The official distributor of Mazda vehicles in Malaysia, Bermaz Motor, has launched the new Mazda CX-5, upgraded for the 2024 model year.
Locally-assembled (CKD - Kulim, Kedah), the C-segment SUV comes in five variants (2.0 Mid 2WD, 2.0 High 2WD, 2.5 High 2WD, 2.2D High 2WD, 2.5T High AWD).
Prices (OTR, w/o insurance) start from MYR 144,469, MYR 161,469, MYR 174,960, MYR 180,322, and MYR 188,760, respectively.
Each purchase comes with a five-year/100,000 KM manufacturer’s warranty, and a five-year/100,000 KM free maintenance program.
Seven exterior colours. Soul Red Crystal, Machine Grey, Snowflake White Pearl, Platinum Quartz, Deep Crystal Blue, Polymetal Grey, and Jet Black.
Weighing in at 1,588 KG (2.0 Mid 2WD, 2.0 High 2WD), 1,604 KG (2.5 High 2WD), 1,671 KG (2.2D High 2WD) and 1,718 KG (2.5T High AWD), the new CX-5 stands at 4,575 MM long, 1,845 MM wide, 1,675 MM (2.0 Mid 2WD, 2.0 High 2WD) and 1,680 MM (2.5 High 2WD, 2.2D High 2WD, 2.5T High AWD) tall, and with a wheelbase spanning 2,700 MM.
Elegantly stocky, it parades a refined exterior with smooth and clean surfaces, making up sleek and seamless character lines.
The front-end gets a new Mazda wing trim in silver, a new 3D-textured all-black grille, and a redesigned lower central air-intake.
Sportily minimalistic, it has a rear-end that is solid and curvy, with flowing lines and muscular quarter panels.
Fitted is a sleek roof-edge spoiler, and a lower bumper black cladding that matches the surrounding body (front lip, side skirts, fenders).
Framed sharp and slim, the headlamps are full LED units, with LED Daytime Running Lights (DRL), and automatic On/Off and levelling functions.
Variants 2.0 High 2WD, 2.5 High 2WD, 2.2D High 2WD and 2.5T High AWD add on signature illumination, and High Beam Control (HBC).
Slim and wrapped-around, the new tail lamps are LED units, with signature illumination for variants 2.0 High 2WD, 2.5 High 2WD, 2.2D High 2WD and 2.5T High AWD.
Accompanying the layout is a set of LED fog lamps.
The side mirrors are electronically-powered (fold, adjust) with turn indicators.
Variants 2.0 High 2WD, 2.5 High 2WD, 2.2D High 2WD and 2.5T High AWD, add on Blind Spot Monitors (BSM).
Installed is a setup of ventilated (front) and solid (rear) disc brakes, incorporating an Electronic Parking Brake (EPB) with Auto Brake Hold system.
Variants 2.0 Mid 2WD and 2.0 High 2WD ride on a set of 17-Inch alloy rims, wrapped in 225/65 R17 Continental CrossContact LX Sport tyres.
Variants 2.5 High 2WD, 2.2D High 2WD and 2.5T High AWD get a set of 19-Inch alloy rims, wrapped in 225/55 R19 Toyo Proxes R46 tyres.
The new CX-5 has a tiered dashboard design, practical and premium-looking with high levels of craftsmanship.
Blending soft- and hard-touch panels, it sees all-black leather with silver trimmings (dashboard, steering wheel, centre console).
Button accessibilities for the systems and the overall layout are well put, as it is driver oriented and non-cluttered with easy reachability.
Variant 2.0 Mid 2WD comes with a 4.6-Inch Colour TFT-LCD Standard Display instrument cluster.
Variant 2.0 High 2WD gets a 4.6-Inch Colour TFT-LCD Multi-Information Display (MID) instrument cluster.
Variants 2.5 High 2WD and 2.2D High 2WD upgrade to a 7-Inch Colour TFT-LCD Multi-Information Display (MID) instrument cluster.
Variant 2.5T High AWD adds on an Active Driving Display heads-up unit (HUD - colour windshield-projection).
