After weeks of new car shopping, we picked up a 2017 CX5 GT Premium last weekend. We test drove a CRV (both of us disliked it - felt too much like a minivan and I disliked the CVT), Ford Escape Titanium 2.0 (too much plastic on the interior and too cramped), and the Forester XT (I loved it, even the CVT was responsive, but my wife couldn't get comfortable in the drivers seat). In spite of her discomfort of the seat, we almost pulled the trigger on the XT - had the deal worked out and ready to roll when the we decided to go drive the CX5. The power didn't compare to the XT, but everything else was a a huge step above. Coming from a 2013 BMW X5 Diesel and a 2016 Audi SQ5, the CX5 had a similar German feel to it. Looking forward to contributing to the forum!
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