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So after suffering through heavy winter rains here in Northern California which, most of the time, rendered my back up cam totally useless because of water on the lens, my CX-5 was rear-ended two weeks ago and I'm currently driving a Chevy Malibu loaner while it's being repaired. Two deficiencies in the Mazda are readily apparent in this comparison. First, what everyone already knows, is the infotainment system in the 2013 is just pathetic compared to this current-model Chevy. The one in the loaner is incredibly intuitive and easy to use. But the real shocker is when it rains and I get in the car expecting the camera rear-view to be totally obscured like in the Mazda, and it's not. It's always clear as a bell! Upon closer examination, GM had the common sense to tuck the camera lens further back into the deck lid at the top of the license plate mount so that it is protected from rain. Now why in the hell didn't Mazda think of that 4 short years ago?!(scratch)