Mazda CX-60 is the latest model. a roomy D-segment SUV with a huge diesel engine. Indeed two versions of the same diesel engine. And it comes out in 2023. Raise your hand if you don't believe the sentence you just read…
Yeah, because it's a real story. despite having made its debut in the plug-in version, and for the complete test, I refer you to that article and the related video given that the car does not change in substance, the Mazda CX-60 is; a car so particular that it has decided to allow you to choose between two 6-cylinder diesels (in line) and, in the future, will offer a choice of two diesel engines. also a 6-cylinder petrol, the Skyactiv-X in the 3.0 liter version.
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Diesel is going to disappear, it's the last year. true, but IHS estimates that in 2030, there will be more. still an annual demand of 1 million diesel for motor vehicles and today, data updated to the whole of 2022, the demand for diesel in the D-SUV segment is 60%. still very high, equal to 73% in Italy.
- ROAD TEST AND FUEL CONSUMPTION
- TECHNIQUES OF THE NEW DIESEL
- TECHNICAL DATA SHEET CX-60 e-SKYACTIV D 3.3L (200 and 249 HP)
- PRICES AND EQUIPMENT
- VIDEO
HOW MUCH 3.3 LITERS DIESEL CONSUMES 
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Data is needed to better understand the numbers I will mention to you. below, and a small preamble is also needed. The proof has been carried out with the CX-60 diesel with 200 HP and 450 Nm of torque, a 48 V micro-hybrid diesel aided by a small electric motor. The set-up used & egrave; was, as usual, one of those complete with everything, including the panoramic glass roof, and the conditions were for two passengers on board.
Passengers aside, the most important thing is that the interesting to consider is; which in this trim level, the CX-60 weighs 1,832 kilograms when empty and without the driver (the basic range version weighs 16 less).
Keep these numbers in mind because it's important to keep these numbers in mind. we need a further introduction: the test of Mazda is was staged as a consumer race, pushing us to try to win. As often happens in these situations, two factions are created: the first is; that of those who try to compete, and the second is; that of those who are completely ignorant of the competition (also because they competed for glory) and take the opportunity to have fun, especially considering that the course was very interesting: starting from Sitges (Calafell to be precise) you reached the end of the competition. tackled a part of the motorway, then the fast-flowing extra urban one, the uphill hairpin bends towards the mountains exceeding a thousand meters in altitude, and finally the return to the sea.
Once the event is over, it's time to finish. It was interesting to analyze the data on consumption: who competed with the most; belief made consumption around 4 liters every 100 kilometres while those who have decided to just ride have kept between 5.5 and 5.8 liters every 100 kilometres. These are very interesting results because; show that Mazda's diesel is; really able to do what it promises in a mixed path like the one highlighted.
Those of Mazda are madmen, we know by now. First they set out to create the Skyactiv-X, the petrol that believes itself to be a diesel. Then they decided that on the one hand they will propose choices for those who are interested in the future. already ready for electrification, from the battery-powered Mazda MX-30 to the CX-60 Plug-In, passing through the MX-30 ReV with the Wankel engine. And today they debut with a 3.3-litre 6-cylinder diesel and 200/249 HP of power.
Never range was more; varies because; satisfies those who want the small aspirated on the light compact, those who want the six-cylinder petrol, those who want the gigantic diesel with lots of torque, those who want the electric city car and they also have the best hybrid (borrowed from Toyota) on the Mazda2 Hybrid.< /p>
They make them in all colors so that they are perfect. that you can choose according to your preferences, a different strategy from other producers who are instead setting a more specific path; outlined and, for example, diesels are making them disappear.
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Considering the results of this first road test also aimed at evaluating fuel consumption, it is impossible to; Certainly they weren't right in obstinately researching the thermal efficiency of traditional motors. Yes, it is. true that here there is; also an electric motor, but it is; small (while contributing 153 Nm of torque).
The great work, however, is it is carried out by the design of this diesel which, first of all, is; contrary to any logic of downsizing, it has a displacement of 3.3 liters and therefore a wider back; how generous: imagine him as a big man one and a half meters wide carrying a kindergarten backpack on his back: no effort!
more, especially cylinders and injectors. The latter work at a pressure of 2,500 bars and have achieved such precision that in the combustion chamber, a chamber made like this
the injections follow one another in imperceptible instants, but with a frequency and a spatiality that is imperceptible. very precise, aimed at creating a homogeneous mixture so when detonation occurs, two results are obtained: sufficient power and greater efficiency, not only in terms of consumption, but also in terms of clean combustion. More a combustion is; clean, the lower the particulate emissions.
The result is: a more lean burn; regimes that widens the range of use and explains very well why; This SUV fuels less than some wagons. A generic engine can work very efficiently, but usually this area of efficiency is the only one to work very efficiently. limited and is; hardly applicable to real life. Translated? Theoretically it consumes little if you make it work as it says, but it is your foot (and the traffic, and reality) that commands and therefore will not work; almost never where he wants.
So; Mazda has chosen not to force the driver to do what the engine tells it to do. Rather it made the engine much more powerful. elastic in its efficiency zone, so in "casual" driving, the inattentive one that characterizes most drivers, it is more easy that "the foot" you crash in that area of the graph.
