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Conclusiones

La Mazda CX-7 es una competente crossover utility cuando se mide contra la competencia. Es un poco más pequeña en el interior que algunas de las otras, pero no todos necesitan o quieren espacio para siete pasajeros. Lo que tiene es el look deportivo de Mazda y una buena medida de las características de manejo deportivo de la marca. La CX-7 cuenta con un motor extraordinariamente vigoroso, una transmisión igualmente complaciente, y está disponible con tracción delantera o tracción total. Esto hace que bien valga la pena echarle un vistazo.

Tom Lankard reportó para NewCarTestDrive.com después de probar la CX-7 en Virginia del Norte y Washington, D.C.


Model Line Overview

Model lineup: Mazda CX-7 Sport ($23,750); Touring ($25.500); Grand Touring ($26,300)
Engines: 244-hp 2.3-liter DOHC 16-valve turbocharged and intercooled Inline-4
Transmissions: 6-speed automatic
Safety equipment (standard): front airbags; front seat-mounted side airbags; front/rear seat side air curtains with rollover protection; tire pressure monitors; crushable brake pedal assembly; stability control system with traction control; antilock brakes with EBD
Safety equipment (optional): rearview video camera
Basic warranty: 3 years/36,000 miles
Assembled in: Hiroshima, Japan


Specifications As Tested

Model tested (MSRP): Mazda CX-7 Touring ($25,500)
Standard equipment: leather-trimmed seats; air conditioning; tilt steering wheel with cruise and redundant audio controls; eight-way power driver’s seat with manual lumbar; heated front seats; cruise control; AM/FM/CD audio system with four speakers and auto-volume control; power windows, door locks and heated, outside mirrors; Sirius satellite radio pre-wiring; 60/40 split fold-down rear seatbacks; carpeted front and rear floor mats
Options as tested (MSRP): all-wheel drive ($1700); Moonroof/Bose Audio/6-CD Changer package ($1585)
Destination charge: ($635)
Gas guzzler tax: N/A
Price as tested (MSRP): $29420
Layout: all-wheel drive
Engine: 2.3-liter DOHC 16-valve turbocharged inline-4
Horsepower (hp @ rpm): 244 @ 5000
Torque (lb.-ft. @ rpm): 258 @ 2500
Transmission: 6-speed automatic
EPA fuel economy, city/hwy: 18/24 mpg
Wheelbase: 108.3 in.
Length/width/height: 184/73.7/64.8 in.
Track, f/r: 63.7/63.5 in.
Turning circle: 37.4 ft.
Seating capacity: 5
Head/hip/leg room, f: 38.2/54.8/41.7 in.
Head/hip/leg room, m: N/A
Head/hip/leg room, r: 38.6/53/36.4 in.
Cargo volume: 58.6 cu. ft.
Payload: N/A
Towing capacity: 2000
Suspension, f: independent, MacPherson struts, coil springs, gas-pressurized shocks, stabilizer bar
Suspension, r: independent, multi-link, coil springs, gas-pressurized shocks, stabilizer bar
Ground clearance: 8.1 in.
Curb weight: 3929 lbs.
Tires: P235/60R18
Brakes, f/r: vented disc/vented disc with ABS, EBD
Fuel capacity: 18.2 gal.

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