- The 2024 Mazda CX-90 will likely be supplied with two output ranges for its turbocharged 3.3-liter inline-six.
- Both engine variants will obtain the identical EPA-estimated 28 mpg freeway and 25 mpg mixed, with small variations in metropolis gasoline financial system.
- EPA figures for the plug-in hybrid haven’t but been revealed.
Last week, Mazda unveiled the 2024 CX-90, a easy new three-row SUV with equal doses of creature comforts and style. At the time, the automaker left numerous questions in regards to the powertrain unanswered, however now, it is time to shine a little bit extra mild underneath the hood.
The 2024 Mazda CX-90 will debut with not one, however two variants of its turbocharged 3.3-liter inline-six engine. Models with a Turbo designation will put out 280 horsepower and 332 pound-feet of torque utilizing the beneficial common gasoline. If you wish to swap that swill for the good things, output will doubtless rise, however Mazda declined to say by how a lot.
CX-90s carrying the three.3 Turbo S moniker will see figures rise to 340 horsepower and 369 pound-feet. Premium gasoline is beneficial right here; common gasoline will be substituted in alternate for some energy and torque, however once more, Mazda did not delve into specifics.
It’s additionally unclear at the moment what if the distinction between these two engines lies solely in software program, or if there are some further {hardware} tweaks. No matter how a lot energy the inline-six makes, it bolts to an eight-speed automated transmission and customary all-wheel drive.
Efficiency is almost even between the 2 engines. The CX-90 Turbo and its decrease output receives an EPA-estimated gasoline financial system of 24 mpg metropolis, 28 mpg freeway, and 25 mpg mixed. Moving as much as the burlier Turbo S variants will incur a 1-mpg penalty within the metropolis, however the figures are the identical in any other case.
And then there’s the PHEV. Net output stays at 323 horsepower and 369 pound-feet when utilizing the beneficial premium gasoline, and Mazda has not but acknowledged what it makes on 87 octane. More frustratingly, EPA effectivity figures stay a thriller. Considering fashions begin arriving at dealerships within the spring, these estimates must be public within the close to future.