Premium quality interior, the five-seater comes with variant specific appointments.
Variant 2.0 Mid 2WD gets fabric (black) upholstered seats, featuring six- (driver) and four-way (passenger) manual adjustments.
Variant 2.0 High 2WD upgrades to full leather (black), 10- (driver) and six-way (passenger) powered adjustments, and a two-position memory function.
Variants 2.5 High 2WD, 2.2D High 2WD and 2.5T High AWD add on a ventilation function (front).
Standard, the rear sees a bench seat, with a 40:20:40 split-fold configuration and a fold-out centre armrest.
Cabin space is comfortable. Plenty of head, shoulder and leg rooms, providing front and rear occupants ample mobility. Sufficient and generous, courtesy of its fairly big and stocky body.
Mounted is a three-spoke black leather with silver trimming steering wheel.
Incorporated are multi-switches (Bluetooth, hands-free, audio, cruise control), paddle shifters (2.0 High 2WD, 2.5 High 2WD, 2.2D High 2WD, 2.5T High AWD), and column adjustments (tiptronic, tilt, telescopic).
Steering is aided by an Electronic Power Assisted Steering (EPAS) system.
Numerous storage areas. E.g., side door and back seat pockets, glove box, partitioned and caverned centre console spaces, and armrest pockets.
Provided are four cup holders (two - front, rear) and four bottle holders (two - front, rear - door pockets).
Installed are four USB ports (front, rear), one 12 V socket (front), and one wireless charger (front).
Accessing its powered-tailgate (remote-operated - key-fob) with an adjustable height function (2.0 High 2WD, 2.5 High 2WD, 2.2D High 2WD, 2.5T High AWD) opens up to 442-Litres of boot space.
The new CX-5 (2.0 High 2WD, 2.5 High 2WD, 2.2D High 2WD, 2.5T High AWD) comes with the Mazda i-ACTIVSENSE suite of Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS).
Grouped are Adaptive Front-Lighting System (AFS), High Beam Control (HBC), Blind Spot Monitoring (BSM), Rear Cross Traffic Alert (RCTA), Lane Departure Warning System (LDWS), Lane-Keep Assist System (LAS), Driver Attention Alert (DAA) with Driver Monitoring, Smart City Brake Support (SCBS) with Front and Rear, Smart Brake Support (SBS), Mazda Radar Cruise Control (MRCC) with Stop/Go, and Cruising and Traffic Support (CTS).
Standard, others include Anti-lock Braking System (ABS), Electronic Brake-Force Distribution (EBD), Brake Assist (BA), Dynamic Stability Control (DSC), Traction Control System (TCS) (with Off-road Traction Assist - 2.5T High AWD), Emergency Stop Signal (ESS), Hill Launch Assist (HLA), and Electronic Parking Brake (EPB) with Auto Brake Hold.
Passive safety comprises six airbags (driver-passenger, front side, front-rear curtain), seat belts (anchors, reminders, pre-tensioners), ISOFIX (anchors, top tethers), rear-view mirror (interior - auto-dimming), parking sensors (four - front, rear, 2.0 Mid 2WD - rear), parking cameras (reverse with guideline - 2.0 Mid 2WD, 360-degree view monitor - 2.0 High 2WD, 2.5 High 2WD, 2.2D High 2WD, 2.5T High AWD), engine-immobiliser with anti-theft system, auto-door-lock, and walk-away-lock.
Three drive modes available – Normal and Sport (2.0 Mid 2WD, 2.0 High 2WD, 2.5 High 2WD, 2.5T High AWD), and Off-road.
Installed is an 8.0-Inch Mazda Connect digital touchscreen infotainment system that supports multi-function commander control, voice recognition, Bluetooth, Apple CarPlay and Android Auto (wireless), and navigation.
The Mazda G-Vectoring Control Plus (GVC Plus) technology helps improve steering response, in turn, making the driving more proficient and intuitive.
Paired with the Mazda i-ACTIVSENSE suite of ADAS, cruising through the city or speeding through the highway will be a more relaxing experience.
