*In my favorite class of vehicles, I had the chance to take the 2025 Mazda CX-5 Carbon Turbo for a spin. After previously enjoying the CX-50 on a joyride, it’s difficult to compare the two directly.

Mazda launched the current generation CX-5 in 2016. Over the last decade, Mazda has given the CX-5 some updates, but Mazda’s biggest mover hasn’t seen a massive generational shift. Even though Mazda ...

The 2025 Mazda CX-5 Carbon Edition does its best to balance the automaker’s three pillars of sportiness, luxury, and affordability. That’s a lot of plates to spin, but in the near decade since Mazda ...

With the second generation CX-5, Mazda retained most of the sporty handling that made the first-generation enjoyable, but this SUV is much more mature now with vastly improved ride comfort, noise ...

Mazda’s new CX-5 achieved a five-star Euro NCAP safety result, outperforming other recent SUVs for pedestrian safety.

Justin Kaehler is a Los Angeles-based writer who has been writing about and photographing cars since the mid-2000s. With this much time in the biz, his editorial credentials are many—he can’t remember ...

In this instalment of Drive Time John examines the new Mazda CX-5, which features a new style as well as stacks of new technology, and looks at the cost and danger of not defrosting your car properly ...