Here at autoTRADER.ca, the Mazda CX-5 is one of our favourite crossovers: in our 2013 and 2015 comparison tests of seven popular crossovers, the CX-5 won first and third places respectively. But it’s been four years since the CX-5 was first introduced and upgrades were needed to keep it from falling behind newer models. Perhaps the most significa

Vehicle Type Style, quality, feature content, and fuel efficiency. Crossover SUV History/Description Time flies! The Mazda CX-5 has been on the Canadian crossover scene for some six years now. Introduced in the winter of 2012 to help refresh Mazda’s crossover lineup, the CX-5 was intended to give competitors from Toyota, Honda, Fo

The reveal of an all-new Mazda CX-5 was always going to be intriguing: it’s a well-liked product that would benefit from subtle style massages and technology upgrades more than a large-scale overhaul like the larger CX-9 received last year. It looks like Mazda has indeed taken a more subtle approach with its compact SUV, and it’s an approach tha

The 2017 Mazda CX-5 belongs on the wish list of buyers with a lot of boxes to check off – which is pretty much all SUV owners. Do you like the actual experience of driving? Check! Want to know your family’s cossetted amid abundant safety features? Check! Envy-provoking comforts without busting the bank? It’s practically a spa on wheels. Looks? For

The Automotive Journalists Association of Canada voted the Mazda CX-5 Best Small SUV for 2018, having been won over by this tidy Mazda’s fine looks, premium interior, and engaging driving dynamics. But in this ever-expanding universe of jacked-up hatchbacks, is the CX-5 the one for you? The simple and elegant design features tight tolerances,

Originally published March 23, 2015 Not everyone gets along with his or her in-laws. I get that. Which is why I recognize how lucky I am that I do. My mother-in-law is a kind and generous lady with a tremendous sense of humour and a seemingly endless desire to fatten me up with delicious home cooking every time I see her. So when several yea

Mazda is releasing a completely restyled version of their CX-5 small SUV at the LA auto show next month, but they wanted to give us a tease of what's on the way. The photo is just a silhouette, but it does give some details and some good hints of the new styling. For starters, the new CX-5 looks to have a much longer front overhang. The new nose

The big news for the 2019 Mazda CX-5  comes under the hood and inside the cabin: for the first time, Mazda’s middle CUV gets a turbocharged motor. Inside, meanwhile, the new Signature trim provides Nappa leather upholstery, a digital gauge cluster, real wood trim, and more. Styling: 9/10 I’m sorry if this sounds extreme, but the CX-5 is the

SAN DIEGO, California – Lest you think there hasn’t been a sea change in Canadian vehicle preferences, consider this: Mazda’s CX-5, the middle child of the three SUVs it sells, recently eclipsed the Mazda3 as the company’s bestselling vehicle. And it’s likely going to keep that crown, as the company rolls out a next-generation version for 2017.

It’s not a new generation – that happened just two years ago. And it’s not a mid-cycle refresh, either. Enough to nudge people over who are still sitting on the fence. But there’s enough that’s been updated on the 2019 CX-5 that Mazda Canada wants to make sure that people know about it. There’s a higher-powered turbocharged engine av

Mazda has just taken the curtain off the all-new 2017 CX-5 crossover at the Canadian International Auto Show. The new CX-5 starts from $24,900 and will see a diesel engine introduced before the end of the year. The styling changes aren't huge compared with last year's model , but they definitely give the small SUV a more attractive appearance

Day 1 It seems like I just drove the CX-5 recently but it turns out it has been awhile. I drove the 2014 CX-5 GT AWD in January 2014. This was when Mazda had updated the engine from the 2.0L four that was just nowhere near powerful enough to move the CX-5 properly to their 2.5L powerplant, still used today. Mazda aimed to bring new levels of

Mazda's CX-5 compact crossover moves upscale for 2019 with the addition of a new Signature trim and a turbocharged engine borrowed from the brand's CX-9 crossover and Mazda6 sedan. The Japanese automaker has not released full details of the 2019 CX-5 lineup, but says that along with the new engine the Signature model will boast an interior trimm

The ongoing EPA diesel situation isn’t scaring Mazda away. The marque has just announced that their 2.2L SkyActiv-D diesel powertrain is coming to North America. The engine has been available globally in the CX-5 since its launch in 2012, but EPA requirements forced Mazda to detune it so much that they were unhappy with its resulting performance

The 2019 Mazda CX-5 SkyActiv-D will mark the brand's first-ever diesel crossover when it arrives in Canada next month with an asking price of $45,950. Mazda is offering its 2.2L turbodiesel exclusively in the CX-5's Signature trim in a bid to steal attention from today's "current crop of premium diesel SUVs." The new oil-burner makes 168 and 290