The 2022 Mazda CX-5 review – SUV is upwardly mobile

dailyrecord.co.uk:

MAZDA’S popular CX-5 has just been given a fresh new look for 2022 as well as a raft of technical and engineering improvements.

As a result, the upmarket Japanese marque’s family-sized SUV has even more kerb appeal and it is also better to drive and more comfortable.

The CX-5 has been with us now for more than a decade and this is its third major change in that time.It is a very important vehicle in the Mazda family as it accounts for 25 per cent of all its UK sales, so the latest changes have been designed to keep it competitive in a very tough market sector that has loads of choice.Since its launch back in 2012, more than 70,000 have been snapped-up by UK buyers.As a result, the designers have elected to merely update its award-winning Kodo design with new front and rear bumpers, new headlight and tail light clusters and new grilles to give it a sharper, more modern look.There are now no fewer than 20 models in the 2022 CX-5 line-up, which features five trim levels: SE-L, Newground, Sport, Sport Black and GT Sport.For the first time, individual model grades feature subtle styling changes to give customers the option of choosing a CX-5 with a unique character and focus.As before, the entry point to the CX-5 range is the SE-L model, which is offered with either the 165PS Skyactiv-G petrol or 150PS Skyactiv-D engine.

Prices start at £28,145.Making its debut, the Newground model is only offered with the Skyactiv-G engine and features a more rugged look with front and rear silver underguard trims matched to silver lower body side skirts, black door mirrors and 19in black diamond cut alloy wheels.Lime green accents in the grille are replicated inside with lime green air vent trims, while the Newground’s black