long-term test
TALENT APLENTY
Mazda’s flagship oil-burning CX-5 again proves to be one of the segment’s most accomplished offerings
Driver: Ryan Bubear Ryan_Bubear
3 months 3 062 km 7,49 L/100 km
+ lovely to drive; lovely to look at; high specification level
- climbing price; comparatively small infotainment screen
Is there such thing as performance-car fatigue? A peculiar question with which to open a long-term wrap-up feature on a family crossover, I know, but bear with me. A decade or two back, my answer would have been a resounding no. You can’t have too much of a good thing, my younger self would stubbornly suggest. Nowadays, however, I don’t know.
While I appreciate the roar of an old-school V8 or having my innards rearranged by a modern launch-control system as
