Mazda’s new Skyactiv-Z engine is shaping up as its most important combustion bet yet, and the next-gen CX-5 will be first in line to use it. Mazda has made it clear that combustion engines are still ...

Back in 2023, I stood at a briefing about the upcoming Mazda CX-90. The new three-row crossover SUV was meant to lead the automaker’s lineup and serve as the flagship. Its infotainment system? Another ...

Despite its critics and moves toward electrification, the internal combustion engine is not yet dead. Though its design for passenger vehicles may have begun to reach its apex with Mazda’s Skyactiv ...

Despite integrating a large touchscreen, Mazda says the new CX-5 was designed with multiple safeguards. Despite many automakers adopting large touchscreens, Mazda initially stuck with its rotary ...

Shouldn't Mazda be done with the CX-5? Almost four years ago it introduced the slightly larger CX-50 as the apparent successor product. Built in the Mazda-Toyota assembly plant in Huntsville, Alabama, ...

You could imagine Mazda leaning into that with a clean-sheet redesign. Instead, it remains almost stubbornly calm about the whole thing. That restraint feels intentional. This new SUV clearly evolves ...

Mazda provided flights from Washington, DC, to San Diego and accommodation so Ars could drive the CX-5. Ars does not accept paid editorial content. ENCINITAS, Calif.—Its sales may have been buoyed of ...

The 2026 CX-5 gets its first new platform since the original was introduced in 2013, and my, CX-5, how you’ve grown. The new iteration is 4.5 inches longer, 0.6 inch wider, and just over an inch ...

Mazda’s redesigned 2026 CX-5 compact SUV features a fully modern multimedia system, more interior room and standard all-wheel drive — but it didn’t lose its sporty character despite its bigger ...

I’m pleased to report that the redesigned 2026 Mazda CX-5 still earns the description that many of us in this business gave its predecessor: “It’s the cheap crossover that doesn’t suck to drive.” But ...

Mazda has increased the size of the 2026 CX-5, giving it an interior with much more backseat and cargo room. The additional room makes the new CX-5 much more comfortable for backseat passengers, and ...

Mazda adds 4.5 inches of length to the CX-5 for 2026, and refines the steering and suspension for an even livlier feel. Powertrain is largely carryover, with a few minor refinements. Prices start at ...