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    A statement from Mazda about emissions

    This was stated yesterday, I believe. A number of Mazdas stakeholders have expressed concern as a result of the emissions scandal involving Volkswagens diesel vehicles in North America. Mazda would like to take this opportunity to give its view on this issue. In compliance with the law, Mazda...
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    CX5 comparison with VW Tiguan (UK)

    I used to have a Tiguan but prefer the CX5 which I've had for 2 years. Latest Whatcar comparison is here
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    Updated CX-5 Model (2014) for UK

    Only a few changes. See here
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    UK - Are Tomtom Live Services really this bad?

    After waiting for over a year to get the Live Services working, I had a chance to see how they fared over the last couple of days of short(ish) distances along local roads, the M180 and M18 . I am not impressed: (1) A (working) speed camera which has been in place for about 15 years was not...
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    (UK) Auto Express New Car Awards for this year

    The two latest Mazda cars are in the list. Auto Express New Car Awards Winners 2013 City Car Skoda Citigo Supermini Ford Fiesta Compact family car SEAT Leon Family Car Mazda 6 Five-seat MPV Ford B-MAX Estate Car Skoda Octavia Estate Crossover Mazda CX-5 Compact SUV Range Rover Evoque Large...
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    AWD CX-5 in Snow and a Rough 0 - 60 in Wet

    It's the 2.5 litre which will only be sold in a few countries. I say rough 0 - 60 as I think he is just using the speedometer rather than an accurate speed measuring device. here
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    Test of Winter tyres compared to AWD

    I didn't realise winter tyres were so good in slippery conditions The snow wasn't deep, though. But as he said, AWD better up the hills, winter tyres better when you have to come down. The TEST
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    Mazda expected to go into profit due to CX-5 sales

    Brief info. here Also, Skyactiv planes are here
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    Ford Escape/Kuga

    I believe the UK's Kuga is just about equivalent to the Escape in America. The new Kuga has recently had a few reviews and maybe they are of interest to those who have posted about thinking of buying an Escape. One is here and the other here
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    (UK) Whatcar - CX5 diesel auto beats...

    In January's 'Whatcar', CX5 beats Honda CR-V, VW Tigaun (whcih I used to have) and Kia Sportage. It is the 2.2D 175 Sport AWD auto. Good performance as well - 0 to 60 mph in 8.3 sec
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    Disguising the CX-5 before launch

    All manufacturers use a camouflage to hide aspects of their new cars. Here is Mazda's camouflage design.
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    UK - latest Manufactures' Reliability Table

    Found here
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    CX5 - various tests on track

    Australian rally tester
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    High demand for Skyactiv - Mazda increasing production

    Article is here
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    CX5 gets 5 stars in the Euro NCAP tests for safety

    The CX-5 scored - 94% for adult occupant protection, 87% child occupant protection, 64% pedestrian safety and 86% safety assist systems. To see the full results for the CX, and also for other cars, see the Eurocap site EDIT: To add there is a link on the site to see the videos of the crashes
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    Short review (mostly diesel) in a magazine

    April17th - it's here Overall impression was: The Mazda CX-5 showed real promise as a model that could come into the crossover class and deliver something different an SUV that really was great to drive. From prototype to production, it has lost some of its sharpness, but it still remains up...
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    Mazda 2 and the Wall of Death

    I'm being a bit of an imposter, as I joined for the CX5 forum. However, I don't know if the following has been posted (had a quick look) but it may be of interest to the Mazda 2 followers. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/motoringvideo/9186004/MotoWallofDeath040412.mov.html And how it was...
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    Silly question maybe, but why is it called the 2013 model and not 2012 in the USA

    Have I missed the obvious answer?
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    About to buy, some questions and comments

    Great forum - been reading it for a few weeks. Main problem is the spec in the USA and Australia and UK are different, so comparisons and evaluation are difficult. The Australian spec is the most similar to the UK. The CX5 has not had a proper comparison test here (I have a Tiguan diesel at the...
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