For the sporty-minded, it sets the standard for so-called crossover-utility vehicles. Crossovers, sometimes called CUVs, are SUVs built atop car hardware so they handle more like cars than like trucks and in many cases use less fuel than truck-based SUVs do.
For folks wanting a sedan, more or less, with an SUV body, the CX-7's edgy sportiness will be over the top. Go look at a Toyota RAV4, or the like.
From the windshield forward CX-7's underpinnings ape the Mazda6 and its high-performance sibling, MazdaSpeed6. Rearward, the CX-7 is a blend of the Mazda3 sedan and Mazda5 mini-minivan.
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