And we were ready to be snarky about that. Seemed like a blatant reminder of options you couldn't afford, like one of those button panels plugged with black plastic fillers.
Turns out it's more like a reminder of what to ask Santa for next Christmas. That's because you can make that "Nav" button real at any time, thanks to Mazda's unusual offering of fully integrated navigation as a $500 stand-alone accessory for any CX-5 with the 5.8-inch color touch-screen. Only the base Sport trim does not have the screen.
You can add navi down the road to hold down your initial cost. Or the price (we found it offered online as low as $449) may prompt you to go this route even if you want navi right away. The accessory unit gives you the same Tom-Tom-based, in-dash navi as the factory-installed unit without having to take it in an option package that adds $2,315 to the sticker of a Touring model like our tester (because of another required package) or $1,325 to the top-level Grand Touring.
The kit includes a plug-in system module and SD card memory and can be dealer- or self-installed. We checked out the installation instructions online, and it appears to be DIY for any modestly techie owner.
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