If you’re looking for a “cheap” 2025 Mazda CX-5, a familiar trim returns. New car shopping has been a fairly expensive prospect these days, especially if you’re shopping in hotly competitive segments like compact crossovers. Automakers have been removing more affordable base trims from their lineups, effectively hiking the entry-level price tag like the Mazda CX-5 did for the 2024 model year. Yet here we are several months later, and the company is doing an about-face: Reintroducing its S trim (with no special affixes like ‘Select’ or ‘Premium Plus’) for 2025.

2025 Mazda CX-5 Brings the Base S Trim Back, Putting Its Starting Price (Just) Under $30,000

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Mazda has revealed pricing and specifications for the 2025 CX-5, which has been around since 2017. While it's getting up there in age, the CX-5 is one of America's favorite small crossovers, with strong sales since it arrived. Mazda emphasizes value for money for MY2025 by reintroducing the entry-level 2.5 S trim, which comes in at a competitive $28,570. It would appear Mazda has discontinued the 2.5 S Premium trim. CarBuzz has reached out to the automaker for more information.

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New car prices are up, and finding an affordable small SUV is not as easy now. But there are excellent choices around $25,000. Kelley Blue Book released its ten best new family cars near $25,000, and there are good picks for new car shoppers looking for an affordable vehicle. Nine new small SUVs are in demand and one car.

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