2014/2015 Nissan XTrail vs Mazda CX5

**bulletred** · October 23rd, 2014 06:35 PM

New Nissan X Trail is now officially out. Let's compare it with Mazda CX5

X trail 4x2 at 1.375M
X trail 4x4 at 1.550M

Mazda CX5 4x2 at 1.495M
Mazda CX5 4x4 at 1.685M

I think Mazda CX5 4x4 has a lot more features than X trail. Sunroof, lane departure warning, high beam control, leather seat, bose speaker, Istop, etc. surely the more expensive CX5 is justifiable.
but new X Trail is very promising. I like the interior of X trail. more premium look with touch of carbon fiber and piano black accents. Instrumental panel is so nice! Plus factor also is the 3rd row seat. Though it wasn’t meant to be for a full 7 seater.

If you were to choose between the two, which one will you buy and why?

Appreciate your thoughts.

**foresterx** · October 23rd, 2014 07:02 PM

i'd go with the cx5, mazda's skyactiv is top notch and a game changer. also their free maintenance is a huge plus.

**leodawesome** · October 23rd, 2014 07:39 PM

Originally Posted by foresterx

i'd go with the cx5, mazda's skyactiv is top notch and a game changer. also their free maintenance is a huge plus.

+1. Skyactive + Yojin3 wins it. Also I personally don't like the exterior of the new xtrail. Panalo lang sa xtrail yung birds eye view with its integrated 4 cameras.

**dct** · October 23rd, 2014 07:17 PM

I guess cx5 or forester for enthusiast drivers out there. Sabi sa mga nabasa ko mas boring idrive ang xtrail pero mas comfortable as a passenger. Pag may driver, or di naman enthusiast, xtrail tingin ko mas ok. Forget about crv and rav 4.

**dct** · October 23rd, 2014 07:19 PM

Big factor ang 3rd row seat. For emergency. Kahit mahirap ipagkasya ang sarili, atleast meron. Haha

**jut703** · October 23rd, 2014 08:55 PM

Originally Posted by dct

Big factor ang 3rd row seat. For emergency. Kahit mahirap ipagkasya ang sarili, atleast meron. Haha

There's a difference between mahirap magkasya and hindi kasya. I'm not overweight but I really couldn't fit in the 3rd row. Not unless I pushed the second row all the way forward, which leaves the 2nd row passengers also extremely cramped. So out of your 7 passengers, only 2 have decent seating while the rest are in agony. Even for a 30 minute trip it's bad - worse than an FX ride.

Worst 3rd row I've ridden. Worse than the 2nd gen CR-V. Worse than the upcoming Outlander.

But as a 5-seater, the X-Trail is pretty promising. Though I'd still get the RAV4, CX-5, and Forester before this. The competition is just really good.

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**Louie Anson Ng** · October 23rd, 2014 09:46 PM

Originally Posted by jut703

There's a difference between mahirap magkasya and hindi kasya. I'm not overweight but I really couldn't fit in the 3rd row. Not unless I pushed the second row all the way forward, which leaves the 2nd row passengers also extremely cramped. So out of your 7 passengers, only 2 have decent seating while the rest are in agony. Even for a 30 minute trip it's bad - worse than an FX ride.

Worst 3rd row I've ridden. Worse than the 2nd gen CR-V. Worse than the upcoming Outlander.

But as a 5-seater, the X-Trail is pretty promising. Though I'd still get the RAV4, CX-5, and Forester before this. The competition is just really good.

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The third row may be best left for the kids to sit in. at least this way you'll get to fit 5 adults and 2 or 3 kids

**bulletred** · October 24th, 2014 10:41 AM

Yes big factor ang SkyActiv & istop tech but based on actual fuel consumption, it runs 7 to 8km/L city drive. it seems not far in terms of fuel economy from competetive 1.5L cars.
Being a 7 seater, though its not as roomy as we thought, but at least Xtrail gave a little bit more space on the 3rd row.

**Egan101** · October 24th, 2014 02:06 PM

Nissan PH would have made great leaps if they introduced the new Xtrail with a diesel engine. Since they opted for a petrol engine, they are facing tough competition. It may have a 3rd row seat, mainly for use for children as even normal-sized adults are having a hard time fitting in bigger vehicles like the Santa Fe, Sorento, Montero Sport, Fortuner, etc. I guess the Forester 2.0L is still the best buy among the CUV's as it is already AWD with a decent powerplant for around 1.4M.

**Jun aka Pekto** · October 27th, 2014 08:35 AM

I read up a bit more on the differences between the 2013 Rogue and the newest model on Edmunds. The site confirmed that the 2013 Rogue actually has the sportier performance with more nimble handling and (probably) better acceleration than the current Rogue. It backed up what my wife already observed during her test drives.

She also liked the "baby Murano" styling of the older Rogue.