2024 Mazda CX-5 G25 Touring AWD overview

The most modern-expertise Mazda CX-5 is nearing the discontinue of its lifecycle, however it completely’s now carrying on in Australia for now with a petroleum-perfect engine lineup.

This follows an business-extensive pattern of diesel engines being dropped in a pass to reduce emissions and enhance electrification. Mazda is at show pushing towards its goal of electrifying its total lineup by 2030.

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A successor for the light mid-dimension SUV, which dates abet to 2017 in its most modern 2nd-expertise salvage, has been confirmed for Australia, however it completely’s unclear if this can assist the CX-5 nameplate.

As fragment of a most modern model year 2024 (MY24) update, the mid-spec 2024 Mazda CX-5 G25 Touring AWD variant tested here received contemporary 19-lope shaded machined alloy wheels, as well to now exclusively shaded Maztex upholstery as a replacement of a Maztex/suede combo.

Does this variant salvage as the candy space of the vary? Study along to find out.

How necessary does the Mazda CX-5 tag?

The Mazda CX-5 vary recently received a tag upward push by between $370 and $620 as fragment of a model year update – they non-public been all recently jacked up over again by an additional $30, as recently reported.

2024 Mazda CX-5 pricing:

• 2024 Mazda CX-5 G20 Maxx: $36,590
• 2024 Mazda CX-5 G25 Maxx Sport: $40,310
• 2024 Mazda CX-5 G25 Maxx Sport AWD: $42,810
• 2024 Mazda CX-5 G25 Touring AWD: $44,950
• 2024 Mazda CX-5 G25 GT SP AWD: $50,310
• 2024 Mazda CX-5 G25 Akera AWD: $52,500
• 2024 Mazda CX-5 G35 GT SP AWD: $52,810
• 2024 Mazda CX-5 G35 Akera AWD: $55,000

Costs are sooner than on-avenue costs

To gaze how the CX-5 compares with its rivals, employ our comparability tool.

What’s the Mazda CX-5 admire on the internal?

Walking as much as the Mazda CX-5 G25 Touring AWD you’ll be ready to record apart it from the leisure of the vary externally because of its contemporary 19-lope machined alloy wheels.

Hopping in is made straightforward thanks in fragment to the raised trudge height synonymous with crossovers. The motive force’s seat is moreover at hip height which makes existence even more uncomplicated.

As fashioned the CX-5 G25 Touring AWD now comes with shaded Maztex faux leather upholstery. It beforehand came with a aggregate of shaded Maztex faux leather and suede.

Sure the seats can also gaze like however given they’re now accomplished exclusively in faux leather they salvage sizzling and sticky very like a flash. The motive force’s seat is comfy ample and offers an k quantity of facet bolstering, even though the seat unsuitable is extremely flat.

Both the entrance seats are fully manually adjustable which is a itsy-bitsy disappointing for the associated payment. They moreover don’t provide any heating or cooling characteristic.

Earlier than the motive force is a leather-wrapped guidance wheel which is basically soft and nice to non-public. It’s covered in older-style buttons which non-public clicky rocker switches, as well to spongey push buttons.

Within the abet of here is an instrument cluster that can likely gaze very familiar when you’ve sat in a Mazda automobile from the closing few years. There are two crisp analogue dials on both sides of the instrument cluster, as well to a 7.0-lope show in the heart.

Despite the real fact that the latter of these is crisp and likely, there isn’t necessary performance to it. There are perfect just a few files displays you might maybe presumably maybe be ready to cycle by and the majority are filled with negative assign.

There’s a shimmering head-up show which permits you to preserve your eyes on the avenue. Unlike head-up displays from completely different manufacturers it presentations upcoming give intention and conclude signs.

Exciting at some stage in there’s a huge 10.25-lope touchscreen infotainment scheme that appears truly excessive-resolution and has at the moment processing. The latter contrivance the conceal boots up like a flash upon startup and contemporary pages load like a flash.

The Mazda Join infotainment scheme is extremely familiar and it’s very exceptional to salvage misplaced in the menus. Even when you attain you might maybe presumably maybe be ready to with out disaster navigate abet to the dwelling conceal the utilization of the dwelling button on the rotary dial controller.

Talking of this rotary dial controller it’s the older-style unit that’s not as aesthetically magnificent as the one in the likes of the Mazda 3, CX-30, CX-60 and CX-90.

Touchscreen performance returned to the CX-5 with this most modern update even though it perfect works when smartphone mirroring is linked – even though you moreover want to dig by menus and flip on a setting to permit it to work.

