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