SUV of the Year
Mazda CX-60
The Mazda CX-60 comes with a strong and bold exterior, thanks to its large grille and clean design. And on the inside, it's mighty accomplished as well, utilising its size to offer generous space for passengers. Its cabin also comes furnished with premium materials, and the buttons and switchgear are all laid out in a manner that is intuitive. Couple all these with the comfortable ride, and the CX-60 becomes a truly irresistible option.
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Both literally and metaphorically. This Mazda not only puts the grand against the typical big SUV makers, but also offers a premium build quality and refinement that should see it stealing customers from the typical German marques.
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Mazda's CX-60 looks strong, and comes with rear-wheel drive. But its the fit and finish and overall build quality of this SUV that should have the premium manufacturers worried.
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Went by to catch a look and also test drive the NEW CX-60 from seeing an ad online.First looks was impressive of the body contour, similar to CX-8, only that its a 5-seater.Inside is a new interior layout compared to other current models. With the new and updated console, its simple, straight forward and easy to navigate to what you are looking for in it, which is good as its less distractive especially when you are driving.Both driver and front passenger has electric seats, which is rare to Japanese cars. And an added feature is different keyfob can remember what settings you did for each memory too. Comes with panaromic sunroof too.This model comes with many safety features, close enough to many of the conti makers out there, like adaptive LED lights, front collision assist, lane keep, lane departure (with 2nd warning too), blind spot monitor, rear traffic alert, driver attention and improved 360 camera too.For their improved 360 camera, I must say is a good initiative that it tells you your bumper via a whiteline than rely only on sensors, serviing a better option to know when you are parallel park or reverse park.The drive, it was a smooth touch and go with the new gearshift, comes with auto-hold function which was good to have as well. HUD is there as usual part of Mazda's models. And a responsive 8 speed gearbox too.I must say cruising was very smooth when in NORMAL drive, whether is a 2.5L or a smaller like 2.0L, pairing with a 8 speeder gearbox, but when it comes to overtaking, its laggy and not responsive when you throttle it up, due to the lack of turbo in it.Nimble handling too when swerve to lane changes cause of the firm steering.Engaging in SPORTs mode makes no difference in throttling or even overtaking, compared to other modes.Overall, its a good car to have for its comfortable drive and well-packed features, if you can forgo the needs of having a turbo and in exchange for a thirsty 2.5L to have.
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I enjoy how the car drives and the interior is comfortable with 5 adults seated in the car. Will definitely recommend this.
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Verdict
Mazda has reinvigorated the SUV segment with the CX-60, its latest entrant. Positioned between its smaller CX-5 and larger CX-8 siblings, the CX-60's updated Kodo design language and premium interior fittings show that the SUV is actually aimed at luxury competitors and not mass-market rivals.

Indeed, getting behind the wheel of the CX-60 is a revelation. The well-made cabin is built to impress, with top-quality leather and soft plastic trimmings, along with buttons and controls that emit satisfying clicks. The CX-60 also has Mazda's most advanced cockpit, featuring dual 12.3-inch TFT LCD displays for the instrument panel and infotainment.

Helping enhance comfort for backseat passengers is the 2,870mm wheelbase, along with more than ample legroom and foot space to stretch out. For an airier ambience, there's a panoramic sunroof as well.

Mazda is known for making fun-to-drive cars and the CX-60, despite its size, is no different. In fact, unlike other SUVs which are either front-wheel drive or all-wheel drive, the CX-60 is surprisingly rear-wheel drive.

Its engine is also longitudinally mounted, unlike the other SUVs (and most cars) which have transversely mounted engines to save space. Mazda's naturally aspirated 2.5-litre inline-four does duty here, producing 189bhp and 261Nm of torque. It is paired to a seamless eight-speed automatic - the first Mazda model to be so-equipped.

The CX-60 is a breath of fresh air and a reason for luxury SUVs to look over their shoulders, and that's why it takes the award for 2023's Best SUV.