Changan Mazda's main model CX-5 ushered in a small makeover, although the overall styling change is not large, but I still think that this change can be called "upgrade", because many details are more in line with the aesthetics of consumers at this stage and the needs of the car.
The Mazda CX-5 has always been a niche compact SUV model, relying on appearance and handling to prop up another piece of the sky in the field, but before that, its shortcomings were relatively obvious, but after the launch of the redesigned model, some negative reviews will become history.
Although it is a small modification, we can still see many more obvious changes from the new car, of which the change in the front part of the car is the most significant, the chrome decoration around the intake grille has become significantly thicker, the interior of the grille has also become a dot matrix design, and the overall shape has also changed, looking more elegant.
At the same time, the headlights of the new CX-5 have become the popular "double L" design, the effect is very good when the daytime running lights are lit, the lighting configuration of the 2.5L model has been upgraded, the adaptive near and far light has become its standard configuration, and the front fog lights have been cancelled for all models.
There has been no change in the side lines of the body, only the wheels have adopted a new shape, the same 2.0L model is equipped with 17-inch wheels, the 2.5L model is equipped with 19-inch wheels, and in terms of body size, the new CX-5 has a length, width and height of 4575/1842/1685mm, and a wheelbase of 2700mm.
The tail light group echoes the headlights, and also adopts the shape of "double L", with a smaller and more exquisite rear fog light, so that the rear visual effect of the rear car looks more concise, but the diameter of the tail throat of the exhaust pipe is also reduced, not as dynamic as before the redesign.
Coming to the car, although at a glance this part does not have much change, we can quickly find that the central control screen has a qualitative change, its size has increased from 7 inches to 10.25 inches, and the whole series is equipped with the MZD Yuelian system, it can be said that there is finally no sense of violation, after all, this is 2022, but in terms of function, the new CX-5 cancels CarPlay and only retains the Carlife function.
Looking further closely, the dashboard screen size has also been upgraded from 4.6 inches to 7 inches (except for the minimum configuration), although the color is still a bit single, but it is worth mentioning that its display content has become richer than before, which is a welcome change.
In addition, the safety assistance system of the 2.5L model has been improved as a whole, the lane departure warning system, the lane keeping assist system, the active safety system with active braking and the full speed domain adaptive cruise are standard, and all models are equipped with radar and reversing images (previously the lowest with no reversing images), while the top model has added a panoramic image system, but the image resolution still needs to be improved.
Since the body size is only a slight change in length, the interior space of the new CX-5 has not changed in nature, and the CX-5's power system is still available in 2.0L and 2.5L power options, and the power parameters of the engine are still 2.0 liters of maximum power 155 hp, maximum torque of 200 Nm, 2.5 liters of maximum power of 196 hp, maximum torque of 252 Nm.
Matching the engine is still a 6-speed automatic transmission, its ability is beyond doubt, the speed of shift speed and gear change reaction speed are very fast, but on the small modification of the CX-5 model, the paddle shifter is still absent.
Because it is a 4S shop exhibition car, the interpretation of the CX-5 is limited to static, and there is no way to conduct road test drives, but the manufacturer's information also shows that the four-wheel drive system of the new model has evolved into an i-ACTIVE AWD intelligent four-wheel drive system, and the specific performance will wait for the test drive to be experienced.
In addition, the new Mazda CX-5 has opened pre-sale, the pre-sale price of 179,800 yuan, the new car is expected to be listed in the first quarter of 2022.
The author of this article is a kick car gang Lu Yu