Having started production in 2012 for the 2013 model year, the first-generation Mazda CX-5 prepares to make way for a successor. Two years after the mid-cycle update for the CX-5 was introduced at the 2014 Los Angeles Auto Show, a fresh take on Mazda’s crossover SUV will take center stage at this year’s show.
Cue the first teaser for the 2017 Mazda CX-5. After playing a little bit with the contrast and lighting, the teaser reveals a wagon-like profile complemented by black plastic cladding around the wheel arches. Up front, the chrome detailing around the LED headlights and the chrome strips adorning the LED fog lights are pointers that the CX-5 is inspired by the second-gen CX-9.
Even the outline of the glasshouse oozes the newest development of the Kodo - Soul of Motion design language. Slated to debut at the 2016 Los Angeles Auto Show, the Japanese manufacturer insists that it “has refined all aspects of its award-winning compact SUV’s design and technology to deliver new dimensions of driving joy.” Cool, but what does that mean, though?
Like the Mazda3 and Mazda6 before it, the redesigned model will be gifted with G-Vectoring Control. In layman’s terms, that stands for a software that regulates engine output during cornering to improve stability. G-Vectoring Control works by adjusting the torque in response to steering inputs, thus optimizing the load on each wheel. GVC also works in rainy and snowy weather, on straightaways, and during maneuvers like the moose test.
Next to the 2017 Mazda CX-5, the Japanese automaker will also debut a one-off creation at the Los Angeles Auto Show. Nothing much is known about the second of two world premieres, save for this: “Mazda Prototype (race car).” Is it a go-faster take on the MX-5 Miata or a different animal altogether? Come November 16, our curiosity will be satisfied with an answer and live pictures.
Even the outline of the glasshouse oozes the newest development of the Kodo - Soul of Motion design language. Slated to debut at the 2016 Los Angeles Auto Show, the Japanese manufacturer insists that it “has refined all aspects of its award-winning compact SUV’s design and technology to deliver new dimensions of driving joy.” Cool, but what does that mean, though?
Like the Mazda3 and Mazda6 before it, the redesigned model will be gifted with G-Vectoring Control. In layman’s terms, that stands for a software that regulates engine output during cornering to improve stability. G-Vectoring Control works by adjusting the torque in response to steering inputs, thus optimizing the load on each wheel. GVC also works in rainy and snowy weather, on straightaways, and during maneuvers like the moose test.
Next to the 2017 Mazda CX-5, the Japanese automaker will also debut a one-off creation at the Los Angeles Auto Show. Nothing much is known about the second of two world premieres, save for this: “Mazda Prototype (race car).” Is it a go-faster take on the MX-5 Miata or a different animal altogether? Come November 16, our curiosity will be satisfied with an answer and live pictures.