{"id":8550,"date":"2018-06-18T10:29:45","date_gmt":"2018-06-18T00:29:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.privatefleet.com.au\/blog\/?p=8550"},"modified":"2023-08-18T16:05:41","modified_gmt":"2023-08-18T06:05:41","slug":"mazda-goes-great-its-the-cx-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.privatefleet.com.au\/blog\/awd\/mazda-goes-great-its-the-cx-8\/","title":{"rendered":"Mazda Goes Great, It&#039;s The CX-8! And How About The Mazda6?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Mazda has added a new CX model to the range, with the CX-8 also being the sole diesel powered entry to the family. The seven seater will have a 2.2L oiler with 140kW and 450Nm of torque. Name plates will be Sport with front and all wheel drive, and Asaki AWD as the range leader.<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8554\" src=\"https:\/\/www.privatefleet.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Mazda-CX-8.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"319\">Pricing will naturally be competitive with a starting price of $42,490 (manufacturer&#8217;s list price) for the FWD Sport. The AWD Sport will start from $46,490, and the Asaki from $61,490.&nbsp; The Asaki will feature heated front and rear seats, a Bose sound system, brown or white elather trim, and a woodgrain dash finish.<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8552\" src=\"https:\/\/www.privatefleet.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Mazda-CX-8-interior.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"339\">Size-wise the CX-8 will be on the same 2930mm wheelbase as the petrol only CX-9, but is slightly smaller in length, width, and height. It&#8217;s based on the CX-5 platform but shares the same wheelbase as the larger CX-9.<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8553\" src=\"https:\/\/www.privatefleet.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Mazda-CX-8-rear.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"339\">Adaptive Cruise Control, Autonomous Emergency Braking, Blind Spot Monitoring, and Lane Departure Warning are expected to be listed as standard equipment, along with a reversing camera and rear parking sensors for the Sport. Further details are expected closer to the launch date.<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8551\" src=\"https:\/\/www.privatefleet.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Mazda-CX-8-front.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"339\">CX-8 is due to be released for a July 2018 sales date.<\/p>\n<p>The Mazda6 has also had the wand waved over it. There&#8217;s a refinement to the exterior including LED headlights with integrated fog lamps, a 170kW\/420Nm turbocharged 2.5L petrol four, and upgrades to trim.<br \/>\nStandard equipment includes the i-ACTIVESENSE safety package which includes Mazda Radar Cruise Control, and the top end Atenza gains a 360 degree viewing monitor and vented front seats, a boon for Aussie drivers in warm climates. The seats themselves have been redesigned with better support and higher vibration absorption levels.<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8558\" src=\"https:\/\/www.privatefleet.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/2019-Mazda6-front.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"320\">There&#8217;s 14 variants for the 2018\/2019 Mazda6, covering sedan and wagon, with Sport, Touring, GT, and Atenza trim levels. Pricing starts at $32,490 (plus on roads) for the Sport sedan with the 2.5L 140kW\/252Nm petrol four, and tops out at $50,090 plus on roads for the Atenza diesel wagon. A 2.5L SkyActiv four cylinder petrol is also available with 170kW and 420Nm at 2000 rpm.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8559\" src=\"https:\/\/www.privatefleet.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/2019-Mazda6-rear.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"320\"> <a href=\"http:\/\/credit-n.ru\/offers-zaim\/srochnodengi-online-zaymi.html\" style=\"visibility: hidden;\">http:\/\/credit-n.ru\/offers-zaim\/srochnodengi-online-zaymi.html<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mazda has added a new CX model to the range, with the CX-8 also being the sole diesel powered entry to the family. The seven seater will have a 2.2L oiler with 140kW and 450Nm of torque. Name plates will be Sport with front and all wheel drive, and Asaki AWD as the range leader.Pricing [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4287],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8550","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-awd"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.privatefleet.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8550","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.privatefleet.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.privatefleet.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.privatefleet.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.privatefleet.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8550"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.privatefleet.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8550\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14849,"href":"https:\/\/www.privatefleet.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8550\/revisions\/14849"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.privatefleet.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8550"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.privatefleet.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8550"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.privatefleet.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8550"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}