Mazda CX-50 Curb Weight: 3,812 lbs to 3,988 lbs

At 58/42, the 3,812 lbs puts about 2,211 lbs on the front axle and 1,601 lbs on the rear — 610 lbs more over the front wheels, which is what front tires and front brake pads wear against first.

The two axles are not the same width either: 65.0 in of track at the front against 65.4 in at the rear, 0.4 in narrower in front.

Ranked on the lightest configuration of each nameplate, the CX-50 is 31 of 98 in Small Sport Utility Vehicle 4WD, 255 lbs below the 3,948 lbs median and lighter than 67 of its peers.

Identical body, 176 lbs apart: the Cx50 Hybrid 4dr SUV records 3,988 lbs against 3,812 lbs for the Cx50 4dr SUV, a 4.6% increase carried by the battery, the second motor and the heavier transmission case.

The best EPA combined figure on the hybrid is 38 mpg against 26 mpg on the best conventional engine — 176 lbs of extra hardware for 12 mpg, or about 15 lbs per mpg gained.

The lightest 2023 record is 3,693 lbs; the lightest 2026 record is 3,812 lbs — 119 lbs heavier (3.2%).

At the top of the range the 2026 file reaches 3,988 lbs against 3,918 lbs in 2023, a 70 lbs increase — driven by which configurations exist, not by the same truck gaining mass.