| The 2007 CX-7 is Mazda's first mid-size, | | | | Mazda 3 and Mazda 5 models. Like the CX-7, |
| car-type SUV. It has four doors, can | | | | the Edge also uses the same Mazda Speed 6 |
| accommodate five passengers and comes in | | | | engine. |
| three models -- Sport, Touring and Grand | | | | |
| Touring -- which are either front-wheel drive | | | | Another great thing about the CX-7 is that it |
| or all-wheel drive. The CX-7 shares the same | | | | has lots of space, whether for packages or |
| engine as Mazda's sporty Speed 6 sedan, a 244 | | | | tall people. It has comfortable front-seat |
| horsepower, four-cylinder engine. It also has | | | | space, luggage space and rear-seat space. You |
| a six-speed automatic transmission with | | | | will note that there's much more space in the |
| manual shift gate. Only the V-6-powered Mazda | | | | front seats than the rear, and that's in |
| 6 shares the CX-7's six-speed automatic. | | | | keeping with Mazda's "advanced frontier" |
| | | | theme that tries to "combine dynamic |
| All models have the standard ABS and | | | | movement, speedy shapes, and a bold |
| anti-skid control, a navigation system with | | | | presence," according to a Mazda press |
| rearview camera and front side and curtain | | | | release. |
| side airbags. The Touring and Grand Touring | | | | |
| models also boast of leather upholstery and | | | | However, when it comes to exteriors design, |
| heated front seats. | | | | the CX-7 has a distinctive look all its own, |
| | | | with pronounced fender lines, yawning |
| In terms of size, price and market position, | | | | apertures up front and contoured windows and |
| the CX-7 is comparable to the Honda Pilot, | | | | intricately detailed taillights at the back. |
| Ford Explorer, Ford Freestyle, Toyota | | | | |
| Highlander and Nissan Murano as well as the | | | | The interiors are also beautifully detailed, |
| GMC Arcadia, Hyundai Santa Fe, Saturn | | | | with its titanium colored trims surrounding |
| Outlook, Suzuki XL-7 and others. | | | | its armrests, center console and instruments |
| | | | as well as its soft-looking moldings, |
| In terms of really close comparisons, the | | | | contoured leather surfaces and cloth seats |
| Mazda CX-7 has been referred to as a clone of | | | | with fine-grained weave. The driver's wheel |
| the Ford Edge, and for good reason. While | | | | has three spokes, with the horn right in the |
| they are not really cloned versions of each | | | | middle, reminiscent of the Mazda 5. The |
| other, both are based on other Mazda vehicles | | | | airbag is located in housing the circles the |
| -- the Edge has adopted the architecture of | | | | horn. |
| Mazda 6 and the suspension layout of some | | | | |