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The winners of the 2024 “Arab Car of The Year” (ARABCOTY) awards were announced during a glittering ceremony held on 20th November at THE CHEDI – Katara Hotel & Resort—a gala event featuring an audience of motoring journalists, industry insiders, and automotive distributors who gathered to see this year’s most remarkable vehicles celebrated for their innovation, style, and performance across the region. Now in its 10th edition, “Arab Car of The Year” (ARABCOTY) is one of the most prestigious automotive accolades in the middle east region.
A distinguished panel of Jurors from the middle east region lead by Maqina middle east evaluates, tests, and selects the most aesthetically exciting, technically advanced, and powerful cars in almost all car categories: from sedans and sports cars through to SUVs and crossovers. Awards were granted in this year’s in more than 21 categories, and they rigorously tested and evaluated the cars against four key criteria: overall design, performance, safety, and technological advancements. The aim being to choose and celebrate the best cars in each segment.
MAZDA CX-90 MHEV won the Arab Car of the Year award 2024 for the Best Family SUV category.
The first-ever Mazda CX-90, introduced in GCC during January 2024 with the “For the Voyage of Your Life” concept, this wide-body three-row SUV offers greater comfort, functionality, and safety performance, making driving more enjoyable and travel more pleasant together for friends and family.
The first-ever Mazda CX-90 was introduced in 2024 with the “For the Voyage of Your Life” concept, this wide-body three-row SUV offers greater comfort, functionality, and safety performance, making driving more enjoyable and travel with friends and family more pleasant.
Receiving the award, the spokesperson from Mazda Qatar stated: “Our goal is to provide a distinguished customer experience, and with each new launch, we challenge ourselves with design and engineering that focuses on comfort and safety for customers.” He added: The CX-90 offers strong performance, great responsiveness and attractive design, and we believe this award is a recognition of the human centric brand philosophy of Mazda visible across its entire product range
ARABCOTY has quickly established itself as a hallmark of prestige, thanks to its rigorous selection process. Judged by a diverse panel of world-class motoring journalists and car experts, the awards offer unbiased recognition of the vehicles that are shaping the future of mobility in the Middle East. The winning cars now carry a badge of distinction that elevates their reputation among consumers and enthusiasts alike, further solidifying their status in a highly competitive market.
Built on Mazda’s all-new large platform, the three-row crossover represents Mazda’s new flagship vehicle with wider, longer, and more aggressive proportions that perfectly blend its high-performance appearance with world-class refinement. Mazda CX-90 riding on All-New Performance-Oriented Platform, offers New Electrified Powertrains.
All New Mazda CX-90 with 3.3 litre inline 6-cylinder MHEV has been made available in Qatar by National Car Company (NCC), the sole agent for Mazda vehicles in Qatar celebrating 50 years of their partnership in excellence with Mazda Corporation-Japan. All New Mazda CX-90 variants are on display and for sale at the state-of-the-art Mazda showroom located at Al Nasr, Doha.
“At Mazda, our focus is to deliver an ownership experience that enriches the lives of our customers. With each new vehicle launch, we challenge ourselves to progress through our human-centric approach of design and engineering,” said an official communique during the release of the 2025 model. “CX-90 offers powerful and responsive performance, alluring design, and intuitive technology. We’re very proud of our team’s work on CX-90, which we know is a breakthrough vehicle in its segment”, said the release further.
Mazda CX-90 design
The CX-90 design expresses a feeling of vitality rooted in Mazda’s KODO or “Soul of Motion” design theme. The aesthetic of subtraction or “less is more” produces a simple shape and realizes dynamic and majestic proportions. The interior is an expression of Japanese aesthetic throughout, incorporating the dynamism of light and natural materials in an orderly elegant space.
For the powertrain, Mazda will offer a new turbocharged 3.3-liter inline six-cylinder gasoline engine augmented by a 48-volt mild hybrid system for the GCC market including Qatar. In combination with the new rear-biased AWD architecture, the CX-90 offers superior environmental performance while honoring the driver’s intentions.
As with all Mazda vehicles, CX-90 is designed with the driver in mind. With seating for up to eight passengers, CX-90 can accommodate families and friends in all three rows. Cabin space, cargo capacity, safety features, and amenities are optimized for their needs.
Mazda also focused meticulous attention on creating a comfortable environment for all on board. The interior space has been enlarged around all seats. The third row is designed to seat three and equipped with its own air conditioning vents.
Furthermore, inclusion of See-Through View, capable of intuitively discerning information necessary for vehicle operation, as well as a large active driving display to support safe vehicle operation and enhance the driver’s peace of mind.
Engine
Mazda CX-90 is being offered with a highly anticipated all-new powerful and responsive e-Skyactiv G 3.3L Inline 6 Turbo engine. The available 3.3-liter inline 6 turbo will have the highest horsepower and torque from a mass production gasoline engine developed by Mazda with 340 horsepower and 369 lb-ft of torque when using the recommended premium fuel. This engine provides CX-90 with an engaging driving experience with a rewarding exhaust note. This engine also is equipped with M-Hybrid Boost (a mild-hybrid system) to provide efficiency without compromising on its remarkable performance. The electric motor is placed between the engine and transmission, creating a smooth acceleration from a standstill, and allowing the motor to directly power CX-90 at low speed. This engaging powertrain provides the CX-90 with an upscale feeling, a smooth-driving experience, engaging sound, and efficiency.
Performance
CX-90 is built on an all-new large platform that features a front-engine, rear-wheel-bias longitudinal layout to elevate Mazda’s signature driving performance. CX-90 is equipped with Kinematic Posture Control, which first debuted on the MX-5 Miata, a software feature that suppresses body lift on tight corners to enhance the grip and allows all occupants to maintain a natural posture. Focus was put toward optimizing rigidity across the entire vehicle body, while meticulously designing the seats and suspension to provide better balance, control, and confidence in a range of driving situations. With these thoughtful developments, along with standard i-Activ all-wheel drive, drivers can enjoy the full potential of the available high-output powertrains.
