So soon after the Minagi concept was revealed at this year’s Geneva Motor Show, Mazda has come forth with the the first details of the future production model. The Minagi was concocted as a preview version of the next CX model so the fact that the production model is called the CX-5 shouldn’t be too alarming to Mazda fans.

The Mazda CX-5 will be the third model in the CX line-up, next to the CX-7 and CX-9, and will appropriately be the smallest one. It will make its world debut in September at the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show.

The CX-5 will be the first production vehicle to incorporate Mazda’s new design theme, ’KODO - Soul of Motion’ that was revealed with the Shinariconcept. The future SUV will also use the full range of breakthroughSKYACTIV technologies, including engines - both diesel and gasoline, transmissions, body, and chassis.

The future CX-5 will go on sale worldwide in 2012. More details about the CX-5 will be revealed closer to its official debut.

Updated 06/07/2011: Mazda has announced that the order books for the new CX-5 crossover will open in September, while first deliveries will be made in March next year. The new model will comes with a starting price of about £21,000 ($35,000 at the current exchange rates) and will take on models like Volkswagen Tiguan and Ford Kuga.

UPDATE 08/02/11: Now that we’re getting closer and closer to one of the biggest auto shows of the year, car makers from all over the world are gearing up for what promises to be an action-packed Frankfurt Motor Show. For their part, Mazda is determined not to be left out in the cold as they have officially released the first batch of official photos of the new CX-5 crossover. It’s only a handful of pictures, but they do look like they did take their new Kodo design language to heart when they said they were going to incorporate it to the new CX-5. Check out the photos and let us know what you think of it.