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2014 Mazda CX-5 Grand Touring AWD Long-Term Road Test


I think it's a sin that our long-term 2014 Mazda CX-5 is without paddles shifters on its steering wheel. It is a Mazda right? Zoom Zoom and all that.
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But let's be realistic. This is a CUV, so if you're choosing the automatic, you expect it to shift for itself. For the odd 10% of the population that wants to shift for themselves, they'd be getting the manual option anyways.
I like to fancy myself a driving enthusiast and I much prefer the system the Mazda has. They still do it right (back for an upshift and forward for a downshift) There's just something about having the shifter next to my leg that just feels right.
And you seem to think everyone is of the same opinion. We're not.