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Mazda CX-80 3.3D Review: A six-cylinder diesel SUV that defies the electric trend

Post author By Steve Berry
Post date 07/09/2025
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LAUNCHING a seven-seater SUV powered by a straight-six diesel engine feels about as on-trend as bringing back the MiniDisc. Yet that’s exactly what Mazda has done – first in the CX-60 and now with the larger CX-80.

While rivals chase electrification headlines and complex plug-in promises, Mazda has doubled down on honest engineering: a big, efficient diesel engine, a roomy … Read the rest

Tags 4x4, 6-cylinder, 7-seat, 7-seater, AWD, CX-60, CX-80, diese, family SUV, large SUV, Mazda, mHEV, premium, refined, SkyActiv, Smooth, straight six, Takumi

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A 7-seater superstar – The Kia Sorento HEV Edition

Post author By Steve Berry
Post date 01/11/2023
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IT was only last week that I was contemplating the merits of the traditional pick-up against a good-sized SUV and, as if to force the point, I was delivered a smart-looking Kia Sorento ‘Edition’ by the same chaps who took away the Ford Ranger Wildtrack.

Both had rather plush, leather upholstery (the cars, not the chaps), 4-wheel-drive, and plenty of … Read the rest

Tags 7-seat, 7-seater, family SUV, HEV, Hybrid, Kia, large SUV, mid SUV, Sorento, SUV