2014 Mazda CX-5 2.5 AWD Tested: Small Power Bump with a Big Payoff

We've been singing the virtues of Mazda's CX-5 crossover since our first drive, and very little, if any, of its initial charm has worn off. Built from the ground up from almost entirely new components, the CX-5 won us over with an appealing combination of original styling, excellent damping, and a dynamic personality that makes it considerably more involving to drive than crossover contemporaries such as the Honda CR-V and Toyota RAV4. But despite the accolades, the 2.0-liter four's willingness to rev, and Mazda's relentless barrage of Zoom Zoom Skyactiv promotional hyperbole, there was no disguising the fact the Mazda's cute-ute was a few ponies short of a full stable. Our instrumented test of a 2.0-liter equipped CX-5 Touring AWD netted the leisurely acceleration numbers of 9.2 seconds to 60 and 17.1 seconds in the quarter mile.  READ MORE ›› from Car and Driver Blog http://blog.caranddriver.com

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