The all-new CX-90 SUV is Mazda's new flagship and an ambitious push upmarket.
The six plays well with the new eight-speed automatic in everyday driving. The gearbox shifts smoothly enough and holds gears longer in Sport mode, but there's no dedicated manual-transmission mode, and downshifts using the steering-wheel-mounted paddles are laggy. We didn't drive the base Turbo powertrain, but both versions of the six deliver 25 mpg combined, a reasonably competitive number in this segment.
The PHEV drivetrain is also happy in its work. The gas engine has a sporty exhaust note, and the hybrid system has more than enough torque to pull the CX-90 along with little effort. The PHEV houses its roughly 14.8-kWh battery under the floor just above the rear axle. We had to estimate that usable-capacity figure, as Mazda won't say what it is—it also wouldn't reveal either the CX-90's drag coefficient or its front-rear weight distribution. Odd.
The EPA estimates all-electric driving range at 26 miles; the PHEV earns ratings of 56 MPGe and 25 mpg combined. On our return leg from Sonoma to San Francisco, we drove the first 18 miles on electrons even though we left the parking lot without a full charge, easily accelerating to 65 mph on the straighter two-lanes and holding that for miles at a time. Mazda says that the battery will recharge from empty to full in 11 hours on a Level 1 outlet and in two hours, 20 minutes on a Level 2 charger.
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