Connectivity tech introduced by Mazda in 2024 and subsequently rolled out across various models isn’t part of the latest update for the mid-size CX-60 crossover.
The 2025 Mazda CX-60 has received mechanical and equipment upgrades – along with price cuts of up to $5560 – yet buyers will still miss out on the carmaker’s Mazda Connected Services.
The recent upgrade of the five-seat CX-60 SUV centred around dynamic improvements, with retuned suspension, transmission and steering among key changes in revised lineup with a new entry-level CX-60 Pure grade.
Yet despite the CX-60’s premium pitch as a rival to German SUVs – including the Mercedes-Benz GLC, BMW X3, Audi Q5 as well as the Lexus NX and Volvo XC60 – it still doesn’t include the latest connected services tech.
“Connected Services are not available on the forthcoming CX-60, as this is an update rather than an all-new model, and CX-60 was already available in market before the Connected Services were launched,” said a spokesperson for Mazda Australia.
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“The inclusions in mid-life product updates are dictated by a range of factors; largely customer demand and product competitiveness. In this instance, the updates to dynamics were prioritised.”
The first vehicle to be fitted with the Mazda Connected Services in Australia was the 2024 model-year MX-5 which – with the current ‘ND’ generation now a decade old – also pre-dates the tech.
Mazda Connected Services includes an SOS button to call emergency services in the event of an accident and also enables users to check the vehicle status – such as location, fuel level, tyre pressures and servicing reminders – via the My Mazda smartphone app.
A Stolen Vehicle Assistance tracker is also part of Mazda Connected Services, which shows live vehicle position updates via the app while sharing the location with police.
Since its Australian debut in the MX-5 in March 2024, Mazda Connected Services has been introduced to the Mazda 3 and CX-30.
It’s also now standard on CX-70 and CX-80 SUVs which share the same architecture as the CX-60, meaning few (if any) technical barriers to its fitment.
Launched here in 2023, the CX-60 is the best-selling of Mazda’s quartet of larger, more premium ‘CX’ SUVs (CX-60/70/80/90) and has seen sales more than double year-to-date after suspension fixes the car maker brought in 2024.
The latest update brings a new CX-60 Pure entry-level grade which is otherwise not short of standard tech, including a 360-degree camera, autonomous emergency braking (AEB) with pedestrian/cyclist detection and intersection support, rear cross-traffic alert, and traffic sign recognition.
Inside, the CX-60 Pure includes a 10.25-inch infotainment screen with wireless and wired Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, a 7.0-inch instrument cluster screen, and head-up display as standard.
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