Taking delivery of CX5 AWD CBU today.
Here's how I felt after after trying out the following cars.
HR-V - no powah and feels a spec lower - not a fair comparison against CX-5
CR-V - good car dated looks, older transmission.
Ford Ecosport - love the looks, smallish interior and hated the dashboard.
Subaru XV - beautiful engine and love the way it drives. Equipment and trim is sorely lacking.
Subaru Forester - damn it's huge and expensive. (
Which to update -> Now already got CKD and price is going down to RM13XK-RM14XK for early bird discount) CX-5 wins in terms of overall technology, safety and fuel economy, love the modern and nicer looking interior.
Forester 2016 -> Standart AWD, better safety (7 air-bags), X-Mode for light off road & lots of gadget to play with the 2.0i-P and price is almost the same as CX-5 after discount.
To put salt to 2016 Mazda CX-5, now 2.0L high spec no more AWD only 2WD.
Some of the other cars tested may be ahead in certain areas, overall the Mazda is a better package.
Didn't manage to test the new Nissan X-Trail
