Mazda! A car brand that has been awful quiet lately. The 6 got a facelift, same with the 3 and the 2.
The Mazda5 was the only new car, but it is not really a big hit.
This car is brand new: the CX-5. A medium size SUV like the VW Tiguan and Ford Kuga.
It has that new design language and, very important: is has Sky-active technology.
So what do you see when you look around: a lot of back stuff. That is so Mazda-like...
The Mazda6 has the same atmosphere. dark and black and not very happy, so to speak.
If you look closely, you can however spot nice details. Like the climate controle and the relief you can see in the speedometers.
The most important thing on this car is the Sky-active. That is for Mazda what Effecient Dynamics is to BMW.
It is a lot of small changes that make the whole car more fuel efficient.
For example this car doesn't weigh very much, less then 1.300 kg. That makes it drive better aswell.
And we see some new technologies. So has the engine a compression ratio of 1:14, which is a lot for e petrol engine.
The result: more low end torque, more power and less emission.
Therefor, this car does 139 grams of CO2/km. Not much for a SUV like this. For example this car doesn't weigh very much.
But the engine is not only fuel efficent, but also very good to drive Very smooth with all that torque.
The drive is very Mazda-like.So very dynamic, with heavy steering and a gearbox that resembles the MX-5 one.
The suspension is very stiff, but not very comfortable. That makes the car a good drivers car, just know what you get into!
If you look at a BMW X3, that is e drivers car aswell, but a little more comfortabel then this one.
So Mazda was a little quiet lately, but this car is a real Mazda ones again. Very sporty, lightweight en good technology.
It a feels like it can handle a lot, very reliable. And the value for money is okay: a full version for less then 30k. euro's.
+ good engine, good drive - not that comfortabel, interior not very sparkling.