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An antidote of such acceleration ills has arrived comprising Mazda’s larger, 2.5-liter four-cylinder engine, which arrives regular in the Touring and Grand Touring models for the 2014 model year. (The 2.0-liter carries on on the Sport trim and, unlike the 2.5, that is obtainable just with a six-speed auto, can still become particular using a six-speed manual.) Although bigger by half a liter, a new mill bumps output by 29 horsepower and 35 lb-ft of torque. So endowed, our CX-5 cracked off a 7.6-second 0-to-60 time and knocked down the quarter in 15.8. Welcome improvements to be assured, but at the expense of some mpg.



Our long-term 2013 CX-5 Touring AWD with the 2.0-liter and automatic has averaged a great 28 mpg in mixed driving, but the 2014 2.5-liter test car returned only 21 mpg. Full disclosure: Approximately 40 percent on the mileage in our 2.5-liter test car was accrued in foot-to-the-floor, no-quarter-given driving in the backwoods of northern Michigan. More restraint in the accelerator could yield results closer to the certified EPA mixed quantity of 26 mpg. Both engines are rated to tow about 2000 pounds, enough tugging power for personal watercraft and small cargo trailers.

But the numbers only tell a part of the story. Whereas the 155-hp, 2.0-liter CX-5 is a willing but weak companion, the 184-hp, 2.5-liter car is a little an instigator, cutting and running in traffic situations in which the base car would best hold out for the wider opening. All the chassis goodness from the 2.0-liter CX-5 remains, plus the linear response and feedback from the electrically assisted steering are arguably best in class. It is a well-balanced, cogently damped package that follows through on turn-in along with the routine predictability of the Michael Bay summer blockbuster.

Although the braking components are far from exotic-single-pot calipers throughout, 11.7-inch vented front rotors and 11.9-inch solid rotors in back-Mazda has tuned the setup well, and our CX-5 2.5 stopped from 70 mph in 166 feet.

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