Mazda CX-5

Mazda CX-5

Manufacturer	Mazda
Production	2012-
Predecessor	Mazda Tribute
Class	Compact crossover SUV
Body style	4-door Crossover
Layout	Front engine, front-wheel drive / four-wheel drive
Platform	MAZDA SKYACTIV platform

The Mazda CX-5 is Mazda's first car featuring the new KODO - Soul of Motion Design language first shown in the Shinari concept vehicle in May 2010. It is also the first vehicle featuring the company's Skyactiv Technology featuring a rigid, lightweight platform, combined with a new series of efficient engines and transmissions resulting in reduced emissions and fuel consumption. The model was first shown at the September 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show.
The CX-5 will be available with both front and all-wheel drive, powered by a 2.0 petrol engine sporting 162 bhp (121 kW; 164 PS)/155 lb·ft (210 N·m) averaging an estimated 48 mpg_-imp (5.9 L/100 km; 40 mpg_-US) emitting around 139 g/km. It will also be available with a 2.2 liter sequential turbodiesel with either 147 bhp (110 kW; 149 PS)/280 lb·ft (380 N·m) or 173 bhp (129 kW; 175 PS)/310 lb·ft (420 N·m), emitting an estimated 119 and 139 g/km, respectively. Fuel consumption for the entry-level diesel engine with front wheel drive is 63 mpg_-imp (4.5 L/100 km; 52 mpg_-US).
The U.S. version of CX-5 is debuted at the Los Angeles Auto Show. The only engine available when the vehicle is released is a direct-injected, 2.0-liter four-cylinder Skyactiv-G gasoline engine with 155 bhp (116 kW; 157 PS), which is less than the 163 bhp (122 kW; 165 PS) first reported.
The Mazda CX-5 will replace the utilitarian Mazda Tribute in the compact SUV segment which had become among Mazda's less charismatic offerings.