As fashioned the CX-5 G25 Touring AWD comes with wi-fi and wired forms of both Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, and matched wirelessly with my iPhone 15 Expert Max seamlessly – I didn’t ride any dropouts at some stage in my time with our tester.

No matter the stellar wi-fi smartphone mirroring performance, I discovered it exceptional to preserve my phone battery topped up as the wi-fi phone charger isn’t improbable. There’s a lip that’s meant to non-public your phone on the wi-fi charger, however in the CX-5 it’s too puny causing my phone to mosey off the pad at any time as soon as I braked.

This used to be k on shorter trips however on longer journeys in the car I resorted to plugging my phone to surely one of many USB-C ports in the glovebox to preserve my battery topped up.

Satellite navigation is fashioned however I’d perfect employ it if I completely obligatory to, as making an are attempting to form in a destination takes with out a spoil in sight and is amazingly fiddly due to rotary dial. I know I’d moderately follow the utilization of Google Maps with smartphone mirroring.

I truly love that Mazda has chosen to assist physical buttons and knobs for the CX-5’s climate assist an eye on cluster. It’s incredibly intuitive and straightforward to employ.

Across the cabin this mid-spec CX-5 misses out on a lot of the soft-touch offers reserved for the flagship variants. Sure there are some soft touches on the serious touch aspects, including the armrests, even though more challenging plastics are straightforward to find – basically the most noticeable is on the centre tunnel the assign your left knee customarily rests.

There’s moreover a gorgeous little bit of piano shaded on the door armrests and at some stage in the gear selector which is ready to salvage dusty, grimy and scratched truly like a flash.

Exciting to the 2nd row things salvage a itsy-bitsy squishy which is a itsy-bitsy disappointing given here’s a mid-dimension SUV.

I truly love how the rear doorways commence reasonably essential to 90 degrees, nonetheless the door opening is a itsy-bitsy puny. I saved on catching my toe when getting internal and exterior.

Sitting late my riding relate at a leggy 182cm is moreover a itsy-bitsy demanding. It had to splay my legs on both facet of the seat in any other case they would presumably maybe be firmly pressed in the backrest. Head- and shoulder-room are dazzling, even though toe-room is basically gorgeous.

In phrases of 2nd-row amenities there are centre console-mounted air vents, a folding centre armrest with cupholders and a compartment that has two USB-A ports.

On the abet the CX-5 G25 Touring AWD is basically the most costly variant in the vary to tranquil non-public a manual tailgate. You want step as much as the GT SP in utter to salvage a vitality tailgate which moreover regained a fingers-free opening characteristic for MY24.

Boot assign is a claimed 438 litres with the rear seats in relate, which expands to 1340 litres with them folded. It’s a first fee assign even though not truly as big as completely different mid-dimension SUVs.

The CX-5 has a 40:20:40 split-fold rear bench which is nifty when it is fundamental to slot one thing long into the boot and don’t want to effect down surely one of many upper facet seats.

Something I realized in the CX-5 is there are no safe hooks in the boot, even though there is a 12V socket and a nifty cargo conceal that lifts up with tailgate when it’s commence.

Beneath the boot ground there’s a assign-saver spare wheel which isn’t moderately as correct as a tubby-dimension spare, as you’re puny to a slower bustle. It’s, nonetheless, larger than having nothing a tyre repair kit or nothing at all.

What’s below the bonnet?

The Mazda CX-5 vary is now perfect available with petrol engines as the turbo-diesel option has been axed. On take a look at here is the mid-spec 2.5-litre naturally aspirated petrol engine.

To gaze how the CX-5 compares with its rivals, employ our comparability tool.

How does the Mazda CX-5 pressure?

Starting up off the Mazda CX-5 G25 Touring AWD you’re equipped with an preliminary harsh engine rev that’s general with Mazda items – for a minute or two there’s moreover a excessive slothful unless the engine warms up moderately.

Whilst you salvage appealing you received’t be blown away by the ‘G25’ 2.5-litre naturally aspirated four-cylinder engine’s performance by any contrivance. Within the occasion you’re after exhilarating acceleration you’d most efficient stare upon the ‘G35’ 2.5-litre turbo-petrol engine that’s reserved for the GT SP and Akera variants.

The CX-5 G25 Touring AWD doesn’t truly feel overly highly effective and desires to work in utter to preserve with regular urban site traffic. This can also in most cases rev to and beyond 3000rpm all by typical acceleration which is a splash too excessive for my liking.

