I would like to see Mazda have parking sensors standard instead of an option. Maybe the door perhaps or under the climate control vents. The rear heated seat buttons are hidden in the cup holder/armrest compartment which should have been rethought and moved elsewhere. They should have just offered the 2 features on the Grand Touring and not made the Signature trim.

From what I understand it is available however it is only on the signature trim which is a lot more money than the Grand Touring package with just 2 more features. But instead it just keeps you a distance away from the car in front and you have to steer yourself. Mazda offers plenty of safety features which is nice, however I would like for their adaptive cruise control to have lane centering in conjunction with adaptive cruise like a lot of other car brands like Hyundai or Kia. The ride quality is decent to me, all cars in this class pretty much drive the absolute same. I am a huge fan of the exterior paint jobs that Mazda offers, their soul red crystal is the best paint job in the industry and their white is pretty nice as well. The materials used in the interior are very nice and makes it seem like a German luxury car inside. The speedometer is digital however it is clean and sophisticated compared to other digital speedometers that cram in so much information into the tachometer screen.

The heads up display is very functional and it is nice to have. The technology is above it’s class, the rotary dial to use the infotainment is absolutely great and I wish every manufacturer did this but it seems that most car manufacturers are going away from it. The 2021 Mazda CX-5 Grand Touring genuinely seems like a luxury car.

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