With the temperature barely in the single digits, Christian became quite fond of the heated front seats in the Akera. “I have to say that I have never loved this feature as much as I did when it was -3 degrees Celsius in the mountains,†he said.
His favourite feature though, is the kerb-view camera. “The kerb-angle side camera is amazing! Perfect to stop you from hitting the alloys against the gutter. The best thing is that you can use it at any time, just click the icon on the top right corner of the screen.â€
It is a handy feature both on and off-road, as beyond the obvious parking aid use, the camera is handy to check and see where you are positioned on the road â€" useful in snowy areas where visibility might not be the best.
A week or two after Christian’s Hotham trip, it was my turn to zap up to Mount Buller for my daughter’s annual school snow-sports weekend.
I will caveat this by saying that the girls in my family are unaware of a concept known as ‘packing light’ and so with three sets of ski boots, ‘apres’ boots, fashionable changes of clothes, school sports gear, cameras, computers and most of a chemist’s inventory, the CX-5’s boot filled up quickly and some gear was relegated to join Miss Six in the back seat.
The flexible fabric parcel shelf was useful in this instance too, as you don’t need to be a Tetris pro in order to close the boot.
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