Happily the soft-transferring six-bustle automatic transmission is ready to originate basically the a lot of the naturally aspirated engine’s mediocre outputs. If the transmission can this can non-public a larger gear to maximise effectivity, however on the flipside it’s moreover truly difficult to kick down a gear or two to preserve things appealing along at tempo.

Our tester has all-wheel pressure which weighs it down a tad however helps reduce tyre skedaddle and builds self belief when riding on slippy surfaces. The bulk of owners likely don’t need all-wheel pressure grip of their day after day commute however it completely’s nice to non-public for peace of suggestions.

Around town and in the metropolis the CX-5 has a weighty guidance truly feel that can be moderately of a wretchedness when navigating tight urban carparks or a 3-level flip, let’s snort. It’s by no contrivance a deal-breaker, however it completely’s fee calling out when a preference of equally sized SUVs non-public such light guidance racks.

No matter the burden guidance, the CX-5 G25 Touring AWD is tranquil a inch to park with entrance and rear parking sensors. There’s perfect a reversing digicam, with a surround-gaze digicam reserved for the flagship Akera.

At low speeds the SUV’s trudge is continuously compliant, even though it goes to be a itsy-bitsy fragile on the 19-lope alloy wheels which non-public a skinny 55 profile.

Over sharper and additional severe bustle bumps the CX-5’s rear can slap when you attain in sizzling, which is a general trait that a preference of most modern Mazda items portion. This can be moderately jarring when you’re not ready for it.

Within the occasion you’re predominantly riding the CX-5 G25 Touring AWD around in constructed-up metropolitan areas, put together for a hefty petrol invoice. Happily it’s not moderately as thirsty as the G35 turbo-petrol engine however gasoline economic system hung around 10 litres per 100km on regular trips to and from the relate of job.

There’s an engine slothful conclude-launch scheme that Mazda refers to as ‘i-Dwell’ which is a at hand for saving some gasoline while stopped, yet customarily is a itsy-bitsy tense because it drops the air-conditioner and fan bustle. I’m able to know about why some people flip this characteristic off.

Disappointingly the CX-5’s gasoline thirst isn’t quenched as you non-public selected up the velocity. The gasoline economic system tranquil hovers between eight and 10 litres per 100km which is considerably worse than what the turbo-petrol is ready to.

This will presumably be effect down in fragment to how exceptional the 2.5-litre naturally aspirated four-cylinder petrol engine has to work to salvage as much as highways speeds and then preserve it. Despite the real fact that the engine will happily rev, the conceal equipped isn’t the nicest – I necessary settle on how throaty the turbo-petrol sounds.

Within the occasion you salvage even a whiff of an incline the transmission will dip abet to fifth gear, and on steeper inclines this can also drag abet to fourth gear which made me grit my enamel at any time when.

When coasting downhill there is a cylinder deactivation characteristic which targets to additional assist reduce gasoline consumption. The direct system to clutch if the scheme is packed with life or not is by going into a automobile location menu on the infotainment scheme.

Unlike the Mazda 3 which has moderately of an awkward jitter when the cylinder deactivation characteristic is on, the CX-5’s isn’t noticeable at all.

On the safety entrance the CX-5’s adaptive cruise assist an eye on scheme is basically natural. It’s ready to resolve when a car merging into your lane is travelling faster than you and received’t straight away slam on the brakes.

The CX-5 G25 Touring AWD perfect has a lane departure warning and lane-conserving assist scheme that engages as soon as your launch to float out of your lane. It’s very refined nonetheless and isn’t intrusive admire some programs can be from completely different carmakers.

This variant doesn’t attain with Mazda’s Cruising and Traffic Enhance characteristic which combines lane centring and site traffic jam assist. You want step as much as the GT SP variant or flagship Akera to salvage this.

What attain you salvage?

The 2024 Mazda CX-5 is equipped in five completely different tidy phases. On take a look at here is the mid-spec Touring variant that picked up contemporary 19-lope shaded machined alloy wheels and now exclusively shaded Maztex faux leather upholstery (beforehand had a Maztex/suede combo) with the most recent update.

