2024 Mazda CX-5 vs. 2024 Subaru Crosstrek

Looking for a smaller SUV option? The 2024 Mazda CX-5 and the 2024 Subaru Crosstrek are compact and subcompact SUV options. They are great for giving you a good balance of cargo space, passenger space, and city-friendly size. Below, we are going to look at a comparison of these two vehicles so you can determine which is best for your lifestyle. 

Performance and Engine Options

Mazda vehicles are known for their attention to performance. The Mazda CX-5 is no different with a dynamic performance you will enjoy. This vehicle has a base engine that is a 2.5-liter four-cylinder engine that produces 187-horsepower and 186 pound-feet of torque. With this engine, you can expect to get around 24 city and 30 highway miles per gallon in terms of fuel efficiency. The second engine option is a turbocharged 2.5-liter four-cylinder engine. The turbocharged engine offers you 256-horsepower and 320 pound-feet of torque. Your turbocharged engine gives you around 22 city and 27 highway miles per gallon in terms of efficiency. 

The 2024 CX-5 does offer you standard all-wheel drive, and a six-speed automatic transmission. This compact SUV can tow up to 2,000 pounds when it is properly equipped. This SUV offers you some incredible steering, braking, and overall handling. 

In the 2024 Crosstrek, you have two different engine options. The base engine is a 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine that gives you 152-horsepower and 145 pound-feet of torque. This base engine gives you around 27 city and 34 highway miles per gallon. Your second engine option is a 2.5-liter four-cylinder engine that gives you 182-horsepower and 178 pound-feet of torque. The second engine option gives you 26 city and 33 highway miles per gallon in terms of efficiency. 

Every Subaru Crosstrek vehicle is found with all-wheel drive, and both engines are paired with a continuously variable automatic transmission. This vehicle also has the ability to tow up to 3,500 pounds when it is properly equipped. The Crosstrek is also available with a few off-road features like all-terrain tires, an upgraded suspension, a front skid plate, off-road drive modes, and up to 9.3 inches of ground clearance. 

Exterior 

The Mazda CX-5 is a compact SUV that measures 15 feet in length. This vehicle has exterior features like LED headlights, LED daytime running lights, high beam control, an adaptive front-lighting system, heated power side mirrors with LED turn signal indicators, a power liftgate, 19-inch aluminum alloy wheels with all-season tires, 7.9 inches of ground clearance, and roof rails. This vehicle has exterior color options like soul red crystal metallic, rhodium white metallic, eternal blue mica, deep crystal blue mica, platinum quartz metallic, jet black mica, and machine gray metallic. 

The Subaru Crosstrek is in the subcompact SUV class. This vehicle measures 14.7 feet in length. This vehicle can be found with exterior features like 18-inch aluminum alloy wheels with all-season tires, LED steering responsive headlights, LED fog lights, raised roof rails, a power moonroof, and up to 9.3 inches of ground clearance. You can find exterior color options like alpine green, crystal black silica, geyser blue, horizon blue pearl, ice silver metallic, lithium red pearl, magnetite gray metallic, offshore blue metallic, pure red, crystal white pearl, sun blaze pearl, and sapphire blue pearl. 

Interior and Technology

The Mazda CX-5 has seating for five people in two rows on the inside of the vehicle. It has standard interior features like standard cloth upholstery. This vehicle does have interior upgrades like leather upholstery, heated seats, a power adjustable driver’s seat, a leather-wrapped steering wheel, and an 8-way power adjustable driver’s seat with power lumbar support. This vehicle can be found with black leather, parchment leather, or red leather on the inside. 

For cargo space, this vehicle offers you 30 cubic feet of cargo space behind the rear row of seating. If you fold down the second row of seating, you can get up to 59.3 cubic feet of cargo space. 

When it comes to technology in the Mazda CX-5, this vehicle offers you standard features like a 10.25-inch infotainment display, Bluetooth, Apple CarPlay, Android Auto, and a six-speaker audio system. There are additional available technology features like a premium Bose 10-speaker audio system, wireless device charging, a navigation system, a head-up display, and a 7-inch driver information display. 

On the inside of the Subaru Crosstrek, you can find standard seating for five people in two rows. This vehicle comes standard with cloth upholstery, manually adjustable front seats, and dual zone automatic climate control. There are interior upgrades like heated seats, a power moonroof, a leather-wrapped steering wheel, and leather-trimmed upholstery. 

In terms of cargo space, this vehicle offers you 19.9 cubic feet of cargo space behind the rear row of seating. If you fold down that rear row, you can get up to 54.7 cubic feet of cargo space. 

For technology, the 2024 Crosstrek offers you a standard infotainment system with dual 7-inch touchscreens, Apple CarPlay, Android Auto, Bluetooth, and a four-speaker audio system. You also have other available features, including a larger 11.6-inch touchscreen, a Wi-Fi hotspot, a navigation system, wireless device charging, a 4.2-inch driver information display, and a 10-speaker Harman Kardon audio system. 

Safety

Finally, let’s talk about safety technology. The Mazda CX-5 has a lot of great safety technology features standard. This vehicle has standard safety features like a rearview camera, blind spot monitoring, rear cross traffic alert, radar cruise control, lane keep assist, and lane departure warning. There are additional available safety features like a driver attention alert and reverse automatic emergency braking. 

In the Subaru Crosstrek, there are a lot of standard safety technology features. This vehicle includes safety features like a rearview camera, forward collision warning, pedestrian and cyclist detection, lane keep assist, lane departure warning, forward automatic emergency braking, adaptive cruise control, evasive steering assist, adaptive headlights, and automatic high-beam headlights. This vehicle also offers you available features such as reverse collision warning, blind spot monitoring, rear cross traffic alert, and reverse automatic emergency braking. 

Both of these vehicles are great options when it comes to choosing a smaller SUV option. Which one is right for you? It depends on which features are most important to you. Questions about these vehicle options? Reach out to us at Seacoast Mazda. Our expert staff will be happy to help you figure out what vehicle is right for your lifestyle.