 It was positioned in between the 2.5 L SKYACTIV-G FWD and 2.5 L SKYACTIV-G AWD variant.The Australian production of the Mazda CX-5 was first introduced in 2012 and was available in Maxx, Maxx Sport, Grand Touring and Akera variants.The initial models were available in either a 2.0 petroleum engine or a diesel engine with front wheel drive and all wheel drive as options (only the 2.0 was available with FWD).