2024 Mazda CX-5 Maxx highlights:

• 17-lope alloy wheels
• Automated LED headlights
• Automated excessive-beam
• Rain-sensing wipers
• Physique-colored facet mirrors with vitality folding
• 7.0-lope TFT LCD digital instrument cluster
• 10.25-lope infotainment scheme (Mazda Join)
• DAB+ digital radio
• Wireless Apple CarPlay, Android Auto
• 6-speaker sound scheme
• Head-up show
• Two entrance USB-C ports
• Push-button launch
• Air-conditioning
• Leather-wrapped guidance wheel
• Leather-wrapped gear shifter
• Electric parking brake with auto-non-public
• Keyless window commence characteristic
• Gloomy cloth upholstery
• Rear seat reclining characteristic

Maxx Sport provides:

• LED tail lights
• Satellite navigation
• Dual-zone climate assist an eye on
• Rear air vents
• Sail shifters
• Auto-dimming rear-gaze mirror
• Rear centre armrest
• Two rear USB-A ports

Touring provides:

• Energy-folding, heated exterior mirrors
• Wireless phone charger
• Keyless entry
• Gloomy Maztex upholstery
• 19-lope alloy wheels

Is the Mazda CX-5 precise?

The Mazda CX-5 is now unrated following its five-superstar ANCAP security ranking from 2017 lapsing.

It scored 95 per cent for grownup occupant security, 80 per cent for child occupant security, 78 per cent for pedestrian security, and 59 per cent for security assist.

The 2024 Mazda CX-5 comes fashioned with the following security aspects:

• 6 airbags
• Adaptive cruise assist an eye on with conclude/drag
• Self ample emergency braking (AEB)
• Blind-space monitoring
• Rear substandard-site traffic alert
• Lane departure warning
• Lane assist assist
• Driver attention alert
• Reverse digicam
• Rear parking sensors
• Tyre stress monitoring

The Maxx Sport and up salvage site traffic tag recognition, while Touring and up salvage entrance parking sensors. Opting for the GT SP and up gets Mazda’s Cruising and Traffic Enhance scheme, while the flagship Akera provides a surround-gaze digicam.

How necessary does the Mazda CX-5 tag to fling?

Mazda backs its vary with a five-year, unlimited-kilometre warranty and five years of roadside assist.

The company recently elevated its servicing intervals to three hundred and sixty five days or 15,000km (up from 10,000km), and offers seven years or 105,000km of capped-tag servicing.

Recent service pricing is as follows:

• CX-5 G20: $334, $509, $396, $509, $334, $570, $334
• CX-5 G25: $341, $515, $402, $515, $341, $576, $341
• CX-5 G35: $354, $528, $439, $830, $354, $613, $354

CarExpert’s Tackle the Mazda CX-5

I’m able to know about why the Mazda CX-5 is persevering with to be a sizzling-selling mid-dimension SUV in Australia despite getting on in age now and erring on the smaller facet of the section.

The CX-5 offers a jacked-up and self belief-difficult seating relate that a preference of SUV merchants are buying for, wrapped up in a premium-leaning kit that’s moral-sized for singles, couples, or at a pinch puny families.

Within the occasion you’re banking on the CX-5 having oodles of storage assign nonetheless given it’s an SUV, be ready to be sorely unsuitable. The 2nd row and boot assign is compromised when when put next with completely different the vehicles in its section.

There are a lot of completely different mid-dimension SUVs that provide extra assign than the CX-5. Within the occasion you’re assign on sticking with a Mazda you’d be silly to miss the aging Mazda 6 sedan or wagon. It’s not perfect extra realistic than the CX-5, it’s moreover extra affordable (twentieth Anniversary variant aside).

The mid-spec CX-5 G25 Touring AWD on take a look at here’s a exceptional sell in my eyes and doesn’t firm as the candy space of the vary.

Its trudge can be fragile on the upper 19-lope alloy wheels, the atmo 2.5-litre four-cylinder petrol engine truly has to work exceptional, and it’s weighed down by the all-wheel pressure scheme.

The CX-5 is actually a smile-inducing and dynamic automobile however perfect when paired with the zesty G35 turbo-petrol engine. The win is it is fundamental to utilize over $5300 to step up the G35 GT SP to salvage it.

A tag-conscious different for these tranquil taking a stare after you non-public a CX-5 is to come to a decision for the entry-stage G20 Maxx which surprisingly offers a fair correct making an are attempting asking tag in its section – at show marketed at $39,990 pressure-away.

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Pros

• At ease six-bustle auto transmission
• Perched driver’s seating relate
• Rear doorways commence to 90 degrees

Cons

• 2.5-litre atmo petrol has to work exceptional
• Mediocre gasoline economic system
• Tight 2nd row

Top Line Specs

• Energy: 140kW
• Gas Form: Unleaded Petrol
• Economy: 7.5L/100km
• CO2 Emissions: 175g/km
• ANCAP Safety Rating: 5