Mazda has revealed the all-new CX-5 in the run-up to the 2016 Los Angeles Auto Show. Mazda says it’s a completely redesigned edition of the compact SUV that in 2012 kicked-off a generation of cars featuring the company’s efficient lightweight SKYACTIV Technology and award-winning KODO – Soul of Motion designs.

Mazda says it has refined virtually every aspect of the all-new CX-5, aiming to share the pleasure of driving with everyone on board, and that the new generation was engineered with a strong focus on human sensibilities to deliver responsive performance corresponding to driver expectations while also prioritising passenger comfort for a pleasant ride in a quiet and finely crafted cabin.

The all-new CX-5 comes with the full range of SKYACTIV Technology including two petrol engines – the SKYACTIV-G 2.0 and SKYACTIV-G 2.5 – and the SKYACTIV-D 2.2 clean diesel. The new model also features G-Vectoring Control, a new Jinba Ittai – enhancing technology from Mazda. Additional highlights include a windscreen head-up display – said to be one of the first in its class – and a remote-controlled power liftgate.

Mazda says the bold, sensual KODO exterior enhances the CX-5’s distinct personality and its physique emphasises a solid stance and expression of forward momentum, while the newly developed Soul Red Crystal body colour premiering on the CX-5 issued to highlight KODO’s appeal by heightening the depth of the body’s surfaces. Soul Red Crystal is an advanced version of Soul Red Metallic, imparting, according to Mazda, a fresher, more radiant transparence with 20 per cent greater colour saturation and 50 per cent more depth.

Like other Mazda premium colours, Soul Red Crystal uses Mazda’s Takuminuri painting technology, which is designed to give mass-production vehicles the quality and precision of a hand-painted finish, in a unique three-coat structure.

The all-new CX-5 will go on sale in February in Japan prior to its roll-out in other markets around the world. Currently Mazda’s best-selling model in Europe, the CX-5 is sold in more than 120 countries and represents around one-quarter of Mazda’s global unit sales. It has won more than 90 awards worldwide including 2012-2013 Japan Car of the Year as well as numerous best SUV and crossover prizes.