According to a Japanese motoring blog on Livedoor,
Mazda will introduce a 7-seat version of the Mazda CX-5 CUV this year. It will
launch in Japan first, and then could be considered for other markets.
Although Mazda has the larger CX-9 7-seater SUV, it
is not sold in Japan and is considered too big for the market requirements.
Hence the CX-5 will step in with the option of third-row seats, priced higher
than the regular 5-seat CX-5, which starts from 2.46 million yen.
Details as well as dimensions of the CX-5
7-seater, are currently unavailable. The engine lineup is likely to be shared
with the regular CX-5, comprising of the SKYACTIV-G 2.0 petrol, SKYACTIV-G 2.5
gasoline and SKYACTIV-D 2.2 clean diesel, with a 6-speed SKYACTIV-DRIVE
automatic transmission is standard across the range.
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