2025 Mazda CX-50 Summary Points

The 2025 CX-50 is entering the new model year with a hybrid variant that utilizes hardware derived from the Toyota RAV4 Hybrid.

The all-new Mazda CX-50 Hybrid is available in three well-equipped trim grades and returns an EPA-estimated 38 mpg combined. Non-hybrid CX-50s remain available with naturally aspirated or turbocharged powerplants rated up to 256 horsepower.

Overall, the 2025 Mazda CX-50 is cementing its status as a family-friendly, semi-luxurious, and mildly rugged compact SUV with a fun-to-drive demeanor.

2025 Mazda CX-50 Hybrid Powertrain

Riding on a platform designed to accommodate the Toyota Hybrid System (THS), the all-new Mazda CX-50 Hybrid has a 2.5-liter naturally-aspirated four-cylinder engine, three electric motors, a hybrid EV battery, an electronically-controlled continuously variable automatic transmission (eCVT), and an electric all-wheel drivetrain (eAWD).
With a combined 219 horsepower and 163 lb-ft. of torque on regular 87-octane fuel, the CX-50 Hybrid returns an EPA-estimated 38 mpg combined, which Mazda claims is a 40 percent improvement over a CX-50 2.5 S with the naturally aspirated four-cylinder alone.

In case you?re wondering, the Toyota RAV4 Hybrid has the same 219 horsepower output but returns 39 mpg combined.

2025 Mazda CX-50 Hybrid. Photo: Mazda North American Operations.

2025 Mazda CX-50 Gas Powertrains

The CX-50 Hybrid will sell alongside its gas-only brethren...