Can Kia’s bigger and higher-tech new mid-size SUV outfox Mazda’s perennial best-seller?

The Mazda CX-5 has long been the popular Japanese brand’s top-selling model in Australia’s single biggest new-vehicle market segment.

But is a mild nip and tuck earlier this year enough to keep the six-year-old second-generation CX-5 ahead of the fifth-generation Kia Sportage, both in the sales race and the hearts and minds of Aussie medium SUV buyers?

Feann Torr puts the top-spec all-wheel drive 2023 Kia Sportage GT-Line head to head with its most direct rival, the 2023 Mazda CX-5 Akera Turbo, to find out.

Fast Forward
00:00 Intro
01:00 Pricing and specs
02:23 CX-5 Interior review
04:34 Sportage Interior review
07:18 Infotainment & safety
07:46 Passenger space
09:00 Luggage space
10:00 CX-5 on the road
11:45 Sportage on the road
14:05 Service and warranty
14:24 Verdict

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