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Another review from the Mazda event in BC.
https://www.nydailynews.com/autos/l...a-cx-5-signature-awd-review-article-1.4045239
I like the way this one is written, and I like the fact that they show it being driven. Check out the snow packed into the lower grille area!
"Nevertheless, even at a slower-than-usual pace, the new turbo engine didn't feel out of breath, and the automatic transmission didn't lunge into the next gear. With the drivetrain running smoothly and effortlessly, it was a rather pleasant and pretty drive.
At some point, though, I had to induce sideways snow driving to see what the AWD-GVC Plus system could do. Luckily, there were enough empty lots of varying degrees of snowflake softness to have fun. For example, my photo shoot took place in a foot of snow. Yet regardless of how many points my turns consisted of, the CX-5 (and its Toyo Observe GSi-5 tires) maneuvered as if on dry, summertime Southern California asphalt. But the space was small, which limited any hooning to sprinkled donuts.
Eventually, I found a larger area down along the Sea-to-Sky Highway. Bordered by frost-tipped evergreens and Queen Lake, I let loose. But the CX-5 was a stoic, poised son of a gun. I wanted to get squirrely, just to the edge of spin, but the stubborn thing kept its grip, steadying back into the straight and narrow. Fine. Be that way and handle this now muddy, slush box with ease. Pfft."
https://www.nydailynews.com/autos/l...a-cx-5-signature-awd-review-article-1.4045239
I like the way this one is written, and I like the fact that they show it being driven. Check out the snow packed into the lower grille area!
"Nevertheless, even at a slower-than-usual pace, the new turbo engine didn't feel out of breath, and the automatic transmission didn't lunge into the next gear. With the drivetrain running smoothly and effortlessly, it was a rather pleasant and pretty drive.
At some point, though, I had to induce sideways snow driving to see what the AWD-GVC Plus system could do. Luckily, there were enough empty lots of varying degrees of snowflake softness to have fun. For example, my photo shoot took place in a foot of snow. Yet regardless of how many points my turns consisted of, the CX-5 (and its Toyo Observe GSi-5 tires) maneuvered as if on dry, summertime Southern California asphalt. But the space was small, which limited any hooning to sprinkled donuts.
Eventually, I found a larger area down along the Sea-to-Sky Highway. Bordered by frost-tipped evergreens and Queen Lake, I let loose. But the CX-5 was a stoic, poised son of a gun. I wanted to get squirrely, just to the edge of spin, but the stubborn thing kept its grip, steadying back into the straight and narrow. Fine. Be that way and handle this now muddy, slush box with ease. Pfft."
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