Talking Cars 359: Driving the CX-50, Mazda’s Answer to the Subaru Outback
Plus, what does it mean when you say you “rent” cars from an automaker?
Main theme: Mazda is taking on the popular Subaru Outback with its new CX-50 compact SUV. It’s a companion—not a replacement—for the CX-5, and it’s built at a new factory that Mazda opened with Toyota. Is there room for this in-betweener to fit into a crowded SUV market? We’ll share our impressions from the time we spent in a top-of-the-line CX-50 that we rented from Mazda. We also just bought our own midrange model for our test program.
Audience question: When CR says it rents cars from manufacturers, what does that mean? Some of the cars you’ve rented aren’t even on sale yet! What gives?
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- Driving the New Kia Sportage, episode 358
- The Chevrolet Corvette Goes Electric, episode 357
- Driving the 2022 Kia Sorento Hybrid, episode 356
- 2022 New York Auto Show, episode 355
- Everything You Want to Know About EVs, episode 354
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