I wonder how TS knows the OTR price even before the cars are launched in Malaysia.

I would assume the price will be significantly higher.

CX5 17 inch rim is a blessing for me. Cx5 suspension is quite stiff already. The 17 rim helps alot in toning down the stiffness and increase comfort. Sat my friend's 2.5 with 19 rim. The ride is quite harsh on rough roads. Although handling is nice but the ride is not as refined as I thought, at times i quite hate it because it feels like a cheap car.

CX-5 already in the last leg of the cycle model change and wont be any newer facelift, as they are moving into 50 series.
If want to buy CX-5, now is the best time as moving into 50 series the chassis will undergo cost down especially the rear suspension.
Mazda until today still losing a lot of money in their financial report, more & more cost down method are done under the skin/not visible area and in return use of electronic control method (GVC+ or latest technology KPC) to control the car driving behavior. Easy said, newer ride will be control/monitor by electronics more.

any idea why you refrained on the Tiguan... I take DASH daily to office early morning so with my bimmer i could do racing line and the only two other cars that usually have a friendly competition with me consist of a Tiguan and a Volvo. The Tiguan surprisingly could really catch up but i dont know if the driver inside is going "oh no oh no oh no" but the car seems planted