Mazda CX7

Carsdirect new car review for the Mazda CX-7 shares these thoughts:

"Body roll is all but absent and the car's overall balance is just this side of neutral. The speed-sensitive rack-and-pinion steering is razor sharp, with a solid on-center feel. Brake feel is excellent."

—Car and Driver

This Mazda SUV review will provide you with differences between each "trim" level and allow you to know exactly what you are getting for the money.

The least expensive and beginning "trim" level of the Mazda CX7 is the 2010 Mazda CX-7 i SV. This small SUV comes well equipped from Mazda USA and provides you with power equipment, air conditioning, alloy wheels, and more. This Mazda SUV review will break down the options for you and point out a few new car buying tips that are worth their weight in gold.

Helpful Hint: The 2010 Mazda CX-7 'i' model comes with a standard 2.5 liter 4-cylinder engine while the 2010 Mazda CX-7 's' model comes with the turbocharged 2.3 liter engine which produces 83 more horsepower than the standard engine. (This is the same engine used in the Mazdaspeed 3!)

Convenience Package: 8-way power-adjustable driver's seat with adjustable lumbar support (recline, lift, tilt & slide); heated front seats; power sliding-glass moonroof; automatic climate control; color Multi Information Display (MID) with rear view camera (i Sport)

Touring Technology Package: Power sliding-glass moonroof; Bose Premium Centerpoint Surround System with AudioPilot and 9 speakers; in-dash-6-disc CD changer; SIRIUS Satellite Radio and six-month subscription; automatic climate control; color Multi Information Display (MID) with rear view camera (s Touring)

• 2.5 liter DOHC 16-valve 4-cylinder
• 5-speed Sport AT automatic transmission
• Remote keyless entry system with retractable key
• Cruise control with steering-wheel-mounted controls
• Steering-wheel-mounted audio controls
• 17-inch alloy wheels with P215/70R17 tires
• more standard equipment on the i SV webpage

• Optional Convenience Package: listed above
• Privacy-tint rear glass
• Leather-wrapped 3-spoke steering wheel,gearshift knob
• Bluetooth audio and hands-free phone capability

• 2.3 liter DISI turbocharged and intercooled 16-valve 4-cylinder
• 6-speed Sport AT automatic transmission
• Retractable cargo cover
• Dual stainless steel exhaust tips
• 18-inch alloy wheels with P235/60R18 tires
• 8-way power-adjustable driver's seat
• Adjustable driver's seat lumbar support; heated front seats
• Leather-trimmed seat
• optional Touring Technology Package: listed above
• optional Active Torque Split All-Wheel Drive

• Touring Technology Package Standard: listed above
• Dual body-color heated power remote outside mirrors
• Dual outside mirror side marker lights
• Blind Spot Monitoring (BSM) System
• Chrome door handles
• HID (Xenon) low-beam headlamps; halogen fog lights
• Rain-sensing variable-intermittent front windshield wipers
• 19-inch alloy wheels with P235/55R19 tires
• Mazda Advanced Keyless Entry & Start System
• Fully automatic climate control
• Compact navigation system
• Electroluminescent gauges with blue indirect lighting
• Blue indirect interior lighting
• Auto-dimming rearview mirror with Homelink
• Memory driver's seat
• 4-way power-adjustable front passenger seat
• Piano Black accent trim
• Bose Premium Centerpoint Surround System with AudioPilot and 9 speakers
• SIRIUS Satellite Radio and six-month subscription
• optional Active Torque Split All-Wheel Drive

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