Shouldn't Mazda be done with the CX-5? Almost four years ago it introduced the slightly larger CX-50 as the apparent successor product. Built in the Mazda-Toyota assembly plant in Huntsville, Alabama, ...

Mazda’s redesigned 2026 CX-5 compact SUV features a fully modern multimedia system, more interior room and standard all-wheel drive — but it didn’t lose its sporty character despite its bigger ...

Mazda’s new Skyactiv-Z engine is shaping up as its most important combustion bet yet, and the next-gen CX-5 will be first in line to use it. Mazda has made it clear that combustion engines are still ...

The 2026 Mazda CX-5 — arriving in dealerships now — eliminates the compact SUV’s biggest pain point. Prices for the five-seater start at $29,990. A touch screen replaces a balky old infotainment ...

The 2026 CX-5 gets its first new platform since the original was introduced in 2013, and my, CX-5, how you’ve grown. The new iteration is 4.5 inches longer, 0.6 inch wider, and just over an inch ...

Mazda provided flights from Washington, DC, to San Diego and accommodation so Ars could drive the CX-5. Ars does not accept paid editorial content. ENCINITAS, Calif.—Its sales may have been buoyed of ...

Some siblings just can't stay out of each other's hair. The Mazda CX-5 and CX-50 are like that. When the CX-50 appeared on the scene for 2023, the brand's second entry among compact SUVs was ...

Mazda's claim to fame is its ability to develop affordable, reliable cars that place more of a meaningful focus on driving enjoyment than its competitors do. As such, its entrant into the extremely ...

I’m pleased to report that the redesigned 2026 Mazda CX-5 still earns the description that many of us in this business gave its predecessor: “It’s the cheap crossover that doesn’t suck to drive.” But ...

ENCINITAS, CA. – Every now and again, a first drive comes along where we’re left thinking, “haven’t we driven this car before?” In the case of the all-new third-generation Mazda CX-5, the answer is ...

The 2026 Mazda CX-5 is an exercise in not messing too much with a winning formula. This compact crossover accounts for about one-third of global Mazda sales, so it is vital that the company doesn’t ...

You could imagine Mazda leaning into that with a clean-sheet redesign. Instead, it remains almost stubbornly calm about the whole thing. That restraint feels intentional. This new SUV clearly evolves ...