Mazda CX-60 will be first plug-in hybrid; deliveries begin this summer

European deliveries are expected to begin in the summer.

Photos of the CX-60 show exterior styling in line with the brand’s Kodo design language, updated to include a stylized brake-vent motif behind the front wheel.  The upscale, understated interior features an elongated horizontal dash with a large display screen sticking up in the middle.

In announcing the fleet of new nameplates last fall, Mazda said the CX-60, CX-70, CX-80 and CX-90 will have two body types with two seating arrangements: two rows and three rows.

• The CX-60 will have two rows, aiming at Europe and Japan
• The CX-70 will have two rows and a wide body, targeting North America
• The CX-80 will have three rows, focusing on Europe and Japan
• The CX-90 will have three rows and a wide body, also for North America

The large crossovers will also offer a range of electrification.

The North American market will get turbo-charged, straight-six gasoline engine models and plug-in hybrids.

Europe will get plug-in hybrids mated to an inline four-cylinder gasoline engine. There, a new inline six-cylinder Skyactiv-X gasoline and Skyactiv-D diesel engine will also get a 48-volt mild hybrid system.

Japan will get a straight-six diesel mild hybrid system and plug-in hybrids.

Mazda just upgraded its Hofu H2 plant in Japan to make vehicles on the new large platform.

Mazda wants EVs to account for a quarter of its global sales by 2030. And by that time, the rest of Mazda’s production portfolio will also employ some other form of drivetrain electrification, from mild hybrid to plug-in hybrid technology.