10 Biggest News Stories of the Week: Mazda CX-5 Looks Alive, Lexus RX Comes Next
If you liked the Mazda CX-5 in 2024 but didn’t pull the trigger on that new-car purchase, don’t worry: You’ve got another shot. The 2025 version of Mazda’s sporty-driving, nicely appointed compact SUV brings precious little changes, and only good ones unless you don’t want the two USB-C ports now available for front-seat passengers. You might not like having to pay as much as $650 more for roughly a third of the new lineup, but higher-echelon trim levels either go unchanged or (in the case of the 2.5 S Premium Plus) get a $1,300 discount.
Related: Mazda Drops Prices on 2025 CX-5, 2.5 S Trim Now Below $30,000
In one of Cars.com’s most popular news articles of the past week, we break down the new pricing structure for the 2025 CX-5 across all eight trim levels. The new base 2.5 S trim starts at $29,990, with prices rising incrementally through the ranks and topping out at a starting price of $42,020 for the 2.5 Turbo Signature (all prices include destination). The 2.5 S trim rejoins the lineup at the low end, while the former 2.5 S Premium trim drops off the menu.
For further details on the 2025 Mazda CX-5 — including model-specific pricing, powertrain info, available safety and driver-assist tech, and advice on whether to buy a 2025 model or try to score a detail on the outgoing version — follow the link below to the No. 3 news story on this week’s countdown of most read stories.
If you’re in the market for something larger and more luxurious, we also have new-model-year pricing on the 2025 Lexus RX lineup. The largely unchanged mid-size SUV from Toyota’s luxury brand, which gets a newly standard 12.3-inch digital instrument display on all variants, is up in price for 2025 by a little to a lot, trim depending. On RX 350 variants, prices go up from $375 to $2,115, with the entry-level Standard trim starting at $50,325 and rising incrementally across the lineup to $59,175 for the F Sport Handling. The RX 350h hybrid’s trim levels mirror the RX 350’s, save for the lack of F Sport Design availability, starting at $52,475 and topping out at $57,055 for the F Sport Design. The RX 450h+ and RX 500h F Sport Performance start at $72,610 and $66,150, respectively, each seeing a price increase.
For full details on the 2025 Lexus RX lineup, follow the link below to the No. 8 news story of the week.
Beyond that, we’ve got headlines on the Nissan Armada, Subaru Forester, Mercedes-AMG GLC43, Toyota Land Cruiser and much more — so don’t stop reading till the digits double. Here are the top 10 news stories Cars.com readers couldn’t get enough of in the past week:
1. 2025 Nissan Armada Review: Nissan Builds a Replacement Toyota Land Cruiser
2. Which Electric Cars Are Still Eligible for the $7,500 Federal Tax Credit?
3. What’s New for the 2025 Mazda CX-5?
4. Is the 2025 Subaru Forester a Good SUV? 5 Pros, 3 Cons
5. Which SUVs, Minivans and Sedans Have the Most Cargo Space?
6. What Should My Tire Pressure Be?
7. 2024 Mercedes-AMG GLC43 Coupe Review: Fancy, Fast and Flawed
8. What’s New for the 2025 Lexus RX?
9. 2024 Toyota Land Cruiser: How Well Does It Tow?
10. Hyundai Ramps Up Plans for Free NACS Adapters
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