Official 2026 Mazda CX-5 Pics and Details Released

[nickswhip24]

And now they're copying Toyota with hard plastic dashes and side door panels instead of soft-touch materials? What's going on Mazda?

i was suprised to see toyota name on mazda extended warranty ... they are in biz since 2017

 

[ColoradoDriver]

To me, that's telling. Because windshield defroster and rear window defogger are important to make sure they work. Because Mazda (or whichever manufacturer) can get sued and have recalls issued and such if the defroster / defogger doesn't work and someone has a crash they want to make sure it works. Those being on physical buttons says to me Mazda isn't completely confident in that touch screen interface not failing. Nor am I.

I mostly like the looks of interior other than the overgrown screen.

Agreed. To me all the manufacturers moving to this giant screen as the control center screams a lack of actual good user experience design. While you can eventually learn the muscle memory movements to control various things on a touchscreen, that lacks the intuitive design of actual tactile controls one can feel and not have to look around for, especially while driving! For the same manufacturer who introduced the commander knob, this is a really bizarre move for Mazda in my opinion.

They just keep moving away from Kodo.