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Meet Kodo. Kodo is not, contrary to what you're thinking, the name of a cuddly 1980s sit-com alien. No, Kodo is Mazda's new design language, seen for the first time today on a production car, the new CX-5.
Revealed ahead of its Frankfurt motor show debut, the CX-5 is a compact crossover SUV in the mould of the Volkswagen Tiguan and Ford Kuga, first seen in concept form a few months back as the ‘Minagi' concept car.
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The all-new CX-5 will aim to add a little voodoo sauce to Mazda's stylistic repertoire, as well as featuring the company's new range of environmentally snuggly engine and chassis technology, under the umbrella term ‘SkyActiv'.
Two engines will be on offer for the UK, a 2.0-litre petrol engine and a 2.2-litre diesel. In fact, Mazda claims that 2.2-lire diesel CX-5 with a manual transmission and start/stop achieves CO2 emissions of under 120g/km. The petrol engine has also been tuned to offer a compression ratio of 14:1; higher compression ratios force the air and fuel mixture to work harder and therefore aid fuel economy. Or so we think...
And then there's our friend Kodo, the design language first debuted on the sensational Shinari saloon concept, which in the CX-5's case, manifests via a bolder Mazda face, dramatic lines and taut bodyshape. More will be revealed at the Frankfurt motor show, along with the facelifted Mazda 3.
Until it debuts on 13 September, entertain us with your thoughts on this new member of the Mazda family. What say ye, enlightened computerisers? Yay or nay?
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Stig's_Mum commented on this article
at 05:18 pm on 02 August 2011
no no no no no no no. i hate mazda's suvs - cx7, cx9, and now this. when you hear the word mazda youd expect some sportiness youd find in the mazda2 hatch, the rx8, and of course, the legend rx7. but you get none of it in these. so not sporty then. and here is where the second flaw comes in: you buy a japanese car for its everyday usefulness and -most of the time- for its fuel economy. but guess what? the cx7 and cx9 had relatively small boots compared to cars of their size. what makes them worse is that they gulp down the whole tank in a jiffy. pointless? you tell me. so for this cx5 i have to say honestly ive got nothing but really low expectations. i know mazda is known for its quirky looks, but ive never quite liked their new direction since they killed off their signature rotary engine. sorry mazda. but you still have lots of fans anyway.
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Enzo3185 commented on this article
at 08:53 pm on 02 August 2011
it's cool but it's a SUV, maybe when the Kodo design hits the MX-5 and the 3 and 5 models, it will look marvelous
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JOHNJOE commented on this article
at 09:34 pm on 02 August 2011
i never really think of wanting to buy a mazda apart from the rx8 and mx5, but the rest its never really something id consider.
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pickup_lb commented on this article
at 10:19 pm on 02 August 2011
I've read a bit about the skyaktic technology they have there. The Diesel engine is gonna be BRILLIANT... Highest rotation speed among diesel engine, with a tremendous amount of torques that would push the feather weight car into mind boggling acceleration. The CX-5 is gonna be simply BRILLIANT. I WANT NOW....
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Takk commented on this article
at 09:19 am on 03 August 2011
If you've just read (as I have) about Hammond driving the MkI Golf GTI (as I have done), you can't help but wonder: who needs this? And what is that Dodo-styling supposed to do? It's probably a very good car, but it's sooo boring and pointless. Mazda used to make good, sensible yet fun-to-drive cars that mostly looked quite good too, back in the early '90's. But something happened and it wasn't good.
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