Neat 2015 Mazda CX5 SUV Review Complete distinguish

Neat 2015 Mazda CX5 SUV Review Complete distinguish

Life within the Slightly Speedier Street

An antidote for these acceleration ills is here in the form of Mazda’s higher, 2.5-liter four-cylinder engine, which arrives typical in the Touring and Grand Touring models in the 2014 model year. (The 2.0-liter carries on in the Sport trim and, unlike the 2.5, that is available just with a six-speed auto, may still become particular using a six-speed manual.) Although bigger by half a liter, the new mill bumps output by 29 horsepower and 35 lb-ft of torque. So lucky, our CX-5 cracked off a 7.6-second 0-to-60 time and knocked down the quarter in 15.8. Welcome improvements to be sure, but at the cost of several mpg.



Our long-term 2013 CX-5 Touring AWD with the 2.0-liter and automatic has averaged a solid 28 mpg in mixed driving, nevertheless the 2014 2.5-liter test car returned only 21 mpg. Full disclosure: Approximately 40 % from the mileage in our 2.5-liter test car was accrued in foot-to-the-floor, no-quarter-given driving with the backwoods of northern Michigan. More restraint in the accelerator could yield results closer to the official EPA combined amount of 26 mpg. Both engines are rated to tow about 2000 pounds, enough tugging power for personal watercraft and small cargo trailers.

Even so the numbers only tell an element of the story. Whereas the 155-hp, 2.0-liter CX-5 is a willing but weak companion, the 184-hp, 2.5-liter car is a little an instigator, cutting and running in traffic situations where the base car would best hold out for the wider opening. All the chassis goodness with the 2.0-liter CX-5 remains, and the linear response and feedback with the electrically assisted steering are arguably best in class. It is a well-balanced, cogently damped package that follows through on turn-in together with the routine predictability of an Michael Bay summer blockbuster.

Even though braking components are away from exotic-single-pot calipers all over, 11.7-inch vented front rotors and 11.9-inch solid rotors in back-Mazda has tuned the setup well, and our CX-5 2.5 stopped from 70 mph in 166 feet.

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