![]() ![]() I tried the first-generation CX-5 for one report and its diesel felt far more pleasant. I compared the set-up to Nigel Farage (lots of show but no go) in an earlier report, and it never got any better, despite bedding in as the miles piled on. The six-speed automatic gearbox felt like a CVT (it seems that someone at the DVLA isn’t without a sense of humour, given the numberplate), because whenever I wanted any power, it would spin to 5000rpm and sit there, droning away with very little to show for it, like a bunch of parliamentarians. To me, it will forever be the CX-5’s weak link. The powertrain is the one fat fly in the ointment. It turned in sharply and gripped well, with the sort of poise that shouldn’t be possible from a tall-ish SUV, or at least not one lacking pricey electronic anti-roll bars and variable damping. Granted, it was no MX-5 on stilts, but there was enough to set it apart from most others in its class. We asked at the start whether Mazda could inject a bit of Japanese sparkle into a family SUV and, spoiler alert, it just about did. The element that stood out most was the little twinkle that it had, that extra hint of body control and handling aptitude that meant it wasn’t a simple monobox solution to ferrying the children around. It was like a mid-life crisis in reverse.īut as in any relationship, time is a great healer, and now that CX71 CVT has gone back to its maker, I’m honestly going to miss it. You see (and I can hear your heartstrings pinging from here), I jumped from a McLaren GT long-termer straight into the Mazda. Mazda CX-5 2.2D AWD Sport Nav 2017 first driveĪnd none of that was the Mazda’s fault. ![]() Mazda CX-5 2.0 Skyactiv-G Sport 2WD 2020 UK first drive.Mazda CX-5 2.5 AWD GT Sport 2021 UK first drive.Mazda CX-5 2.5 AWD GT Sport 2022 UK first drive. ![]()
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