This is the new Mazda CX-5, even sexier and even redder. Mazda presented the second generation of its CX-5 SUV, which is its best-selling model on the old continent, at the Los Angeles Auto Show. It is now slightly shorter and even friendlier to the driver and other passengers.
The new Mazda CX-5 (2017) has big shoes to fill as the current version is the real deal bestseller and even the best-selling Mazda model in Europe. At to the second generation the engineers focused on perfecting the existing and upgrading not only the driving experience, but also the comfort and pleasure of all passengers.
They did not interfere excessively with the exterior, but it is in line with the latest guidelines of the KODO design language (new is the three-layer red body paint Soul Red Crystal – this one is even more saturated and even more intense than the current one Soul Red Metallic –, the headlights are thinner and lower, the tracks are 10 millimeters wider, the center of gravity is lower...). The new Mazda CX-5 is a bit on the outside gained in dynamism, but dimensionally there are only slight deviations. The wheelbase remains the same, the overhangs are slightly shorter, but it has shrunk in length 5 millimeters. Of course, it remains the largest Mazda SUV in Europe (in the US it is Mazda CX-9).
The range of engines also remains the same. It is driven by two famous people 2- and 2.5-liter gasoline engine (Skyactiv-G 2.0 and Skyactiv-G 2.5) and 2.2 liter turbodiesel engine (Skyactiv-D 2.2), and they are responsible for power transmission manual or automatic six-speed gearbox. Four-wheel drive is available as an option i-Active AWD. The majority of changes were made to the passenger cabin in which they are column A slightly moved back and thus enlarged transparency front passengers. They are for even greater comfort raised the central ridge with an electronic handbrake, a gear lever and a button for controlling the infotainment system. He also changed his position 7 inch screen on the center console, the layout of the switches is better. The interior is typical Mazda, but it also found itself among the novelties projection of driving/car data onto the windshield.
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The driver was moved back slightly for a better overview of what was happening in front of and behind the vehicle. From now on you can the electric rear door is operated remotely, and he hides behind them 505 liters of luggage space. It is also worth mentioning G-Vectoring Control, vehicle dynamics control, and i-Activsense, a range of assistance and safety systems. It will be sold in Japan (February 2017), and gradually attacked other markets.
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