Mazda CX-50 Hybrid.

Remember the Mazda CX-50 Hybrid? The one Mazda had said it would be coming “soon” when the CX-50 came out in late 2021.

2 years later, the Hybrid model is finally out, in China.

We knew it was going to use Toyota Hybrid tech, which usually means Toyota electric motor and batteries. Like the upcoming Subaru Forester Hybrid, which will use Toyota tech with its own boxer engine. But according to the magazine “Drive”, the Mazda CX-50 hybrid will use everything from the Toyota RAV-4, even the engine.

I guess that would be the cheapest and quickest way for Mazda to offer a Hybrid. Except after 2 years, we’re still waiting for it…

As mentioned earlier, the Hybrid has just been unveiled for the Chinese market, where it is indeed using a Toyta engine. This also means a CVT will be part of the deal, just like with other Hybrid models from Toyota. Instead of Mazda’s 6-speed automatic. It shouldn’t be as much of a problem as it seems since CVTs work much better with a hybrid powertrain, and the ones from Toyota have been more reliable than others.

Especially the ones from Subaru.