Love my 18 Cx-5! Motor is more than adequate! Interior, cabin is super quiet actually 1 dB quieter than the BMW X3! And I love the looks!bust little Suv/Cuv In its class hands-down!
I have a 2016.5 CX-5 Grand Touring and it's a great vehicle, a nice segway into the 2017 model. Many of the same touches- the navigation and entertainment controls are identical- and I actually agree with JD about the ride. I find the ride to be choppy and it certainly isn't fast but that is more than made up for by the great handing and the non-CVT transmission. There is more room in the Rogue and CR-V, and the new Honda in particular is a pretty sweet vehicle, but I don't think I would chose either over a comparable CX-5. The Mazda's cabin is nicer and better-finished.
I just bought the 2018 Grand touring and honestly, the only thing lacking here is a bigger info system screen and Apple Car play. Power is more than adequate with the 3Hp increase unless you do heavy towing. Interior space is also roomier compared to 2016 model.
Good looking car amd probably best rode and most fun to drive. However a lack of HP and overly fussy infotainment system are dealbreakers for me. The 4 cyl turbo from the cx9 has to be added quickly..
So glad to see a company staying away from cvt also Hyundai is doing the same.i know people love cvt but I don't really like them is just my opinion. And as for small turbo charge engine, well I hope companies are making them strong because they kill the lifespan of the engine and have high maintenance cost that's why Mazda is not using them a lot (except cx9) well there are companies good at making turbo engine I guess, and dct well I never heard anything good about it when comes to reliability. But however small turbo,dct and cvt along with electric, and hybrid is the future so I better embrace it
I wish, Mazda made a serious off-road focused SUV, inspired by the XV-1 Pathfinder (from the 1970’s, in Burma.) and the Ford Explorer-based Navajo; called the CX-1 or CX-Prime, with the same chassis as the CX-5 (CX-3; for a two-door body variant) w/ the 2.5L Turbo-4 from the CX-9, but with equivalent ride-height as the Mitsubishi Pajero/Montero, Toyota Land Cruiser (J70 or FJ40), or Suzuki Jimny/Samurai. Plus, it has to have AWD/4WD and a Manual, as standard, period.
Zac Fonx Because people keep insisting on fuel mileage in the 27 mpg range using Regular Unleaded fuel. Every single review-and I've watched dozens, goes on and on about fuel economy....
The front seats are simply awful as mentioned 3.37, the arm rest is too far back as mentioned. The A pillar is way too thick and the dead pedal is too far forward. Other than that, it’s a great vehicle?
"First gen CX-5 sales never really caught fire"...really? I thought they sold like hot cakes and exceeded Mazda's sales forecasts. They were never going to sell as many as the Honda CR-V or Toyota RAV-4, but was that the expectation? I admit to living in a town with a Mazda dealer, so that helps, but I see CX-5s everywhere (including in my driveway.) They really are great vehicles, obviously if you have more than 3 kids or need to tow then look elsewhere, but I have no real complaints.
0-60 in 8.5 is sub-par for a new crossover in this class. The new CRV is about 1.5 seconds faster than this, so on a test drive, you will notice the Mazda is much slower, and not getting better fuel economy is exchange. The old 6-speed slushbox isn't competitive either. Everybody else will have 8-speeds or CVTs
Nissan TitanWarrior true but my philosophy has always been that you will end up giving up 1 of 3 things for reliability: gas mileage, power, or money. Since all of mazda's engines are direct injection now, they are still working on finding a solution to carbon buildup, blow by, and engine lugging that was prevalent on the speed3 engines as well as on Ford's ecoboost engines. Those significantly decrease the life of the engine due to either decreased ability of the valves to seat correctly or turbo failure due to blow by in the intake or lack of proper warm up/cool down. Honda and nissan have taken huge hits for their cvts not being reliable, ford had that huge recall for carbon monoxide getting into the cabin on their ecoboost engines, and what's more is you don't have to put premium gas in this as you would for other turbo engines, making the overall cost per mile more competitive. They are starting to figure out other solutions to these issues on the mx-5 and with their hccv engine but I believe the n/a 4 cylinder engine and 6 speed is a solid and reliable platform compared to the current competition. I also believe this is the reason for their recent surge and reliability. Consider all of that and the fact that the top of the line cx-5 is 30k brand new before any discounts, with the standard bose sound system, leather interior, awd, etc and it seems to be the best value for money of any new crossover right now
The CRV may be faster, but the Mazda will handle better and be more fun to drive. Nothing in mazda's class is fast, but its always more fun. Plus the CRV has issues too, really not many things popping up on Mazda's end
Nissan TitanWarrior Your facts are off, so your characterization is wrong from the start. CRV times are around 7.5. -7.6 That is NOT 1.5 seconds faster. Yes - the CRV is marginally faster, that is NOT the same as the CX5 being "sub-par". BTW The crv TINY turbo CVT is so loud it needs Bose-Style Noise Cancellation to achieve normal noise levels!!😱 What do you think that does to the driver's fatigue and hearing levels over time?? Bad. All that vibration, droning, & heat is going to mean less reliability over time. I don't know about other parts of the country, but here in Southern California the Mazda sells for THOUSANDS of $$$ cheaper; and the roads support a better HANDLING car, not a Stoplight to Stoplight gas pedal Warrior. The quick CUV's ARE out there and they cost $8K more!
Another boring and mundane crossover in a market already filled to the brim with this trash. Gotta give mazda credit though, at least they are smart enough to realize that 8 gears is too many. A 6 speed suits a crossover like this much better.
my CX5 GT has that AWFUL P.O.S. TOM TOM NAVI unit, I hope they got rid of that, this new model lost some ZOOM ZOOM(but gained 2hp but got slower??) mines was rated @ 7.7 0 - 60... this is a disappointment. it was my top 3 reasons for getting it!
