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Mazda CX-60

The large SUV on Mazda's rear-drive-based Large Product architecture, and the most unusual powertrain set in the modern range. The 3.3 Skyactiv-D is a straight-six diesel — a layout almost nobody else still builds — with a 48-volt mild hybrid on most versions. And its eight-speed automatic has no torque converter: a wet multi-plate clutch takes up drive instead, so low-speed shunt and take-up shudder are clutch-control questions rather than converter ones, and they read very differently on a scan tool.

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Mazda CX-60, front view
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Generations

  • KH 2022–present

    Rear-drive-based with a straight-six diesel and an eight-speed automatic that uses a wet clutch instead of a torque converter.

    Body styles
    SUV
    Platform
    Mazda Large Product
    Engines
    • 3.3 Skyactiv-D straight-six — T3-VPTS · mild hybrid
    • 3.0 straight-six — SKYACTIV-X · mild hybrid
    • 2.5 PHEV — SKYACTIV-G · plug-in hybrid · 261 Nm (193 lb-ft)
    • 3.3 turbo — petrol
    Transmissions
    8-speed Skyactiv-Drive automatic
    Drivetrain
    Rear-wheel drive · Four-wheel drive

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