Helping this amazing little burner is a six speed automatic transmission. We are starting to see these appear on more and more vehicles today.
For anyone who hasn't experienced one, it might seem like the vehicle is constantly changing gear but they do work well and are a real plus to both performance and fuel economy.
The CX-7 comes in both GS and GT versions with front wheel drive as standard, although AWD can be added to either. The AWD option carries a MSRP of $2000, which I didn't find too outrageous. Of course, you may not need it as the CX-7 appears to have plenty of grip in front wheel drive form. It also handles the bumps, twists and turns well, in fact, very well. There is, however, a certain price to pay for those nice 18 rims, in the sense that you do feel more of the road imperfections and potholes.
On summing up, I would say that Mazda has thrown a little sweetener into the Crossover mixture. Maybe sporty, load carrying, luxury car-like vehicles are the way to go, but Mazda's CX-7 certainly say's one thing "you don't have to have a large V8 to make the recipe work".
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The CX-7 comes in both GS and GT versions with front wheel drive as standard, although AWD can be added to either. The AWD option carries a MSRP of $2000, which I didn't find too outrageous. Of course, you may not need it as the CX-7 appears to have plenty of grip in front wheel drive form. It also handles the bumps, twists and turns well, in fact, very well. There is, however, a certain price to pay for those nice 18 rims, in the sense that you do feel more of the road imperfections and potholes.
On summing up, I would say that Mazda has thrown a little sweetener into the Crossover mixture. Maybe sporty, load carrying, luxury car-like vehicles are the way to go, but Mazda's CX-7 certainly say's one thing "you don't have to have a large V8 to make the recipe work".
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