Mazda CX-8 2023: updates coming next year for Mazda’s large SUV

With the platform, similar overall length and identical wheelbase to CX-9 large SUV, but the width and frontal area of the CX-5 midsize SUV, skeptics Subtle but comprehensive update keeps Mazda CX-8 looking fresh for a unique audience

Read Jake Williams' expert review of the 2018 Mazda CX-8 here. Mazda's second seven-seat SUV has arrived in Australia and Chasing Cars has experienced it.

It’s a study in sensibleness, the 2026 Mazda CX-5 Evolve. That's hardly a sexy opening statement to send you sprinting to a Mazda dealer, but in today's We live with the expected sales star of the new-generation Mazda CX-5 line-up, but is the $43K Evolve grade simply too spartan for 2026 buyers?

There’s plenty to like about this new-generation Mazda 6e – the lower case ‘e’ signifying its electric propulsion. It might not be a Mazda in the truest The brand’s first proper EV gets birthed from a Chinese joint-venture, bringing refined dynamics, rear-drive balance and strong value, but also some jarring flaws

The new-generation Mazda CX-5 is utterly remarkable. Not because it blazes new design trails, offers a revolutionary drivetrain or is bubbling over with New-generation Toyota RAV4 rival eschews hybrid power while entering at an appealing sub-$40,000 price. Has Mazda done enough?

The future of the Mazda MX-5 is not clear. New regulations relating to both emissions and safety are making it commercially tough for carmakers to justify The Mazda MX-5 has always had its flaws, but the late, great ‘ND3’ revision to the open-top Japanese sports car makes the fourth gen more charming than ever.

Chasing Cars has had numerous critical swings at Mazda’s CX-30 since the nameplate arrived locally in 2020, wedging itself between the small CX-3 and Six years on one of Mazda’s semi-premium debutants, the CX-30, continues its steady course in local showrooms. But does it keep in step with the times?

Just over three years after the ‘premium’ CX-60 arrived in Mazda’s Australian showrooms, followed by two rounds of suspension revisions – the most recent In an attempt to offers buyers more choice, Mazda has introduced a fourth CX-60 powertrain – a 2.5-litre four-cylinder with rear-wheel drive, saving $6000.

Mazda wants a bite of the lucrative tradie and fleet market pie. That’s why we were presented with a hard hat and high vis vest at the 2026 BT-50 Is the new 2.2L engine a better proposition compared to the phased out 1.9L unit, or is the proven 3.0L still the only one to buy?

Following a faltering premium push, Mazda’s much-anticipated Large Product cars have shifted down market. Along with a cheaper entry price ($50,240 for More cylinders for the cash than any rival, is the cut-price Pure the answer to Mazda’s Large Product sales slump? We’re not convinced

It’s rare and admirable to see a bit of humility from a car company. That’s what we are seeing from Mazda in relation to its CX-60 SUV. Prices were Unsuccessfully pitched as a luxury SUV, Mazda has pivoted the CX-60 to pitch a lot of metal – and engine – for the money. Frankly, that is the right call.

Australia’s pick-up ute market is furiously competitive but with a dual-cab of some description frequently appearing as the national favourite model from Mazda’s dual-cab gets a light update and price hike but continues to stand out for the right reasons

Fancy a game of Guess The Mazda? As the new CX-70 large SUV arrives, Mazda’s released lovely photography of its luxury Large Product platform range: the The final entrant in Mazda’s large SUV line-up has arrived and it might just be the brand’s best work, and yet it could be the least popular

Trust me, this Mazda CX-80 is an all-new model. Reckon you’ve seen it before? Nope, that was a different CX-badged SUV. Perhaps it’s my failing eyesight, Mazda delivers another seven-seat SUV, so is this CX-80 the more affordable large SUV the brand needs to properly challenge the greats?

Mazda’s new large-architecture platform is, as promised, spawning a whole family of models powered by electrified combustion powertrains for multiple Mazda’s all-new CX-80 will launch in Australia late this year, adding a second seven-seat SUV to the family, though in a more compact size than the flagship CX-90.

