WHILE its fellow Japanese manufacturers were in the vanguard of the UK's burgeoning market for lifestyle 4x4s, Mazda has tinkered around the edges. The forgettable Tribute and a series of rough and ready pick-up trucks were about the size of its involvement until the CX-7 came along. Environmental considerations may mean that the market for road-going 4x4 vehicles isn't burgeoning in the way it was but with the aid of diesel power, the CX-7 should finally have the capacity to eat into the sales of rival models like the Nissan X-Trail, Toyota RAV4.
It is ready to rumble.
