Mazda CX-5 significant update coming?

soichiro2009

Hi. I'm looking for a small SUV and the CX-5 is one of my top choices. However my buddie, informed by one of his friends, told me to hold off. He said the CX-5 will have a significant update inside out coming later this year or early next. Can anyone confirm it? What do you think?

stever

Tough question - it's only been three years since the CX-5 arrived (well, three years in January). Lots of sites indicate that a refresh is due for 2016 - I'm inclined to trust this AutoBlog story the most, which indicates there will be, at best, a mild refresh.

And it's not like Mazda screwed up the intro or that they aren't selling. It's a great rig right now (I really enjoyed test driving one earlier this year).

soichiro2009

Thanks. I found an Aussie site that said changes to the interior will be significant. It will come by the end of Nov I think. Now I'm excited. 

stever

Yeah, I found about 10 sites that say a major makeover is in the works. But I don't really believe them - those sites usually offer up a lot of conjecture and photoshop pics. Good ad-click material but my guess is that it's mostly wishful thinking.

But I've been wrong before. Who knows, Mazda may pull the wraps off something to fight back against the refreshed CR-V. That refresh is coming in the CR-V's 4th model year.

tulsamal

My wife drives 120 miles round trip 5 days a week. Her VW TDI is way, way past 300,000 miles. I would like to buy her a new CX-5. But MPG and long life are crucial to me. I just don't understand how Mazda can sell a diesel version of the CX-5 in other markets but not in the US?

So my "significant upgrade to the CX-5" is a diesel engine!! In a perfect world I would even like it with the six speed manual transmission. Which makes sense since people buy the diesel wanting the best mpg. Come on... with leather seats!