The floor-hinged accelerator pedal feels better than the more common version that is suspended above the floor, the well-crafted steering wheel is directly in front of the driver and not offset at a slight angle, and all of the front-seat armrests are at the same height for optimal comfort. First-rate materials and a fabulous layout make it feel especially upscale. Wake up inside the top-tier CX-5 models and you might think you've been abducted by kidnappers driving an Audi or a Mercedes. We also tested a CX-5 with the more powerful turbocharged four-cylinder and standard all-wheel drive it earned 30 mpg on our 200-mile highway fuel-economy route, which was 3 mpg higher than its EPA rating. The front-drive, non-turbo CX-5 improved on that performance by 1 mpg. The all-wheel-drive, non-turbocharged version earned 32 mpg, which matched the Honda CR-V we tested. However, in our testing, the Mazda was the only one to exceed its EPA highway rating. The CX-5 has average EPA estimates-25 mpg city and 31 mpg highway for front-wheel drive, nonturbo models-compared with rivals that have similar power.
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