Mazda CX-4
The newest member of Mazda's crossover family, the CX-4,
reveals its shape just hours after it published a set of teaser images.
Adopting a similar coupe-like profile as
BMW's X4 and Mercedes-Benz's GLC Coupe, the CX-4 wears Mazda's signature
grille, flanked by slim headlights with LED technology, while at the rear, the
automaker has thrown in taillights similar to what can be found on the rest of
the range, joined together by a chrome strip. The model's signature cue is the
rakish roofline, which gives it a sportier stance.
Inside, the crossover has a dashboard
that mirrors the one from the Mazda3, with a floating center display
controllable through the rotary knob fitted behind the gearshift lever,
identical dials that sit behind a multi-function steering wheel and what seems
to be an electronic parking brake.
China's Auto163 reports that the Mazda
CX-4 will get two four-cylinder petrol engines, a 158 HP 2.0-liter and a 192 HP
2.5-liter, adopted from the CX-5. Speaking of the CX-5, the sportier CX-4 is
said to be 78 mm longer and 175 mm lower, while maintaining the same width and
wheelbase length.
The rumor that Mazda
will only offer the CX-4 exclusively in China. Full details on the crossover
will be announced on April 25, when it will debut at the Beijing Auto Show.
