The Japan Mobility Show 2025 is underway, and with various manufacturers teasing cutting-edge tech, highly anticipated models, and futuristic plans, enthusiasts are brimming with excitement as we get a taste of the next chapter in auto innovation. Mazda aims to set the bar high with this year’s exhibit in terms of both design and sustainability.
During a press conference for the Japan Mobility Show, Mazda CEO Masahiro Moro and designer Kaisei Takahashi revealed the key models and ideas behind Mazda’s JMS 2025 exhibit. From sleek, futuristic sports cars powered by carbon-neutral fuel to the redesign of the brand’s bestselling model, here’s what Mazda brings to the Japan Mobility Show 2025.
Sustainability Mixes With Future Tech Convenience
Masahiro Moro starts by speaking about Mazda’s unwavering dedication to genuine driving enjoyment, an atmosphere outlined in its ‘Jimba Ittai’ ideology. Before speaking too much about how enjoyment comes into play, he shifts gears to speak first about how this enjoyment will blend with a sustainable future. This brings us to Mazda’s pursuit of clean-burning vehicles with a carbon-neutral fuel source derived from microalgae. As microalgae grow, they absorb CO2 in their oils, which can be extracted and refined into a carbon-neutral fuel; Mazda has successfully produced fuel using microalgae.
Next on the docket is Mazda’s Mobile Carbon Capture technology, which efficiently pulls CO2 straight from the exhaust of their combustion vehicles. The harvested CO2 can then be recycled to boost crop growth or to manufacture high-performance carbon material. Mazda plans on showcasing its technology in super endurance races in the coming months.
New Vision Models Will Be Showcasing Futuristic Style And Engineering
The Mazda Vision X-Coupe and Vision X-Compact (‘X’ pronounced as ‘Cross’) were also revealed, but while their appearances are something to gawk at, it’s their machinery and applications that make them so intriguing when speaking of future mobility. The Vision X-Coupe is powered by a plug-in hybrid system that utilizes a two-rotor rotary turbo engine with a motor and battery. The total system output hits 510 PS (~503 horsepower) while offering an EV range of 160 km (~100 miles) and up to 800 km (~497 miles) when using the engine in combination. The Vision X-Coupe will utilize both the aforementioned technologies: Mazda’s Mobile Carbon Capture and the carbon-neutral microalgae fuel. These two innovations, working in tandem, help the Vision X-Coupe reduce atmospheric CO2 the more it is driven.
The Vision X-Compact is designed to deepen the bond between people and their cars by using AI to create an empathic presence in the cabin that can hold natural conversation, learn your favorite locations, and recommend routes to get you there, as well as read how you’re feeling and either adjust the temperature or start a playlist with music that suits your mood. Called the ‘Human Body Sensing Model’, Mazda’s tech uses scientific research to create a car that cares for you and responds to your emotions. This makes for a companion-like presence in the cabin that Mazda says will make every journey richer.
The CX-5 Returns With A Full Remodel
The Mazda CX-5 has been an uber success for the brand, as they reveal selling more than 4.5 million units in over 100 countries. After eight years, the crossover is getting a full redesign that promises to take ‘Jimba Ittai’ to new heights, thanks to more space, more intuitive tech, and more driving pleasure in the form of improved driving dynamics and Mazda’s E/E Architecture+, the latter of which is a new electrical and electronic architecture that offers an ‘evolved driving experience’.