Driven: 2026 Mazda CX-5 – a Familiar Drive With a Slightly Different Feel

It's hard not to play favorites, sometimes. The Mazda CX-5 has been a breath of fresh air, for me, in a somewhat stale segment that for the longest time wouldn't place much value on driving dynamics and interior build quality. I need to take you back to the very beginning, to early 2012 when the first-generation Mazda CX-5 went into production offering a choice of gasoline or diesel powertrains,…