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- suv 76,667 gasoline grey automatic
2010 mazda cx-7 review this car review is specific to this model, not the actual vehicle for sale. Seats five, decent cargo space, zoomy. introductionthe mazda cx-7 is sporty and svelte yet functional, roomy, and comfortable. We found it fun to drive, with responsive handling and good high-speed stability. Compared to its competitors, the cx-7 excels in ride and handling. mazda introduced the cx-7 for 2007 as a totally new crossover utility vehicle. Crossovers have since become the hottest segment in the auto industry. They combine the high seating position and cargo capacity of a truck-based sport utility vehicle with the agility, smoothness and fuel economy of a car. And they avoid the image of a minivan or station wagon. the 2010 mazda cx-7 gets revisions to the interior, exterior, and chassis. The new engine comes with a five-speed automatic transmission instead of the turbo's six speed. The 2010 cx-7 body has mazda's new corporate face featuring the now-familiar five-pointed grille, as well as a new rear bumper. Underneath, mazda has retuned the dampers and taken steps to increase body rigidity and reduce noise, vibration and harshness. Inside, it gets a new two-tiered dashboard that features a multi-information display near the windshield that is controlled by buttons on the steering wheel. Other options include a dvd rear entertainment system 1200), remote engine starting 350), cargo net 50), cargo tray 70), all-weather floor mats 80), front and rear mudguards 150), class ii trailer receiver hitch with 350) or without 335) wiring harness, and wheel locks 50). safety features on all models include dual frontal airbags, front seat-mounted side-impact airbags (to minimize upper body injuries), front and rear side air curtains (to minimize head injuries) with extended inflation (for added protection in the event of a rollover) and a fold-away brake pedal assembly (to reduce threat of injury to the driver's feet in frontal crashes). All cx-7 models come with three-point seatbelts (so be sure to use them), tire-pressure monitor, and rear-seat child safety seat anchors (latch). The bulbous fenders are inspired by those of the mazda rx-8 sports car. The headlights jut into the tops of the fenders, and mazda uses a small grille above the bumper line. This leaves substantial mass below the bumper line that's lightened by a massive mouth featuring the company's new five-pointed grille motif. Side mirrors separate the front door glass from an odd-looking, wind-wing-like, but fixed, tiny piece of glass at the base of the a-pillar. The beltline rises as it moves rearward, kicking up just before the severely blistered rear wheelwell before tucking in between the steeply sloped backlight and the sculpted back end. Full-round, easy-to-grab door handles ride the crest of a soft bulge connecting the tops of the fenders. An understated crease highlights the lower door panels, skipping over the rear tires to continue around the bottom fold of the rear bumper. the rear aspect is plain, with a modest spoiler sitting atop the backlight, itself resting in a gentle dip in the liftgate. A large, seamless bumper stretches the width of the back end, above single (for i models) or dual exhaust tips (for s models). interiorthe interior of the mazda cx-7 makes no less of a statement than the exterior, and with much the same result. Some design features seem to work, others not so well. Overall, the cx-7 cabin doesn't seem as friendly and as functional as its primary competition, the honda cr-v and the toyota rav4. Where other car makers are trending toward simplicity and sleekness, the cx-7 has gone chunky and a bit complicated. the dash is a prime example. Some parts look right, while others come across almost as an exercise in design 101. For starters there's what mazda calls the double-roof instrument panel. Translated, this constitutes two parts. The upper part is a ridge stretching across the top of the dash that's supposed to make the front seat passenger feel included in the interior's dynamic. This area is reworked for 2010, with a central trip computer increased in size and given more functions as a multi-information display. Functions on the mid are controlled by five buttons on the right side of the steering wheel. the mid shows readouts for the vehicle information center, trip computer and the available navigation system. Mazda says the two-tiered approach places the mid close to the windshield so drivers won't have to take their eyes off the road. It does, however, require looking back and forth between the steering wheel and mid, though we got used to it after a little while. The mid screen is only 4. 1 inches diagonally, though, making the image from the rearview camera and the navigation screen a bit hard to see. below the top tier is a more traditional dashboard. This lower part, the designers say, is intended to play to the driver, concentrating on the interfaces necessary for managing the car. All the pieces for this are there, so the job is doable, but the way everything is put together doesn't make it all that easy or appear that seamlessly integrated. Large buttons and knobs are used, but their arrangement and assigned functions are far from intuitive. beyond the quirky design, the instrument cluster is deeply hooded, stylishly compartmentalized and softly lit to the point where it's not a quick and easy scan. The dashboard, door panels, and center console are largely plastic that looks nice but smacks of cost containment. The steering wheel, borrowed directly from the sporty mx-5 miata with its much more confined cockpit, feels sporty, if undersized, in the more expansive interior of the cx-7. in interior accommodations, the mazda splits the difference between the honda and toyota in front-seat legroom, rear-seat headroom, and in hip room, front and rear. The mazda finishes last in front-seat headroom and rear-seat legroom, the latter a true dead last by a substantial two inches. Despite the numbers, front seat room won't be a problem for anyone but the tall.
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