THE LOWDOWN

It’s well worth paying a bit more to get into the 2.5-litre all-wheel drive over the base model automatic. There is good reason why the CX-5 has been so popular. The interior is well finished, the cabin is hushed and the driving experience is now better than ever before. When pitted against similar powerplants in this genre, it leads in power, torque and fuel economy. The benchmark just got better.