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2016 Mazda CX-5: For the Enthusiast in All of Us4.0/5
2016 Mazda CX-5: For the Enthusiast in All of Us4.0/5Some people think that they have to stop having fun behind the wheel when they have kids, that it's now time to sell the sports car and get into a minivan or a boring SUV to shuttle the little ones around. While some begrudgingly accept their fate and buy a …
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2016 Mazda CX-5: Hard to Beat4.0/5
2016 Mazda CX-5: Hard to Beat4.0/5The Mazda CX-5 has the honour of being the first model to fully incorporate the brand’s next-generation design language (dubbed KODO – Soul of Motion) and make full use of all aspects of SKYACTIV technology when it was introduced for the 2013 model year. SKYACTIV refers to Mazda’s new more …
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2014 Best Buys: Compact SUVs Under $40,000
2014 Best Buys: Compact SUVs Under $40,000If ever there was a fast-growing market, it would definitely be that of compact SUVs under $40,000. Competition is fierce with most manufacturers offering a model in this segment. The category winner is the 2014 Mazda CX-5 . This well-designed vehicle offers above-average road handling, and engines that are both …
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He said, she said: Test driving the Mazda CX-5
He said, she said: Test driving the Mazda CX-5The premise of the “He Said, She Said” chronicle is simple: we lend a press vehicle to a couple to test drive extensively for two weeks giving the two participants only one order: to take note of all of their impressions, both good and bad. Both test drivers have to …
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2013 Mazda CX-5 - At Last, A Sporty Crossover4.5/5
2013 Mazda CX-5 - At Last, A Sporty Crossover4.5/5Compact crossovers are often practical, but fun-to-drive? Rarely. This is what makes the 2013 Mazda CX-5 so unique: the small people-and-cargo-mover is legitimately engaging from behind the wheel in a way so few of its competitors can claim. With the disappearance of wagons from the entry-level market, it's up to …
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2013 Mazda CX-5: Zoom Zoom and Co. builds a compact crossover4.0/5
2013 Mazda CX-5: Zoom Zoom and Co. builds a compact crossover4.0/5If there's one automaker that truly deserves credit for allowing a certain degree of their unhinged, unabashed enthusiasm for the automobile influence their designs, it simply must be Mazda. Sloughing off one of the world's most staid, rigid, and regimental cultures in favour of such vehicles as the deranged, twin …
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2012 Mazda CX-5: Full circle4.5/5
2012 Mazda CX-5: Full circle4.5/5Mazda recently implemented its ambitious SKYACTIV technological program, which aims to reduce fuel consumption while improving handling and fun. The first salvo was fired in September 2010 during a presentation of this technology’s ins and outs to journalists. The CX-5, whose prototype was unveiled at the Geneva Auto Show in …
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2012 Mazda CX-5 (prototype): Completely SKYACTIV4.5/5
2012 Mazda CX-5 (prototype): Completely SKYACTIV4.5/5Think of Mazda’s SKYACTIV technology, unveiled in September 2010, and reduced fuel consumption immediately comes to mind. But while it’s true that when paired with new engines and transmissions it helps substantially lower fuel consumption, that’s not all SKYACTIV technology does. Indeed, its overall design touches on all of the …