2024 Mazda CX-50 Is the Grown Up CX-5 Crossover

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Mazda is responsible for some of the most beloved sports cars, race cars, and powertrains to ever hit the pavement. Enthusiast cars have helped put Mazda on the map—and firmly in the hearts of sports car fans around the world—but it’s the crossovers that sell. It only makes sense for Mazda to take its popular CX-5 and give it a slightly larger alternative.

That’s exactly what the CX-50 brings to the table. The bones of the CX-5 stick around, but the larger shell comes with a longer wheelbase and slightly heavier curb weight. Powering this CX-50 is the same powerplant you’ll find under the CX-5’s hood. All CX-50s pack 2.5-liter I4s under the hood.