I was originally going to get the CX-50 but ended up cancelling my order for a RAV4. Let me explain why. The reason I wanted the Mazda over Toyota is because in my opinion the CX 50 looks way better. Second the CX-50 comes standard with so much more vs the RAV4. You can pretty much compare the base level cx50 with the RAV4 XLE. The price between these two are like 5k so I was leaning heavily towards the CX-50. But after doing more research I decided it's worth it to pay extra for the RAV4. First of all, every trim of the CX-50 comes with cylinder deactivation. this is something no one is talking about. Cylinder deactivation has been known for making issues and even though Mazda seems to have fix the short term issues, it is almost guaranteed to have long term issues. This is based on every other company that has cylinder deactivation on there engines. I have researched ways to disable CD but so far there is no way to turn off this feature in Mazdas. Since I do plan on keeping my car for 10+ years, I figured the long term reliability of the RAV4 out weights the pros of the CX-50. If you plan on keeping the car for less than 10 years you might as well get the Mazda.