Motor Trend Sport/Utility of the Year Contender: 2013 Mazda CX-5

[Macksma]

Mercedes-Benz GL is the Motor Trend SUV of the year. The GL350 starts at $63,305 with the top level GL550 starts at about $88,500 (mpg 17/21). In the end, Motor Trend's judges narrowed the field of 11 eligible models down to just three. Besides the GL, these were the Nissan Pathfinder and the Ford Escape.
http://www.motortrend.com/oftheyear/suv/1212_2013_motor_trend_suv_of_the_year_mercedes_benz_gl/

 

[CX-SV]

"Both CUVs are based on the same platform**[/COLOR], and while the Ford can realistically make the best-in-class claim, the Mazda simply can't."

Read more: http://www.motortrend.com/oftheyear...he_year_contenders/viewall.html#ixzz29O5AcJHm

Luv that quote, they are truly incompetent at MT.

Another MT non-event, GLxxx is the winner, let's hope it's more reliable than last GL, R, ML's that came out of Alabama factory, all were crap from reliability standpoint (I used to own a 06 ML).

**Edit: Looks like MT just edited the online article, to something about both CUVs being in the same segment. Somebody at MT is paying attention.

 

[kampfire]

This article is really hack reporting. Also the 1.6L escape could only manage 17.7 mpg in their test.

So using their criteria for the escape.

The Criteria
DESIGN ADVANCEMENT
Sure it looks completely different than the previous gen escape.
ENGINEERING EXCELLENCE
"rattled and shook violently over bumps. "The NVH was shocking, as if body panels were about to start popping off..."
How many recalls has the escape had in the 1st year already?
PERFORMANCE OF INTENDED FUNCTION
Carries people, has good cargo and interior space.
EFFICIENCY
17.7mpg!!!!!!!!!! Even the big GL did better.
SAFETY
Good on saftey no qualms here.
VALUE
Most expensive in the segment.

Sounds like they really nailed it.

Yet the worst they could say on the cx-5 was that it was slow and the base interior wasn't up to snuff. hmmmm

 

[tsx2004]

It feels like MT got paid by ML. it's disappointing.