Accustomed to different electric cars, it's difficult for me to make a comparison in terms of noise, especially because; it is Really long time since I had a diesel in my hands. In general, however, the passenger compartment is well insulated and the six-cylinder enters with a good pleasure but without exaggerating, croaking a bit; in some situation.
The new gearbox works well with this unit: in relaxed driving the changes are imperceptible and it remains a little abrupt only in first/second gear when the foot is stressed in city traffic. The mode default is the Normal, the equivalent of an “eco”, the one to be used every day. In Sport we find more; responsiveness to the pedal and a different shifting logic of the eight-speed, which is not; never a bolt of lightning but commits itself to the maximum with the limits of its technology: it improves a lot compared to the old six-speed and is; All in all commensurate with the type of car we're talking about.
The integration between engine, gearbox and electric motor is excellent. Electricity is available. interspersed in the kinematic chain by two clutches, and this allows you to disconnect the thermal (turning it off) and sail pushed by electrons. The battery (0.33 kWh) doesn't allow you to go kilometers, but it's the many and repeated moments of sailingwhich allow you to save a few drops of diesel while maintaining the speed at the same time. cruising for those stretches. And if the path is mixed, the recovery allows us to make many of these sails given that in 200 kilometers we have generated 1.3 kWh of electricity spent in all the moments of sail.
TECHNICAL SHEET AND DIMENSIONS (and -SKYACTIV D 3.3 200-249 HP)
TECHNIQUE
- ENGINE: Euro 6d, 3.3 liter diesel, 6-cylinder in line micro hybrid 48 V
- POWER: 200 HP between 3,600 and 4,200 rpm – 249 HP @ 3,750 rpm
- TORQUE: 450 Nm – 550 Nm
- TRACTION: rear – all-wheel
- GEARBOX: 8-speed automatic
- SUSPENSION: double wishbone (ANT), multi-link (POST)
DIMENSIONS
- LENGTH 4,740 mm
- WIDTH: 1,890 mm (without mirrors)
- HEIGHT: 1,682 mm
- WHEELBASE 2,870 mm
- BOOT: 570-1,726 liters < /li>
- WHEEL WHEELS: 18″-20″, 235/60 R18 or 235/50 R20 tires
- WEIGHT: 1,816-1,884 kg (empty, without driver)
- DISCS: 4 x 328 mm ventilated discs
PERFORMANCE
- SPEED; MAXIMUM: 212 km/h – 219 km/h
- ACCELERATION 0-100 km/h: 8.4 seconds – 7.4 seconds
- CAPACITY; TOWING: 2,500 kg with brake, 8% gradient
- FUEL FUEL: 5 – 5.3 l/100 km (WLTP combined)
- CO2 EMISSIONS: 128-139 grams per km ( WLTP combined, battery charged)
PRICE: from 49,900€
PRICES AND EQUIPMENT 
Mazda CX-60 diesel it costs 49.900€ in the 200 HP diesel version. More late will come; the diesel with 249 HP and 550 Nm of torque, the latter in the price list of 55,550€.
They may seem huge figures, but in this range they are several thousand euros less than the German and Italian competitors, all with more money. power under the hood and an overall better spec sheet. The opponents of CX-60 have names and surnames, the Japanese have no qualms about mentioning them in the press conference.
The 200 bhp CX-60 challenges the stelvio, which at 59,800€ stops at 160 bhp (but has sportier driving dynamics), Volvo XC60, with equal horsepower but with a price of 63,109€, Audi Q5 (163 bhp and almost 65,000€) and BMW X3 the most expensive list, with 150 CV and 66.110€. With consumption like this; despite being an SUV, the CX-60 could also undermine some station wagon customers: A4 Avant, C-Class and 3 Series Touring just to mention the German triad…
Prime Line it is the starting set-up and it is already; very complete: 18″ alloy wheels, LED front and rear lights, fully electric (heatable, foldable and adjustable) external rear-view mirrors, fabric interior, front seats with 6-way manual adjustment, leather multifunction steering wheel, rear seats 40/20 /40, LED interior lighting, 12.3″ digital instrumentation, dual-zone automatic climate, cruise control, rear parking sensors, light and rain sensors, anti-theft device, 12.3″ infotainment system. with navigator, Android Auto Wireless, Apple CarPlay Wireless, remote connection via App, 8-speaker system, two front USB-C and all safety technologies (anti-collision with automatic braking, blind spot and reverse traffic monitoring, driver fatigue detection , lane keeping, sign recognition, emergency braking at intersections and on the highway,
Exclusive Line is; what I recommend: it costs 51,900€ and has 20″ alloy wheels, LED daytime running lights, head-up display, front and rear parking sensors, rear camera, keyless , winter pack (heated seats, steering wheel and windshield), 8-way electric driver's seat, interior ambient lighting, rear vents and two rear USB-Cs (in addition to the front ones).
The Convenience & Sound is free until March 31st and it is; the choice of a simple price list with the accessories collected in a series of easily readable packages without concatenation constraints is commendable, i.e. the choice of one does not require the purchase of one or more; optional as happens elsewhere.
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