engines, along with mild hybrid configurations and four-cylinder PHEVs.
After the CX-60’s debut on March 8, the CX-70 will follow and the two will eventually be joined by the three-line models CX-80 (Europe) and CX-90 (US), all on the same new platform. Meanwhile, Mazda recently expanded its SUV family by launching the US-only CX-50 based on its existing FWD architecture as the more spacious CX-5.
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