2006 North American International Auto Show

January 9, 2006

2007 Mazda CX-7
Sporty new crossover to start under U.S.$24,000

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Detroit, Michigan - Mazda announced the company's all-new CX-7 crossover SUV will begin at U.S.$23,750 for the front-wheel-drive Sport model. Canadian prices have not yet been announced. The CX-7 was first unveiled at the 2005 Detroit auto show.

The five-seat CX-7 will be powered by a turbocharged and intercooled 2.3-litre four-cylinder direct-injection gasoline engine that produces 244 horsepower at 5,000 rpm.

The CX-7 will be offered in three trim levels: Sport, Touring and Grand Touring. All models include air conditioning, power-windows, power-door locks and power-mirrors, retractable key, cruise control, and six air bags. Also standard on all CX-7s is an Anti-lock Brake System (ABS), Dynamic Stability Control (DSC) and a Traction Control System (TCS).

Touring editions add leather trim (seats, steering wheel, shift knob), power adjustment of the driver's seat, heated front seats and a retractable cargo cover. In top-line Grand Touring trim, CX-7 is equipped with leather with a black sport-seat stripe, high intensity discharge (HID) headlamps, fog lamps, body-color mirrors, chrome door handles and automatic interior climate control.

Built in Japan, Mazda's CX-7 arrives in the Spring of 2006 as a 2007 model.