2015 Mazda CX-5 Touring

When it's time to take that much-anticipated road trip, whether you're just driving up the coast or traveling cross-country, it's important to have a solid car to take you from point A to point B and back. We took a short trip from Orange County to Santa Barbara to see just how well our long-term 2015 Mazda CX-5 performed.

2015 Mazda Cx5 Profile We've had our CX-5 for two months, and while we've driven it around the city, on short weekend jaunts, and to and from work, we've never done any long drives with it. And now, we can't wait to get behind the wheel of our long-term for an even longer adventure. Our trip started in Orange County, some 130 miles from our final destination. A two-hour drive, we decided to head out early, hoping to beat some of that morning weekend traffic. Although it isn't that bad compared to a weekday, by noon, you'll be at a dead stop for a few minutes the closer you get to Los Angeles. The drive started off impressive, as we were making great time. Filling up before we set out, we hoped we wouldn't need to stop at a pump.

2015 Mazda Cx5 Front Seats During the drive from the OC to Santa Barbara, we noticed a few things. While the seats are comfortable for those shorter city drives, they can become less than supportive if sitting for hours, but a slight change in our driving position had that discomfort easing away. Although our model is powered by a four-cylinder engine, it had enough pep to keep the drive from being boring. Thanks to its tight handling, we were able to zip in and out of traffic with ease. Acceleration from a stop isn't as strong as we would have liked, but it was quick once you were already going. As with all road trips, navigation becomes a necessity rather than an option. We've had issues with the Mazda navigation system in the past, as it can be difficult to enter a destination, but once we got over the learning curve, it was easy to enter our destination. But what we really didn't like was when you wanted to cancel a route. There's one button to press to change a route destination or go a different way, but another button to cancel a route. Having those in the same area would make the system easier for owners to use.

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