'17 cx-5 owners will undoubtedly be defensive about the new purchases they made. Mango is being perfectly reasonable and presents valid arguments, but you guys just shoot him down because it's not what you want to hear.
I have a 16.5, and while I have my complaints, I still enjoy the car. My first car and Mazda was a 2004 Mazda 3S and I loved it. At this rate though, Honda > Mazda in any category. Sales, safety, tech, model vs model, options, etc. Mazda has always been trying to embrace zoom-zoom and what do they do with their most important model? Simply re-design the CX-5 and give it more creature comforts (AND make it less safe?!). Even if I got a good deal on my trade, I wouldn't upgrade to the new gen.
And since so many of you seem to be performance-oriented, just compare the new Civic with the newest Mazda3. Civic gives an awesome SI option AND Type R? Mazda is losing to Honda at its own game.