2024 Mazda CX-5

Mazda Certified Pre-Owned 2024 Mazda CX-5 2.5 S Carbon Edition AWD Polymetal Gray, Carbon Edition Only Heated Leather, Moonroof
61,487 Miles Polymetal Gray Metallic over Black Leather Standard AWD Stock #PE458245

You cannot get this color on any other CX-5. Not on a higher trim, not for extra money, not by ordering one. Polymetal Gray Metallic is exclusive to the Carbon Edition, full stop — a cool, liquid gray with genuine metallic depth that reads almost gunmetal under overcast skies and lightens noticeably in direct sun. Mazda built the entire trim around it. If you have seen one in person and gone looking for the color afterward, this is the only trim that has it, which is exactly why Carbon Editions get hunted the way they do.

The rest of the package was built to match. 19-inch alloy wheels in a black metallic finish on 225/55R19 tires, with the Carbon Edition's blacked-out exterior treatment throughout. Gray paint, black wheels, dark trim — a monochrome, deliberate look that costs nothing extra to maintain and makes a compact SUV read considerably more expensive than it is. Inside, black leather seating, the more restrained of the two Carbon Edition interiors and the one that ages best.

The CX-5 is also the vehicle that built Mazda's reputation, and it earned it honestly. While most of this segment chased softness and isolation, Mazda tuned the CX-5 to communicate with the driver — steering that loads up properly, a chassis that settles instead of floating, brakes with a firm and predictable pedal. The Skyactiv-G 2.5-liter four produces 187 horsepower and 185 lb-ft of torque, which is ordinary on paper and not ordinary in practice, because of how the vehicle uses it. Drive one back to back against anything else in this class and the difference shows up inside a mile.

And every CX-5 is all-wheel drive. i-Activ AWD is standard across the entire lineup — there is no front-drive version to check for. The system reads throttle input, steering angle, wheel speed and even outside temperature, then shifts power before the tires slip rather than after. On a wet on-ramp or a frosty morning in the foothills, that is the whole point.

The equipment list is genuinely good. Heated front seats with three-level adjustment, an 8-way power-adjustable driver's seat with power lumbar support, a power sliding-glass moonroof, dual-zone automatic climate control, and a 10.25-inch Mazda Connect display. This one also carries the Mazda Navigation System ($450) — built-in turn-by-turn directions on that screen without burning your phone's data or battery, which matters precisely when you have no signal, and in the North Georgia mountains that is more often than people expect.

The safety equipment is standard. Forward collision mitigation senses an impending impact with the vehicle ahead and acts to prevent or reduce it. Pedestrian impact prevention monitors the road, identifies and tracks pedestrians, and takes action if a collision becomes likely. There is a rear camera, smart device mirroring so your phone's apps run on the vehicle's screen, and a built-in Wi-Fi hotspot.

61,487 miles is what makes a Carbon Edition reachable — and it is fully covered. A low-mileage one costs Carbon Edition money, and these are the trim people specifically go looking for. This is the same year, same exclusive paint, same equipment, at a number you can actually get to. And it is not an uncovered risk, which is the part that matters most on a vehicle at this mileage.

Mazda Certified Pre-Owned. This CX-5 passed a rigorous multi-point inspection performed by factory-trained technicians and carries a 12-month/12,000-mile Limited Vehicle Warranty plus an extended 7-year/