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An antidote of such acceleration ills has arrived in the form of Mazda’s higher, 2.5-liter four-cylinder engine, which arrives typical on the Touring and Grand Touring models in the 2014 model year. (The 2.0-liter keeps on within the Sport trim and, unlike the 2.5, that is available simply with a six-speed auto, could be particular with a six-speed manual.) Although bigger by half a liter, the new mill bumps output by 29 horsepower and 35 lb-ft of torque. So endowed, our CX-5 cracked off a 7.6-second 0-to-60 time and knocked down the quarter in 15.8. Welcome improvements to be assured, but at the cost of several mpg.
Our long-term 2013 CX-5 Touring AWD with the 2.0-liter and automatic has averaged a good 28 mpg in mixed driving, although the 2014 2.5-liter test car returned only 21 mpg. Full disclosure: Approximately 40 percent on the mileage inside our 2.5-liter test car was accrued in foot-to-the-floor, no-quarter-given driving in the backwoods of northern Michigan. More restraint in the accelerator could yield results nearer to the certified EPA combined amount of 26 mpg. Both engines are rated to tow about 2000 pounds, enough tugging power for personal watercraft and small cargo trailers.
Even so the numbers only tell a part of the story. Whereas the 155-hp, 2.0-liter CX-5 is a willing but weak companion, the 184-hp, 2.5-liter car is a bit of an instigator, cutting and running in traffic situations in which the base car would best wait for the wider opening. All the chassis goodness with the 2.0-liter CX-5 remains, as well as the linear response and feedback in the electrically assisted steering are arguably finest in class. It is a well-balanced, cogently damped package that follows through on turn-in along with the routine predictability on the Michael Bay summer blockbuster.
Even though braking components are far from exotic-single-pot calipers all over, 11.7-inch vented front rotors and 11.9-inch solid rotors in back-Mazda has tuned the setup well, and our CX-5 2.5 stopped from 70 mph in 166 feet.
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