It’s hard to believe today, but there was a time when the humble Mazda 3 dethroned the almighty Holden Commodore to become Australia's top-selling The once mighty Mazda 3 isn’t the top-seller it used to be, but it’s fast transitioning to being an underappreciated little gem… if you’re a specific type of buyer.

Mazda Australia has today announced that it will axe the current-generation of CX-8 large SUV, with the model to be removed from showrooms from around Along with the MX-30 small SUV, Mazda has announced it will no longer sell the CX-8 from early 2024 onwards

Mazda Australia has announced its 2023 CX-8 lineup, with the large SUV now starting from $42,060 before on-road costs for the entry-level Sport AWD Mazda has updated its CX-8 large SUV range in Australia for 2023, increasing prices by up to $1550

The teasing process for the seven-seat Mazda CX-8 has continued this week with an image revealing the car's exterior side profile being released by Mazda.

Extensive updates are reportedly in the works for Mazda’s troubled larger models, the CX-60, CX-70, CX-80 and CX-90. The Chugoku Shimbun, a local

The Mazda CX-30 compact SUV will be in showrooms for a long while yet, according to Japanese media. The Chugoku Shimbun, a daily newspaper in Mazda’s home

Mazda’s small car range is ageing, with the Mazda 2 light car (2014) and CX-3 light SUV (2015) now a decade old. With no hybrid or electric power, these Mazda previews small car design direction, but will the Vision-X Compact really be a CX-3 and 2 successor?

Mazda has confirmed the 6 sedan will return to Australian shores in mid-2026 as an all-electric proposition. Built under a collaboration with Changan Making an unlikely return via unconventional means, Mazda’s much-loved sedan is coming to Australia with pricing expected to land in the $55,000 range

A third-generation Mazda CX-5 will be released in 2026, bringing the biggest changes yet between generations since the nameplate debuted in 2012. So, what A new-generation midsize Mazda SUV is coming in 2026. We take a look at the key changes from the current CX-5

Mazda has tweaked the powertrain lineup for its BT-50 ute range in a move designed to reduce fuel consumption (and related CO2 emissions) of the popular While work remains ongoing on an electrified BT-50, the diesel range has been tweaked to cut fuel economy and reduce CO2 emissions

As firmer details begin to emerge about the size, weight and powertrain of the next-generation Mazda MX-5, Australian fans can be certain of one element: Sub-1000kg weight target the prime development goal for ‘NE’ MX-5, which will receive an upsized engine and clean-burn tech

Mazda has unveiled its third-generation CX-5 that brings bigger dimensions, a more upmarket interior, and confirmation of the midsize SUV’s first ever Mazda’s most popular model grows in size and space, but there’s a longer than expected wait for the crucial petrol-electric model

Eight years after the second-generation ‘KF’ Mazda CX-5 launched in Australia, the Japanese brand will show off the third iteration of the nameplate. The

The first image of the new, third-generation Mazda CX-5 has surfaced online, with a leaked picture appearing on @Car Design News on Instagram and Spanish New generation Mazda CX-5 on the horizon for Australia, bringing unique styling and in-house designed hybrid system

Mazda Australia is finalising a business case to launch the 6e electric sedan locally, following a successful push from Mazda UK to secure Right-hand-drive approval unlocks Chinese-made electric Mazdas Australia, with business case almost ready for submission to Japan

Mazda’s most important car, the CX-5 mid-size SUV, will get all-new Kodo styling and a hybrid powertrain as a third-generation version seeks to topple The 2026 Mazda CX-5 is set to debut new Kodo design, more cabin space – and a Toyota RAV4-hunting, in-house developed hybrid system

It was the SUV used to kick off “Mazda Premium”, but when the CX-60 medium SUV launched last year it was greeted with what you’d politely call a mixed Revised CX-60 here in the first half of 2025 along with two new grades, but has the damage already been done?