Subaru Forester vs Mazda CX-5
While you may be comfortable behind the wheel in the driver's seat you don't want your passengers to be uncomfortable. The Forester offers more front and rear headroom, 41.2/39.6 inches, as well as more front and rear legroom, 43.3/39.4 inches, than the Mazda CX-5. Which only has 39.7/39 inches of headroom and 41/39 inches of legroom. The Subaru Forester is ready for your weekend adventure regardless of what you have in mind with more maximum cargo space and roof rails. The Mazda CX-5 doesn't offer roof rails on any trim level and you will have to have them installed for an additional cost. The CX-5 also only has 59.6 cubic feet of cargo space with the seats down while the Forester has 76.1 cubic feet. One other way that the Subaru Forester outshines the Mazda CX-5 is with more fuel-efficient performance to help keep your adventure going. The Mazda CX-5 gets 25 city/ 31 highway mpg. with a fuel tank of 14.8 gallons. While the Forester gets 26 city/33 highway mpg. and has a 16.6-gallon tank.