To the design, the big black grille of my tester gets a nice glossy rib across the top, while as part of the new Kodo philosophy a thin strip of chrome highlights the outline of the grille’s bottom half, extending upwards at each outermost point before melding into the headlamp clusters for a particularly artistic approach to industrial design. White is the new silver, now the most popular “colour” on the road, and I must admit to liking this new trend, as it’s a very practical choice if repairs are ever needed, plus it’s especially nice to photograph.
I think it’s especially attractive in Crystal White Pearl paint, the lightest shade offered especially effective in highlighting the darker elements of the upper and lower grilles, fog lamp surrounds, window pillars, hatch/spoiler buttresses, and lower body cladding, not to mention its various lighting elements that visually pop in contrast to the starkness of this unpigmented hue. The CX-5 is a good example of following this brand principle.īefore even sliding inside the driver’s seat the CX-5 captures the attention with tastefullyĮlegant good looks. Certainly it’s difficult to compare a racetrack-capable rear-drive two-seat drop-top to a front- and all-wheel drive compact crossover SUV, but the Hiroshima-based automaker has worked hard to create and maintain a sporty image despite having to sell within more rudimentary auto segments in order to make a buck. There’s a little bit of MX-5 in every vehicle Mazda builds, or at least that’s what they want us to think.
MX-5 roadster that’s so good looking (and will no doubt perform brilliantly) that it’ll be vying for premium sports car buyers. The stragglers still to be updated include the subcompact Mazda2 hatchback, Mazda5 mini minivan, and the Next was the CX-5 that I’m reviewing here, which also arrived in 2012 as a 2013 model, followed up by the 2014 Mazda6 and same model year of Mazda3. Oddly, Mazda’s oldest chassis design, and the only one to still roll on a Ford undercarriage and use blue-oval mechanicals, was the first of its models to get the new Kodo design language, debuting on the 2013 CX-9. This is what Mazda has done with its new “KODO – Soul of Motion” design direction, first shown in the 2010 Shinari concept, after which the production results have been very intriguing. Language for an entire brand that transfers just as nicely from the long flowing lines of a sports car or midsize sedan to a compact hatchback or crossover utility. It’s one thing to come up with a good looking well designed car or SUV, and quite another to craft a unique yet attractive design
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