SCOOP! Mazda's CX-5 Compact SUV spotted in Gurgaon

The Mazda CX-5 has been spy-spotted by BHPian em17 in Gurgaon. If the Japanese carmaker is to enter the Indian market soon, as has been speculated for a while now, could they launch with this product? Going by the current craze over compact SUVs in India, it wouldn’t be a far-fetched idea.

The CX-5 is one of the newest models from Mazda, incepted only last year. 

The CX-5

Globally, the car is powered by either a 2.0L 155 BHP petrol engine or a 2.2L 147 BHP diesel engine, mated to a 6-speed manual or automatic transmission. We can safely presume that the diesel will be offered in India, if & when the SUV is launched here. The car has seating for 5 and up to 1,852 liters of cargo carrying capacity. 

The Mazda CX-5 competes with SUVs like the Honda CR-V and Hyundai Tucson in the US, where it has sold over 20,000 units till date. In Japan, the car sold 8,000 units in the first month (Feb-March 2012), far exceeding Mazda’s expectations.