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CX marks the spot

Driver: PeetMocke

Petridish_Mooks

6 months

7 482 km

8,0 L/100 km

+ appealing styling, impressive road manners, practical for its compact size

infotainment interface isn’t class-leading

Mazda was kind enough to loan us three models for six months. First, it was the Carbon edition, then the range-topping 2,2 Akera Diesel and lastly the 2,0 Dynamic. My first impression of the Mazda CX-5 when it arrived at our offices

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