New Mazda CX-60 impresses ANCAP on way to five-star rating

On the eve of its official release next week, the all-new 2023 Mazda CX-60 has been awarded a maximum five-star safety rating by the Australasian New Car Assessment Program (ANCAP) in accordance with its 2020-2022 protocols.

The top rating applies to all variants of the new-generation premium mid-size SUV to be offered in Australia following outstanding child occupant protection and vulnerable road user protection scores of 93 and 89 per cent respectively, supported by an adult occupant protection score of 91 per cent and safety assist score of 77.

The relatively low safety assist mark largely came down to what ANCAP testers deemed ‘marginal’ performance by the CX-60’s emergency lane-keeping suite in more advanced testing scenarios.

Other blemishes noted by ANCAP included ‘adequate’ and ‘marginal’ protection for the chest and legs of the driver in the frontal offset crash test, in which penalties were applied for potential knee injury risk for occupants of different sizes and statures, as well as “incorrect knee airbag deployment”.

The rest of the CX-60’s physical crash tests otherwise yielded ‘good’ and top marks across the board and the results are applicable to both the vehicle’s six-cylinder petrol and diesel engines and its plug-in hybrid four-cylinder petrol powertrain.

“The CX-60 will be a welcome and safe addition to the medium SUV segment and provide varied choice to customers looking for a safe and environmentally friendly vehicle,” said ANCAP CEO Carla Hoorweg.

The Mazda CX-60 is the first of several all-new medium and large SUVs from the Japanese car-maker and – like the CX-80 and CX-90 that will follow – is available with 3.3-litre turbo-petrol and turbo-diesel straight sixes, plus the aforementioned 2.5-litre PHEV system, and fitted as standard with a rear-biased all-wheel drive system.

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