Meanwhile, Mazda says the CX-5 will continue to be targeted toward buyers looking for a more sophisticated SUV, emphasizing its crisp handling and on-road performance characteristics, which we found to be strengths of the CX-50.įor Mazda, adding another SUV model is, of course, all about gaining market share. However, we found that the CX-50, which slots in size and price between the CX-5 and CX-9 (its exterior dimensions are very close to the old CX-7) is much more adept at gobbling up miles on paved roads. Mazda is positioning the CX-50 as a more premium alternative to the Ford Bronco Sport or Subaru Forester, playing up its off-road capabilities and rugged-looking exterior crafted to appeal to active, outdoorsy buyers. The 2023 Mazda CX-50 isn’t just a CX-5 that’s 10 times better: It’s an all-new model based on the same platform as the smaller CX-30 SUV, and it is sold alongside the CX-5, the automaker’s existing compact SUV. Update: Since this first drive was originally published in November, 2021, we finished testing the Mazda CX-50.
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