2015 CX-5 wins UK Trailer Towing Award

[MikeM.]

CX-5 category winner (3410 pounds-3738 pounds)

http://www.thetowcarawards.com/winners/2015-1550-1699kg/

 

[Unobtanium]

Sadly this is meaningless to us here in America.

 

[MikeM.]

Sadly this is meaningless to us here in America.

A good tow rig is 80% stability and 20% power and there is plenty to glean from these tests since the gas and diesel versions share the same chassis, transmission, steering, etc.

This is what they said when towing near the upper weight rating:

We’ve been fans of the Mazda CX-5 since we first tested it in 2012. A mid-life update has rounded off a couple of rough edges and made the CX-5 into a really superb tow car.
Road and wind noise used to be excessive, but the Mazda is now a quieter car to travel in. The handbrake struggled to hold the car and caravan still when we tested the CX-5 in 2012, but now there’s an electronic parking brake and no worries about the car and caravan rolling backwards.

Other changes build on strengths rather than fix flaws. The CX-5 was already a stable tow car, but now it’s even better. It’s completely settled at 60mph, and very nearly as comfortable at 70mph. Even crosswinds don’t seem to upset the CX-5.

Tall SUVs can struggle in the lane-change test, but not the Mazda. Even when thrown around on the third and fastest run, the CX-5 took the punishment and felt like it could cope with more.

This indicates the U.S. versions, with their lower tow ratings, have a superb chassis and tow geometry that is more than up to the task

 

[Unobtanium]

A good tow rig is 80% stability and 20% power and there is plenty to glean from these tests since the gas and diesel versions share the same chassis, transmission, steering, etc.

This is what they said when towing near the upper weight rating:




This indicates the U.S. versions, with their lower tow ratings, have a superb chassis and tow geometry that is more than up to the task

Are you sure about that? 100% the same part for the 300#+ torque diesel, and the 2.0L gas burner?

Also, you're right on the points you make, but that won't stop me from being bitter that America never gets any good vehicles from the international market. No diesel Subaru. No diesel Mazda. No real Land Rovers. No GT-R until recently. On and on.