Five CX-5 are all-wheel drive (AWD), with the entry model being the GSX, climbing all the way to the pinnacle of the range, the CX-5 Takami.įWD models are powered by a 2.0-litre 4-cylinder SkyActiv-G petrol engine producing 115kW of power and 200Nm of torque. Two are front-wheel drive (FWD): the entry-level spec GLX, and the next-in-line GSX. The different trims are GLX, GSX, Activ, Limited, SP25T, Takami. There are six different trim levels of CX-5 offered in New Zealand, across a total of seven different models.

One way you can determine the CX-5’s popularity is by assessing the line-up. More equipment for your money in competitorsįuel efficiency compared with competitors What We Like and Dislike About The 2022 Mazda CX-5 Activ What we like The refresh also introduces the CX-5 Activ, a spec to sit squarely in the middle of the line-up.ĭoes the CX-5 still possess the power to win over buyers despite its age? We were given the keys for a week to find out. This year’s facelift comes as a middle-to-end of life cycle refresh, before we inevitably see a successor. The current CX-5 generation has been around for just over 5-years. We’ve always liked it, and it’s consistently been a solid choice in the medium-size SUV segment. So far this year, the CX-5 is placed tenth overall in new vehicle registrations from May 2022 (okay – 15 th if you include all the utes). In New Zealand, the CX-5 is Mazda’s best-selling model. In only a decade, the CX-5 has carved itself out a considerable slice of the medium size SUV pie, right under the noses of the more tenured Toyota RAV-4 and the Honda CR-V. Whether you’re benchmarking the CX-5 on its sales numbers or by the way it drives, the CX-5 has been a boon for Mazda.

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