According to Altaic blog livedoor, Mazda are search to introduce a 7 seater variant of the regular CX-5 to the local market with intercontinental exports to follow.
But doesn’t the CX-9 already meet that requirement? Well yes and no, internationally the CX-9 is a big hit but inside Japan the vehicle of choice is the humanity mover, of which Mazda corner three models. Sales of mankind movers in Japan have remained sweetheart while their SUV line up has adult both locally and internationally cue a re-allocation of resources away from community movers and towards SUV’s. The Mazda MPV persons mover has already ceased yield late last year and the extant Biante and Premacy models are anticipated to receive the same treatment fine-tune the line.
The two most viable way out for a 7 seater CX-5 are to either add collapsible children’s bench to the rear of the current model or re-organize the chassis into a longer reach to accommodate the extra seating.
A 7-chair Mazda CX-5 will provide an variant to the 7-seat Nissan X-Trail and approaching 7-seat Volkswagen Tiguan. Aforementioned to be available prior to the end of 2017, it’s anticipated that the 7 seater CX-5 will appear with the familiar SkyActive-G 2.0 and 2.5 litre petrol engines and 2.2 litre diesel engine.
