- Mazda has announced pricing for the 2023 CX-50, which starts at $28,025.
- It’s a bit more expensive than the CX-5 but offers the same engine choices: a naturally aspirated 2.5-liter inline-four and a turbocharged 2.5-liter inline-four.
- A rugged-looking Meridian Edition is coming later on, as is a CX-50 hybrid with a Toyota-sourced powertrain.
Mazda will soon have two entries in the popular compact-crossover segment with similar price points. The 2023 CX-50 is the newer of the two, and we now know it will be more expensive than the existing CX-5 that’s just received small updates for 2022. The CX-50 starts at $28,025 and ranges up to over $42,000 in its fully loaded turbocharged trim level. That starting price is $900 more than the CX-5’s base price, while the loaded CX-50 is $2900 more than a CX-5 Signature.
The CX-50 has a similar trim structure as the CX-5, with 2.5 S models coming with the same naturally aspirated 187-hp 2.5-liter inline-four engine that we’re familiar with from other Mazda models. Select ($29,425), Preferred ($30,725), Preferred Plus ($33,165), Premium ($35,625) and Premium Plus ($37,625) packages will be available with varying levels of equipment. A more powerful 256-hp turbocharged version of the 2.5-liter engine is offered on the CX-50 2.5 Turbo models, starting at $37,625.
Unlike the CX-5, the CX-50 won’t call its top trim level Signature, instead going with the Premium Plus moniker for the fully loaded 2.5 Turbo model that costs $42,775. All-wheel drive and a six-speed automatic transmission are standard across the board, and a hybrid model is coming later on with a powertrain sourced from Toyota.
Mazda also says it will eventually launch a Meridian Edition version of the CX-50 with a more rugged look that includes 18-inch wheels with all-terrain tires, hood graphics, and a few other outdoorsy accessories. We assume this is the version of the CX-50 that Mazda showed in the initial press pictures (pictured below). Pricing isn’t available yet but we reckon it will also be more than $40,000.
Mazda says production of the CX-50 has already begun at its new plant in Alabama that’s a joint venture with Toyota. We don’t yet have a specific on-sale date for the CX-50 but it should start arriving at dealerships within the next month or so.
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