I have always driven Toyotas, but we recently switched one of our cars to Mazda for cost. It is a reliable, mid-sized SUV, that gets us to and from places. The trunk space is more limited than other mid-sized SUVs I've had due to where the tires cut into the trunk-space. The gas mileage is what you would expect with an SUV. We have driven it 20,000 miles, and the car is still running well. We haven't heard any weird noises or rattling.

I purchased the Mazda after having a second child as I needed something bigger to handle two car seats. I was nervous as I had always driven compact cars prior to this, however, that was immediately put to rest after driving this SUV. It's a smooth drive with many great features such has blind spot indicator, heated seats and built in navigation/touch screen.