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Happy it worked out for you!! (nana)

Official US pricing on the 2016 has been announced: http://www.carscoops.com/2015/02/facelifted-2016-mazda6-and-cx-5-prices.html FWD Mazda CX-5 Sport MT: $21,795 Mazda CX-5 Sport AT: $23,195 Mazda CX-5 Touring AT: $25,215 Mazda CX-5 Grand Touring AT...

I just got a call from a local dealership (Denver) who said their first 2016s were arriving Feb 18.

I really hope they offer the sand (tan) leather option too. There's no way I'm going for the new white ("parchment") leather, but black will be such a literal pain in the ass during the summer... The Canadian spec sheet someone posted a couple weeks ago only had the black and white options...

Nice, thanks for the links! The fatigue monitoring system, side camera, and lane-keeping assistance were all surprises to me--that's the first I've heard of them being added to the 2016. Since all the new tech is the primary reason I'm holding out for a 2016, I'm very excited! Hopefully all of...

That's awesome! Agreed with Kedis--make sure to throw up some pics for us when you get it!

I just got a call from a manager at the "August-September" dealership who had actual information. He said the 2016s were in the water, about 6 weeks out. So his estimate was mid-February.(breakn)

Yeah, 2017 is supposed to be a total redesign

What don't you like? I haven't really honed in on the exterior differences that much. The grill seems like the biggest change and I don't have very strong feelings towards that.

Yeah, I'll negotiate as hard as I can, but I'm not expecting the decision to wait to save me much money :D In the long run though, I would regret not getting what I want more than I would spending more money. Intuitively, it seems like the new infotainment system would be more safe. The...

My search for an AWD crossover SUV came to an end last week when I test drove a 2015 CX-5 GT. (It had come down to the CX-5 and the Subaru Forester. It wasn't even close after the test drive.) After seeing the upgrades coming in the 2016, I decided I had to wait. That new infotainment system...