Installed with a six-speaker setup.
Harbouring in the new CX-5 is Mazda’s SkyActiv-G powertrain, featuring variant-specific setups (petrol/diesel, naturally-aspirated/turbocharged).
Variants 2.0 Mid 2WD and 2.0 High 2WD get a 2.0-Litre, naturally-aspirated, four-cylinder 16-valve, DOHC with VVT petrol engine, producing 162 HP at 6,000 RPM and 213 NM of torque at 4,000 RPM.
Variant 2.5 High 2WD has a 2.5-Litre, naturally-aspirated, four-cylinder 16-valve, DOHC with VVT petrol engine, producing 192 HP at 6,000 RPM and 258 NM of torque at 4,000 RPM.
Variant 2.5T High AWD features a 2.5-Litre, turbocharged, four-cylinder 16-valve, DOHC with VVT petrol engine, producing 228 HP at 5,000 RPM and 420 NM of torque at 2,000 RPM.
Variant 2.2D High 2WD churns with a 2.2-Litre, naturally-aspirated, four-cylinder 16-valve, DOHC diesel engine, producing 188 HP at 4,500 RPM and 450 NM of torque at 2,000 RPM.
Mated to the setups is a SkyActiv-Drive six-speed automatic with manual shift mode transmission.
Power is sent to the front wheels (2WD) for variants 2.0 Mid 2WD, 2.0 High 2WD, 2.5 High 2WD and 2.2D High 2WD, and to all wheels (AWD) for variant 2.5T High AWD.
0 to 100 KM/H is done in 10.4 seconds (2.0 Mid 2WD, 2.0 High 2WD), 8.8 seconds (2.5 High 2WD, 2.5T High AWD) and 9.1 seconds (2.2D High 2WD).
Top speed is 176 KM/H (2.0 Mid 2WD, 2.0 High 2WD), 196 KM/H (2.5 High 2WD, 2.5T High AWD) and 206 KM/H (2.2D High 2WD).
The fuel tank capacity is 56-Litres (2.0 Mid 2WD, 2.0 High 2WD, 2.5 High 2WD, 2.2D High 2WD) and 58-Litres (2.5T High AWD).
The new CX-5 has Mazda Advanced Keyless Entry with engine Start/Stop button, automatic walk-away-lock function, Electronic Parking Brake (EPB) with Auto Brake Hold, powered-tailgate (remote-operated, key-fob), dual-zone automatic air-conditioning (rear air-vents), steering wheel (column adjustments, paddle shifters, multi-function, cruise control, EPAS), wireless charger, Apple CarPlay/Android Auto (wireless), electronically-powered seats (driver with memory), auto-dimming interior rear-view mirror, parking sensors (four - front, rear, 2.0 Mid 2WD - rear), parking cameras (reverse with guideline - 2.0 Mid 2WD, 360-degree view monitor - 2.0 High 2WD, 2.5 High 2WD, 2.2D High 2WD, 2.5T High AWD), Blind-Spot Monitor (BSM) (2.0 High 2WD, 2.5 High 2WD, 2.2D High 2WD, 2.5T High AWD), automatic headlamps (On/Off, levelling), automatic wipers (intermittent, rain sensing), and interior illumination.
Rear air-vents are provided.
Spacious and comfortable, the ride quality is good with a handling that is more refined and sturdier.
Installed in the new reinforced chassis is a suspension setup of MacPherson struts (front) and multi-link (rear).
Aiding the drive is the Mazda G-Vectoring Control Plus (GVC Plus) technology.
Sound insulation is adequate with all the NVH (noise, vibration, harshness) aspects accounted for.
The cabin is able to suppress unwanted wind, road and tyre noises well, and make them barely noticeable.
The new 2024 Mazda CX-5 is well equipped with enhancements. Notably, to its driving dynamics, comfort and convenience.
Quality of the equipment installed, inside and outside of the car impresses with the upscale, mature design and restrained detailing.
Ultimately, it is a decent daily SUV that offers advanced safety features, refined ride quality and a stylish body design altogether.