Mazda subtly classed up the CX-5’s act on every level. Off the beaten path, the CX-5 can hold its own, albeit other all-wheel drive systems like Subaru’s Symmetrical AWD are more capable for offroading. The apex-loving CX-5 is a poised machine on the road, only bettered by the BMW X3. Not only does it keep the affordable roadster flame flickering with the MX-5 Miata, but the organic driving dynamics trickle down to its more down-to-earth offerings like the CX-5.Įven though the CX-5 is the athlete of the non-premium compact SUV segment, don’t expect any Jinba Ittai from this model. Mazda is a maverick manufacturer that does much with little. Not at all.īut are these figures backed up by a thoroughly good product, one that sells this well because it has genuine good points that convince customers to buy the Mazda CX-5? Yes, they are, and then some. The Mazda3 may lead in terms of volume but here is a figure that makes the CX-5 top dog: whereas the 3 managed to sell 272 more units in 2014 compared to 2013, the Mazda CX-5 trumps that with 19,578 more units.ĭemand for the compact crossover SUV is growing by 24 percent or so every year, which means only one thing in our book: the proverbial selling like hot cakes isn’t just an idiom in the context at hand. It’s the first Mazda model to implement the highly efficient SkyActiv technologies and it’s a commercial success story. The CX-5 shouldn’t be taken lightly though. The arrival of the CX-5 crossover at the end of 2012 and the launch of the all-new Mazda6 and Mazda3 in 2013 are to thank for that. Until 2013. Care to guess why 2013 saw Mazda bounce back? Heck, the Japanese company went a whopping five years without posting operational profit. Mazda is more or less by itself now in a sea of big fish automakers. It all started with the CX-5, the first Mazda nameplate to receive the treatment and the best all-rounder in the lineup. Preceding our thorough analysis of the 2016 Mazda CX-5, it is mandatory to highlight that the Ford days are over.

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