EDGE vs Madza CX-7?

[droth33]

I've been planning to order a loaded Edge Limited and now am starting to think a loaded Mazda CX-7 might be what I should get.

 

The Mazda has a racier look to it..............

 

I know I'll pay a little more for premium gas, but is that the only drawback?

 

opinions please:

[Craiger]

Make sure you drive them both...IMHO, the CX-7 didn't compare. My wife said after about 5 minutes of driving the Mazda to turn around and go back to the dealership. We both thought the Edge had a 'luxury' feel to it while driving the CX-7 felt like driving my buddy's Mazda 3. Also, we both preferred the look of the Edge as well. Just my opinion but that's how both my wife and I felt about the Mazda.

[Blue Oval]

We also drove the 7 before we realized it was way too SMALL!!!!!!! Then we took a hard lookand drive at the CX9. Much closer in comparison to the Edge which of course we just got today!!!! I will say that the Manual Sport option on the Mazda is sweet!!!

As a side note you can put Reg. gas in the 08 CX7 this year. Oval

[CreamEDGE.]

Regular gas is OK to use but you should use 91 or higher.

 

And the EDGE is nice and all but I would take a CX-7 over it, the price, driving experience and just how happy I am with the CX-7 a year after I've bought it, the EDGE feels like a cute appliance to me now.

 

Plus, it's WAY cheaper.

Edited March 19, 2008 by CreamEDGE.

[douyi]

It's said if you use regular gas on cx-7 you'll lose about 40HP and it'll behave like a minivan.

 

And in my wife's opinion , the interior of Edge looks like hard cheap plastic piled together, no refinement.

[CreamEDGE.]

Yes, if you use regular, over 4,000 RPM's it will behave like a pig, so if you'd rather have the extra 3 dollars in your pocket, use regular.

[bri719]

Yes, if you use regular, over 4,000 RPM's it will behave like a pig, so if you'd rather have the extra 3 dollars in your pocket, use regular.

 

 

hmm? I think you lost me

[CreamEDGE.]

If you use regular octane on the CX-7, over 4,000RPM's it will be very slow, and there will be a noticeable loss of power.

Edited March 28, 2008 by CreamEDGE.

[bri719]

makes sense... by a pig I thought you meant it eats gas, not slow

[fly6]

cx7 is smaller than edge, if you want to compare, you should compare edge and cx9!

[bri719]

CX-7 is not even close... nice "little" car but I don't think there's that much comparison.

 

drive the Edge, drive the CX-9, pick the one that most suits your needs or personality. if you want something small and sporty consider the CX-7. as others have mentioned, the 2008 seems to have been tuned to run on regular fuel whereas the 2007 CX-7 could only use premium fuel. but I'd confirm that on Edmunds, etc.

[bamaredwingsfan]

I drove the CX7, CX9, Edge, and the Murano when i was test driving crossovers last year. Here are the impressions of each vehicle.

 

Ford Edge: drove this one 1st. It had great power, felt good driving. the day we drove this thing was a windy day on the interstate, and it still drove good.

 

CX7: seemed to really have power,but just didn't have that refined feel to me. The interior was pretty plane.

 

CX9: Was very nice inside, it had a sluggish feel to me, and seemed to feel like i was driving a top heavy tank.

 

Murano: seemed to feel like a car when we drove it. the back up camera was nice addition as well. had decent power, didn't care for the dash layout. Liked the keyless ignition system.

 

I wound up buying the edge, and haven't regretted it once. Each vehicle we drove was loaded, and all an all, im still glad we got the edge.

 

Only features i would like to have had was the keyless ignition, and the backup camera.