Equipped with Toyo winter tires, it was sure-footed both on the roadways and on a special snow-handling course Mazda set up. I tested an early production 2019 CX-5 in the snow, slush, and a few icy patches of Whistler, BC. This from a company where the chief development engineer in the US used to be a journalist. The average selling price of a new car this year is around $36,000 and few offer Mazda's driving dynamics. It is a premium car that sells for $25,345 (front-drive CX-5 Sport, including shipping) to $37,885 (loaded all-wheel-drive CX-5 Signature). Every automaker talks the talk about class-above features, meaning nicer leather than you expect, or plastic trim that doesn't look plastic-y. To Mazda, the CX-5 is the company: One of every two Mazdas sold in the US this year will be a CX-5, nearly 150,000 of them in all, and Mazda may sneak past 300,000 total sales on Dec. All this from Japan's second-smallest carmaker.
A loaded Signature edition CX-5 at $38K still comes in five grand less than a stripped Audi Q5 or BMW X3. For 2019, the third year of the current-generation of Mazda's best-seller, it finally integrates Apple CarPlay and Android Auto after two years of promises.Īt the same time, Mazda quietly offers a complete safety suite - just without a catchy name, which Honda and Toyota have - standard except on the entry model (where it's optional): adaptive cruise control, lane departure warning, blind spot detection, emergency collision warning, and braking. This is the only compact sports crossover you can buy for less than $40,000 fully equipped, with all-wheel-drive, turbo motor, room for four adults, and a quiet, upscale interior. Mazda pulls away from the competition with the midlife refresh of the CX-5 compact SUV for 2019.
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