Mazda CX-70 axed in US, safe in Australia – for now

The Mazda CX-70 has been axed from the brand’s US lineup, with the Japanese automaker confirming the large, five-seat SUV won't continue into the 2027 model year.

In a statement, Mazda USA said the CX-70, launched in Australia in 2024 and offered exclusively as a five-seater, will be replaced in the US by five-seat versions of the CX-90. The latter was previously available there only with three rows, in seven- and eight-seat configurations.

“By bringing the Mazda CX-90 and Mazda CX-70 together into a single, more flexible offering, we’re simplifying the lineup and giving customers more intuitive choices based on how they shop today,” the Mazda USA statement said.

Mazda Australia has told CarExpert the Japanese-built CX-70 will remain in local showrooms, with no plans to remove it from its current range. It'll also be available for the 2027 model year in Canada, one of the few other markets it's offered in globally.

The CX-70 is only offered in Australia and North America. It's part of a quartet of SUVs on Mazda's Large Architecture, with the narrower two-row CX-60 and three-row CX-80 developed primarily for Japan and Europe, and the wider two-row CX-70 and three-row CX-90 developed for North America.

Australia is the only market that gets all four SUVs.

The CX-70 not only shares its platform and 3.3-litre six-cylinder petrol and diesel engines with the CX-90, it also shares its body. Externally, there are only minor trim differences between the two.

Alongside the lineup changes, Mazda USA has also announced revisions to the CX-90’s rear suspension to improve passenger comfort. Suspension tuning has also been a focus for local CX models, with several revisions introduced since 2024.

The CX-60 and CX-80 have also been confirmed to be getting retuned suspension for 2027, at least in Europe. Mazda Australia hasn't confirmed when these changes will filter through to the local lineup.

The CX-70 has fallen short of sales expectations in Australia, along with its platform-mates.

In late 2024, Mazda Australia said it expected to sell 650 CX-80s per month, along with 550 CX-60s, 100 CX-90s and 60 CX-70s.

Only 16 CX-70s were sold in Australia in September 2026, compared with 260 CX-60s, 123 CX-80s and 36 CX-90s.

This made the CX-70 the slowest-selling vehicle in Mazda’s Australian lineup for the month, while another five-seater – the new-generation Mazda CX-5 SUV – was its best-seller, with 1435 sales.

In late 2025, Mazda Australia told CarExpert it had paused work on introducing the plug-in hybrid (PHEV) powertrains offered in the CX-70 and CX-90 in the US, following the end of the Australian federal government’s fringe benefits tax (FBT) exemption for PHEVs.

In July 2026, Mazda Australia slashed prices of the CX-70 by up to $8051, also adjusting pricing to make petrol and diesel variants cost the same. This was part of a broader range of price adjustments across the Large Architecture family of SUVs.

The CX-70 now starts at $73,020 before on-road costs for the D50e GT turbo-diesel, with the flagship Azami SP offering a choice of petrol or turbo-diesel power for $84,333 before on-road costs.

Pricing for the local CX-90 lineup starts lower as it's available in a less-well-equipped base Touring grade. It starts at $66,100 plus on-roads, with petrol and diesel engines offered at the same price. The lineup tops out with the CX-90 Azami SP and Azami Takumi – also available with either engine – at $88,987 before on-road costs.

Mazda Australia’s sales have fallen 16.2 per cent year-on-year in 2026, with 58,865 sales to the end of September compared with 70,242 at the same point in 2025.

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