Bus. That’s the word that springs to mind when contemplating the new Mazda CX-80. Inevitably so, given that it’s a full seven-seater, ie for adults, and is a tiny bit longer than a Bentley Flying Spur and an inch, or about three centimetres, shorter than a Range Rover.
Mazda calls the styling “Graceful Toughness”, which is a kind way of saying “slabby”. I can personally attest that the rearmost pair of seats will accommodate a shortish, late-middle-aged male adult with the average acrobatic skills required to access the back end with the middle seats tipped forward. The front seats are capacious and comfortable, and, as you should expect, the whole charabanc feels safer and more solid than any municipal coach you might have been on.
