Mazda CX-4 Crossover Unveiled in China With No Plans for U.S. Yet
The Mazda CX-4 has been unveiled at the 2016 Beijing Auto Show, and there are no plans yet to bring the crossover to North America.
As the latest vehicle to enter Mazda’s lineup with the brand’s new design language and SkyActiv technology, the CX-4 has a trendy coupe-like SUV profile and looks like a jacked-up Mazda3 hatchback with 7.8 inches of ground clearance.
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Front-wheel-drive versions of crossover will be powered by a 2.0-liter gas engine, while models equipped with Mazda’s all-wheel-drive system will have a 2.5-liter four-cylinder gas engine under the hood. A six-speed manual is available with the smaller engine, while a six-speed automatic is optional but standard on the 2.5L unit.
The Mazda CX-4 goes on sale in China in June. There has been no indication of whether Mazda will bring the CX-4 to North America, but with the popularity of compact crossover here, it wouldn’t be a surprise if it’s made available here one day.
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The CX-5 is the jacked-up, compact SUV version, of the CX-3. The CX-4 is a squashed-down CX-5, but not to the point of becoming a CX-3 again. OK now, can we get a proper CX-7, to fill the gap between the CX-5 and the new CX-9?
I drive an '04 Mazda 6S V6 5MT hatchback, and this car would be the perfect replacement for mine as long as it came with the turbo 2.5 that's about to debut in the CX-9 here, as well as a 6-speed manual transmission. And Mazda needs to start selling manual versions again as loaded models. Not everyone buys a manual to be thrifty and get the "stripper" model. Some of us want a Grand Touring level Mazda but with a manual. Like my current car... with heated leather, moonroof, and Bose.