You know, those moments in life when you feel that somebody may be looking at someone else's homework,

I feel like Mazda is aware that Subaru is able to jack things up a little bit, put some body cladding on it,

and sell to an entire group of people that Mazda hasn't sold to.

So we used to make fun of the CX30, because we were like, there's a CX3, there's a CX30,

which is essentially slightly lifted with body cladding.

While they're doing it again, this is not the CX5, this is the change CX5,

it is the CX50, which is lifted, body cladding, I actually think this is Mazda going after the Subaru outback market.

Are you insinuating that styling sells a little bit?

That's weird, it's weird, it's controversial, I know, but I think so, yeah.

Well, I think you're right, because when this was released, it looked exciting.

It did look like Mazda was going after Subaru, and it does feel like Mazda felt like they wanted more off-roadiness.

Yes, they were more off-roady kinds of customers.

Absolutely, yes.

So yes, the black plastic cladding, cladding, how often do you get to use that word in essence?

No, outside of automotive, rarely, yeah.

But that's not really what this is about.

I don't think this is going to go off-road any more than a CX5, or any other SUV in this category.

It does come down to style, but ultimately it comes down to how do you like the passenger space?

How do you like how it drives?

Yeah, it's got Apple CarPlay, wireless Apple CarPlay, and you know, all the little features you look for.

But so does everybody else.

True.

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