The 2020 GMC Terrain combines high-quality materials, a quiet, comfortable ride, and plenty of stand-out features that surely impress. Let’s look at the Mazda CX-5 to help you make your choice. Reliable Buick GMC will take care of you when you’re ready to stop by and take a look.
Design
A refined grille and signature C-shape lighting attracts attention to the 2020 GMC Terrain’s every detail. It is a two-row compact SUV, with comfortable seating for five and a generous amount of rear-seat legroom. The Terrain offers a quality build and an upscale interior with premium quality materials and an easygoing ride. You can make every trip feel like a first-class experience by upgrading to power seating adjustments, heated seats, leather upholstery, a heated and leather-wrapped steering wheel, and a SkyScape sunroof. The Terrain has 29.6 cubic feet of space behind the rear seat and 63.3 cubic feet with the rear seat folded down. You can use every inch of Terrain’s space when the front seats fold flat, hauling long items up to 8 feet long. The Terrain comes in four trims: SL, SLE, SLT, and Denali. All-wheel drive is available in every trim but the base trim.
The 2020 Mazda CX-5 has a great look inside and out, with premium materials and modern styling. This crossover seats five people, with comfortable front seating, but the rear seats are a bit cramped and offer less space than its rivals. The CX-5 gives you 30.9 cubic feet of cargo space behind the rear seats and 59.6 cubic feet with the seats folded down. It offers a flat cargo floor and an available power liftgate. The CX-5 comes in five trims: Sport, Touring, Grand Touring, Grand Touring Reserve, and Signature.
Safety and Tech Features
The GMC Terrain offers plenty of standard advanced safety features for 2020 with GMC’s Pro Safety package. In addition to forward automatic emergency braking, forward collision warning, lane keep assist with lane departure warning, a following distance indicator, front pedestrian braking, and automatic high-beam headlights, every model comes with a rearview camera and a Teen Driver system. The GMC infotainment system is straightforward and user-friendly, with a 7-inch touch screen and Apple CarPlay and Android Auto. Four USB ports, Bluetooth, a Wi-Fi hotspot and six speakers are included. An impressive seven-speaker Bose sound system is available, and for your convenience, a proximity keyless entry and push-button start are standard.
The CX-5 standard safety features include a rearview camera, adaptive cruise control, lane departure warning, lane keep assist, blind spot monitoring, rear cross traffic alert, forward collision warning, pedestrian detection, and automatic emergency braking. The Mazda connect infotainment system is easy to use, but is showing its age. A 7-inch touch screen, four speakers, HD Radio, Bluetooth, and two USB ports are standard. Apple CarPlay, Android Auto are available features, as well as a Bose audio system, and satellite radio.
Power/Fuel and Price
The Terrain offers two available engines. The base engine is a 170-horsepower 1.5-liter four-cylinder, but an optional efficient, powerful, 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine with 252 horsepower is available. Both are turbocharged with a nine-speed automatic transmission. The 2.0-liter engine provides quick acceleration and higher towing capabilities. When properly equipped, you will be able to tow up to 3,500 pounds. It gets great gas mileage for an SUV. Its base engine offers 26/30 mpg in the city and on the highway, while the 2.0-liter engine offers 22/28 mpg city and highway. Starting prices for the base SL trim is $25,000 and ranges to the Denali’s starting price at $38,300.
The CX-5 comes with a choice of three engines: a four-cylinder with 187 horsepower, an available turbocharged four-cylinder with 227 horsepower, or a turbocharged diesel with 168 horsepower. It gets an estimated 25/31 mpg in the city and on the highway when equipped with its base engine and front-wheel drive. The standard engine delivers enough power for most driving situations, with good acceleration, and it can tow up to 2,000 lbs. when equipped. The upgraded turbocharged engine and all-wheel-drive will give you 22/27 mpg city and highway. The Sport trim has a base price starting at $25,090 and it ranges to $37,055 for the trim topping CX-5 Signature
Overview
The 2020 GMC Terrain has a lot of likeable features and so does the 2020 Mazda CX-5, but the GMC Terrain’s upscale, comfortable cabin with its spacious seating, as well as an extensive list of standard features makes it a great choice. Come see for yourself at Reliable Buick GMC.