Mazda introduces crossover bodystyle in all-new 2007 CX-7.(Auto Thursday)

0 Comments | Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), July, 2006 | by Boe, Dave

Byline: Dave Boe Daily Herald Auto Editor Mazda continues introducing a wide array of new models with a sporty attitude and customer appeal. The recently reviewed 2007 Mazda5 provides four-cylinder economy in a vehicle with three rows of seating with a sporty feel rather than a 'minivan' appeal.

It's mid-size Mazda6 sedan is so well regarded, Ford Motor Co. used the basic platform on the Ford Fusion, Lincoln Zepher and Mercury Milan. Mazda is one-third owned by Ford. Now coming down the pike is the all-new CX-7, a mid-size, crossover type vehicle with great eye-appeal also based on the Mazda6 platform. It's built on a car-based, unit-body frame rather than a truck-like body-on frame design and designed for on-road, not off-road adventures. While the CX-7...