10 Biggest News Stories of the Week: Mazda CX-5 Muscles Out Mustang Shelby GT500
Mazda’s best-selling vehicle — by more than three times, as it were — the Mazda CX-5 SUV, only got more attractive for the 2020 model year. In fact, for shoppers considering the CX-5 for their next vehicle purchase, we recommended opting for the 2020 version over the outgoing one at a price increase ranging from $270 to $895 depending on trim level. For the extra cash, you’ll get more standard safety features and reduced road noise. The CX-5’s popularity carries over into our roster of most popular Cars.com news articles this week, with our full rundown on what’s changed for the new model year taking the No. 1 spot — outpacing even the mighty Ford Mustang Shelby GT500.
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Yes, coming in an unlikely second place to a nice-but-normal family hauler is the 2020 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500. Admittedly, if you’re finna drop $75,000 to $100,000 on your weekend-warrior muscle car, our criticisms of things like the GT500’s entry-level-grade interior appointments might seem like splitting the very finest of hairs. Still, it is our duty to tell you the good, the bad and the ugly — even when it might elicit a “Cool story, bro” for our trouble — as we do in our rapid-fire rundown of things we like and don’t like about this fire-breathing pony car. So while we lauded the ’Stang’s precedent-setting power, 0-60-mph capability, lightning-quick shifting, everyday livability, track prowess and exterior styling, we’d be remiss not to grouse about that interior, that jaw-dropping price and the fact that we’d prolly buy a 2020 Chevrolet Corvette instead.
Another big name in performance eating the dust of the CX-5 this week is Porsche. At No. 3, you’ll find our explainer on the proper way to pronounce “Porsche” — sorry, but those people you think are pompous for making it a two-syllable word are correct — and at No. 4 is another one of our pros-and-cons lists, this one focusing on the 2020 Porsche Macan SUV.
Much more follows, including the cheapest cars you can buy right now; Cars.com’s long-term test car, the 2020 Hyundai Palisade; the 2020 Toyota Camry and Corolla; and some obligatory coronavirus-and-cars coverage, so keep reading. Here are the top 10 news stories Cars.com readers couldn’t get enough of in the past week:
1. 2020 Mazda CX-5: What’s Changed
2. 2020 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500: 6 Things We Like and 3 Things We Don’t
3. What’s the Right Way to Say Porsche?
4. 2020 Porsche Macan: 2 Things We Like and 5 Things We Don’t
5. Here Are the 10 Cheapest New Cars You Can Buy Right Now
6. Cars.com’s 2020 Hyundai Palisade: How Many Presets Is Too Many?
7. 2020 Toyota Camry Vs. Corolla: Compare and Contrast
8. Fiat Chrysler Automobiles Buys Into Contact-Free Car Sales With Online Retail Experience
9. Not Driving Your Electric Vehicle During Coronavirus Lockdown? Here’s How to Keep It Humming
10. GMC Slows Electric Hummer Charge as Lincoln Pulls Plug on Rivian-Built SUV
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