Stery and plcture by )lm Robin~son Motrolond media Mazda Mid kb S41ctlv approsh ta fuel econon la by n»' a ws4nown and unclv- wang t oup kw<k ptUwat nuftmb am ni> r* OMi the cmi la se on lobrSklg the wftnmo timon r<l ofes a remoting to eiocbfrIme Mer"a lse nhtIsi alliiMOI thy Mede te MW vote WD M d «« eroerkt Od 0"e bel»M V"~ con mon mnountas qMn ml SkywM S4woti erns. am n» fcuid Ihi mof b rodc lnc$idi 111 Made3 md Ma deS and w8t e.çmdkt ito othernmevng mnodels as repleSrm~ comn dlown Ou me Cu- la offered in mazda% faml#p W«ve trIM las "-WUng et $22,995 for the bas GX. $28.65 for the GS and $3.250 for the G! not Wwcludin a shippirg fée of A 2.04WIr 001C ife, fooecA4nder Skèec- iv engine tsokwd inthe GXpro&jcing155 hp mnd 150 lb/lt of torque. Standad trans. mission ils MUrdas own sb*peed rniml wfth a *i*spee a00"il ptoe. am the GS «0 G! coS with the bWer 2.5.litre Sk>ecti DONir Mmourvcyllnder producirg 184 hp and M8 lb/lt of taque. Theevù-p.ee autornatic ls standard. Th. GX ard GS are eandard with front. whftkrWv with atkd*ewhee<rv optonial on GS. The >lff system is standar on the Fuel corisumpotion an th. FWD GS ws 8.3/6.2V/00 km (34/46 mWO cfty/h<i- voi On the GS with AW40 and G!. fuel m bers are 8.5/6.6100O km (33/43 mplo lTe 2014 Mazda CX-5 (AWO GT model sho.n) is the brarKIs ffrst CLIV that emp#hs SIWcflv toehnoEcy t la*e on nmcaoi soMios ta fuel sa*ftv insteed of alweectflc or hybM~ dflwe. cIty/Nhwal. The GX ès already welWufipped with fe. tures such as tire pressure monitor, rear wiper/washer, air condtonkng, hili hald as- sist, six-way driver seat 60/40 soit/fold rear seat. cruise and all the safely aids such as stabllty conrail ABS wlth brake asslst andf faur-hee disc braies. mhe GS tales that up a notch wlth powear moorirof, blind spot monitoring. rear cam- era, ran-semnn wiper. heated front seats (cloth) wite the back seat is a 40/20/40 spint. At the top of the ladder is the GT as test- ed, that has ail of the above plus leather seatrg. dual zone cilmate ontrol, big 19- inch wheefs and the Intelligent Kley system. which automaftiady locks the car when you are three paces frorn I. But what 1 v4anted ta find mgt ls just how well Slk)ti works in the CX- with AWD and a curb weegh af 1,604 4g When 1 tumned the CX-5 on for the first time, the average consumption rating showed aàw*n Puting Mazda's Skyactiv to the CUV testI 15.7L/100 km, w4hict i sn't very good, but 1 was determined ta botter tiiet. Aller 91 km of city drivim 1 ws down ta 15.2 - si flot good.I Time, distance and steady drIvng are the keys ta botter mileage, sa the plan was a- 500 km round trip from my home near 1<> ronto to London and bacK1 The CX-5 relies on engineering not hrybrid assls, sa Rt is incwTlbort on the driver ta be prudent with his/her drivng habits for a reosonable return in real life motoringstu-~ ations. Sa 1 cauld have hugged the Inskife o n crulse et 100 km/h and drafted trucks to London and back but there is not realistic, flot ta say stupid. on Canada s busiest hy:h- w%, the 401. The flow of traffic. especialfy on a Frilay altemoon us"aly us around 115-120 km/h and ushig cruise is impossible with the wavrig in and out. mhe ordy thWC ta do vas go with the fiow but by 407 w«t where it joins 401 west 1 was alooady dm~ ta 13.2t/100. 1 bled ta go as steody es possible and by London the readout said 10.5. One féature on the CX-5. wfwch helped a lot vm the bknd spo mnonito whlch ls stan- dard on the GS and GTi Pulling out ta pass, the Blind Spot Moni- torig systemn activates witti a chime alert and a yellow ico<i shows on the outside mir- ror but it alsa helps as a gauge of distance ta know when Its safe ta pull in. As you pass and get far enough ahead, the icon goes out. By holding a steady pace, then its a motter of gliding into the lane to Couiniàed on page 28