| The 2007 CX-7 is Mazda's first mid-size, | | | | Edge also uses the same Mazda Speed 6 |
| car-type SUV. It has four doors, can | | | | engine. |
| accommodate five passengers and comes in | | | | Another great thing about the CX-7 is |
| three models -- Sport, Touring and Grand | | | | that it has lots of space, whether for |
| Touring -- which are either front-wheel | | | | packages or tall people. It has |
| drive or all-wheel drive. The CX-7 | | | | comfortable front-seat space, luggage |
| shares the same engine as Mazda's sporty | | | | space and rear-seat space. You will note |
| Speed 6 sedan, a 244 horsepower, | | | | that there's much more space in the |
| four-cylinder engine. It also has a | | | | front seats than the rear, and that's in |
| six-speed automatic transmission with | | | | keeping with Mazda's "advanced frontier" |
| manual shift gate. Only the V-6-powered | | | | theme that tries to "combine dynamic |
| Mazda 6 shares the CX-7's six-speed | | | | movement, speedy shapes, and a bold |
| automatic. | | | | presence," according to a Mazda press |
| All models have the standard ABS and | | | | release. |
| anti-skid control, a navigation system | | | | However, when it comes to exteriors |
| with rearview camera and front side and | | | | design, the CX-7 has a distinctive look |
| curtain side airbags. The Touring and | | | | all its own, with pronounced fender |
| Grand Touring models also boast of | | | | lines, yawning apertures up front and |
| leather upholstery and heated front | | | | contoured windows and intricately |
| seats. | | | | detailed taillights at the back. |
| In terms of size, price and market | | | | The interiors are also beautifully |
| position, the CX-7 is comparable to the | | | | detailed, with its titanium colored |
| Honda Pilot, Ford Explorer, Ford | | | | trims surrounding its armrests, center |
| Freestyle, Toyota Highlander and Nissan | | | | console and instruments as well as its |
| Murano as well as the GMC Arcadia, | | | | soft-looking moldings, contoured leather |
| Hyundai Santa Fe, Saturn Outlook, Suzuki | | | | surfaces and cloth seats with |
| XL-7 and others. | | | | fine-grained weave. The driver's wheel |
| In terms of really close comparisons, | | | | has three spokes, with the horn right in |
| the Mazda CX-7 has been referred to as a | | | | the middle, reminiscent of the Mazda 5. |
| clone of the Ford Edge, and for good | | | | The airbag is located in housing the |
| reason. While they are not really cloned | | | | circles the horn. Ourisman Mazda is |
| versions of each other, both are based | | | | offering the Mazda CX-7 below invoice |
| on other Mazda vehicles -- the Edge has | | | | from now until September 28, 2007! Visit |
| adopted the architecture of Mazda 6 and | | | | Ourisman Mazda Maryland Car Dealership |
| the suspension layout of some Mazda 3 | | | | to acccess their online inventory now. |
| and Mazda 5 models. Like the CX-7, the | | | | |