Mazda has introduced a new compact crossover SUV, the CX-5. The CX-5 is the first Mazda as well as the first compact SUV with Mazda’s new advanced safety technology called ‘Smart City Brake Support’ (SCBS), which helps a driver to avoid or minimise the impact of a frontal collision when driving at low speeds – under 32kmph - in the city or in slow moving traffic.
There is a choice of four equipment levels - SE-L, SE-L Nav, Sport and Sport Nav with manual and automatic options - a SKYACTIV-G 2.0-litre 165bhp 2-wheel drive (2WD) petrol engine and SKYACYTIV-D 2.2-litre 150bhp and 2.2-litre 175bhp diesel engines with two and all-wheel drive choices.
The technology, which is standard across the Mazda CX-5 range, uses a laser sensor mounted at the top of the windscreen to detect a vehicle or obstacle in front of the CX-5, when driving at speeds between 2.5 and 32kmph. If the driver fails to slow his/her vehicle appropriately, or to take avoiding action, SCBS automatically activates the brakes and reduces the engine output at the same time.
