Mazda enters new luxury era with the CX-60

MAZDA has been hard at work in elevating itself into a more premium brand. Sure, the brand's cars are indeed more premium in terms of feel through the use of nicer materials and giving its cars a more elegant and simplistic look. But for the most part, Mazda's cars still compete mostly with other mainstream vehicles. This time around, the company is not playing with the mainstream brands anymore. Instead, with its new premium rear-wheel drive (RWD) architecture, the brand's new cars are now legitimate but more affordable competitors to the likes of BMW, Lexus, or Mercedes-Benz. Say hello to the first-ever 2024 Mazda CX-60.

As the first vehicle in Mazda's "Large Product Group," the CX-60 wears the brand's evolved Kodo design language. It carries over familiar styling cues such as the signature five-point grille but with unique touches such as the LED daytime running lights extending toward the grille. Its proportions are also unmistakably RWD, as evidenced by its long hood and short overhangs that give this SUV an athletic profile. Also contributing to its dynamic stance is its sloped rear end, which contains LED taillights that nearly extend to the middle of the tailgate.