The 2025 Mazda CX-80 Is Awesome, So Why Can't I Buy It?

The all-new Mazda CX-80 is a new flagship model for Mazda, created to challenge the established premium brands in the European market.
Mazda is committed to a multi-solution approach to sustainable mobility and the principal of the right solution at the right time. To that end, the company has developed three distinct product lines: a Small Product Group, based on its transverse layout Skyactiv Multi-Solution Scalable Architecture; a Large Product Group, featuring its longitudinal layout Skyactiv Multi-Solution Scalable Architecture; and its EV Models, underpinned by Mazda's Skyactiv EV Scalable Architecture.
Following the launch of the CX-60, the all-new Mazda CX-80 is the second of two new models for Europe from the company's Large Product Group. Featuring three-row seating, it is the most spacious car in Mazda's European line-up.
Comfortable, versatile and Crafted in Japan, the all-new Mazda CX-80 combines progressive design anchored in Japanese aesthetics with outstanding on-board accommodation flexibility, superior technology and features common to premium SUVs in this segment, and the signature driving performance delivered by every Mazda.
DESIGN
In its latest evolution, Mazda's unique Kodo - Soul of Motion - design retains its vitality, but now targets greater styling prestige through the elegance and purity of a minimalist Japanese aesthetic which removes all unnecessary elements.
Inspired by the purest traditions of Japanese art, the beauty of space between objects and the artistic manipulation of light, the foundation of Mazda elegance relies on the uniquely hands-on approach of the company's designers and craftsmen.
Combining entirely human-centric design and engineering with the dedication and precision that is the hallmark of master craftsmanship, their goal is to produce cars that could only have been Crafted in Japan.
The all-new Mazda CX-80 is a three-row SUV with a premium presence, expressing richness and elegance in a durable SUV that reflects its 'Graceful Toughness' design concept. The body size was designed out of consideration for easy manoeuvring in daily driving and parking situations.
EXTERIOR DESIGN
Whilst the exterior of the two-row CX-60 expresses the toughness and ruggedness of a midsized SUV as well as the intelligence and elegance of KODO design, the Mazda CX-80 aims higher. The design approach, which could be described as architectural, expresses calmness and richness, clearly emphasising the premium quality space of the three-row seating layout whilst maintaining the elegance typical of any Mazda SUV.
The CX-80's imposing face and long nose highlight the front-engine, rear-wheel drive architecture of the new SUV, its dynamic and imposing grille and headlamp design instantly identifying it as the latest flagship of the Mazda model range.
To the side, an expression of elegance has been refined by taking full advantage of the length of the nose and cabin, by trimming away any extraneous elements and focusing on the side glazing. Entirely surrounding the glazing, the chrome mouldings of the extended side windows are thicker and straighter at the D pillar, emphasising the presence of a third seating tier. The variation of this chrome trim's shape creates a jewel-like, three-dimensional effect that looks as though it has been milled from solid metal.
The addition of seamlessly integrated roof rails further reinforces the length of the three-tier cabin. In addition, the grey metallic paint colour of the 20-inch machined alloy wheels softens the contrast between the paint and machined metal surfaces for a refined, dignified appearance.
From the rear, the width of Mazda CX-80 is reinforced by the absence of an exhaust garnish - the exhaust pipe hidden behind the bumper for a cleaner, more elegant appearance.
As with the CX-60, the rear lighting signature adopts an L-shaped design to match that of the front lamp clusters. The widely spread consecutive horizontal styling creating a lighting signature appropriate to a premium class vehicle.
Artisan Red and new Melting Copper signature body colours have been added to CX-80's range of exterior colour choices. Artisan Red - an example of Mazda's Takuminuri painting technology - evokes even deeper refinement than Soul Red Crystal, whilst Melting Copper suggests light sandblasting to the surface of copper than has been melted and hardened again.
In all, a choice of nine body colours are available: Jet Black, Deep Crystal Blue, Platinum Quartz, Arctic White, Rhodium White, Machine Grey, Soul Red Crystal, Artisan Red and Melting Copper.
INTERIOR DESIGN
Similar to that of the CX-60, the wide instrument panel and side air vents that feed into the door trim reinforce the width and spaciousness of the interior.
The extra-thick console has a powerful shape that runs front to back through the space, expressing both structural strength and the presence of the powertrain layout beneath, with an eight-speed automatic transmission.