Pros & Cons.. 2023 Mazda CX-50 2.5 Turbo Premium Plus Package AWD 

See my 2023 Mazda CX-50 Turbo Full Review: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-xzwBzWKtAg4.html

As a Mazda owner, I can add 3 more pros, which are first for Mazda: hood struts (hood on my Mazda 6 is so heavy), panoramic moonroof (standard in Canada) and the ability to see the Apple CarPlay and Android Auto navigation directions on the heads up display (Active Driving Display)

Pretty nice SUV I love the blue in the lead picture. Great review Kevin.

Very informative, more so than most videos I have seen about the cx50! Thank you very much!!

Just purchased cx-50 p+t been a long time Mazda owner and I was looking at the Lexus nx and rx and yeah I could not get myself to justify the increase in price for the Lexus. I personally have never had reliability issues with Mazda. With the heads up display showing your apple /android auto maps on the heads up display I find myself rarely looking at the infotainment. Luxury is there for a very affordable price and simplicity. Infotainment I thought would be too thin for my likes is actually very clear and good. So far the power is quite surprising often I don’t even realize I’ve hit a higher speed then intended. So far I’m really impressed

Love the look!

Love the unpainted cladding on the 50 & the painted on the 5. One looks rugged, the other looks gorgeous.

Owned a PPT since April, love it! Coming from an X3, this does not miss a beat in my opinion. Great ride, handling and power. Taken it on a couple of 7 hour drives and enjoyed the ride quality. I drive a mix, aggressive and easy and I'm getting about 23 in the city and 33 on the highway so quite satisfied with the mileage and I get to put regular gas in it when I feel like it. Bose sound system sounds really, really good. I did drive an RDX A-Spec Advanced before buying this and did not see where an extra 11k was worth it. Does not have any big pluses that the CX-50 is missing. Infotainment touch screen works in Apple Car Play. My gripe would be the remote start "feature." When you start with the app, the car shuts off soon as you open the door even when you have the FOB. That's ridiculous in my opinion. I don't use the wireless charging, don't like the placement of it and the performance. Had the racks and took them off because they were noisy, made a howling sound. The ride can be firm but it is comparable with what I had with the X3 and is preferred when driving aggressively. I can probably see changing to 18" "Meridian version" wheels in the future. I regularly go through vehicles but see myself keeping this for a while. Love driving it!

It looks great. Nice design for sure.

Beautiful car.

Saw a CX-50 the other day and took a pic; never seen it b4. 👀

Looks pretty good. 👍

Wow, finally a review that answers my question about the CX-5 ride being better with the independent rear suspension and the CX-50 having a stiff ride without it! I think a pro is when you use premium gas you get more HP but you don't have to use premium gas. The con for me is it seems that even the signature models have the black cladding around the wheel wells ibstead of matching paint. Loved your Mercedes S-class video at 150,000 miles. Will get one of those used if the CX-90s are not released by Mazda soon.

Maybe Mazda should add ambient lighting.

Took one for a test drive the other day, loved everything about it except the high door Beltline, the bottom of the door glass was up to my shoulders, ridiculous!

getting mine in 2 week lets hope i get 4 nice years with it.

Great video, especially as a Mazda fan and owner considering the CX-50 as my next daily driver. The only thing I'd change is to remove the background music; it's distracting and sounds a bit like the Exorcist theme.

I'm curious to know the Hybrid mpg model or CX70 model mpg

Is this the Ingot Blue metallic color? Thanks for this informative video!

I’ve heard this a few times but myself I get about 35 to 36 on the highway and about 2523 stop and go

I own a cx-50 absolutely an amazing vehicle. On the mpg, after the first few thousand miles the average mpg has gone up. Started out a bit over 24, now it's 26. Dunno how many miles the tester had that could be why it's not getting good mpg.

Did you test the torsion beam ride on imperfect roads (repaired roads with cracks, crossing train tracks, non flush maintenance covers, highway/bridge expansion joints) with someone in the back seat?

The fender flares are a bit tacky at certain angles. Otherwise it looks decent.

Mazda is on point 🎯 with CX 50 has all the bells and whistles crazy sporty no doubt 💯 BUT it' dependable that's the million dollar question ❓❓❓🤔🤔🤔

7:58 the graphic on the infotainment made me giggle.

I think it looks great. The only con for me is the infotainment controls. The screen is too far back to be useful for touch and the dial just adds steps.

I really like this Mazda with the turbo, but we bought a Outback XT Touring, which is bigger, faster & better mpg.

Greetings from southern Ontario Canada I have the 2019Mazda 3 GS sport hatchback will have until 2024 this is when my biweekly payments will end and maybe I will get something else

How is the cabin noise when driving?

Fog lights would be nice.

As someone who has owned Mazda 3 (2012, 2014 w/Bose, 2018 ), the biggest con on this cx-50 is the price hike to get options i.e. Bose setup. $7k jump for Terracotta leather.. $10,000 jump from base model for a turbo is insane. I realize car prices are much higher these days, I still have a problem paying $40k plus Mazda anything, maybe a Mazdaspeed 6 if it existed. Honestly, after watching your review videos and buying a used mint LS430 last year with only 55k miles on it (my first Lexus), I would rather buy a used 2020 RX350 over a new loaded CX-50.

Really like the styling of the CX50 but not willing to get gouged for a brand new one, I'l wait until one arrives at a Carmax for much lower "no haggle price".

4:50 "Shoot through the fart windshield"

Have 21 grand Turing reserve turbo very impressive handling pushed ever 100 miles an hour on bqe in New York I am stoned beads accord I has before 19 sport

torsion bean is a way to cut manufacturing cost., why paid primiun over cheap components?

i dont know what the problem is...this cx 50 is great. where i live i see a ton of cx-5, cx-3, and cx-30's.....but i have yet to see a cx-50 anywhere? why are they not selling, then?

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Same cons for me, the wireless charger you might as well just disable it as it does more bad than good and the EPA. I wish I had known this is a gas hog. I can’t even get 20mpg in city . For this price I would’ve gone with the RDX had I known that . Other than that , great car experience and sporty . And you are righ , had they gone with 8/10 speed transmission , gas mileage would’ve been better, 320@2000 rpm is too agressive …..

The biggest con with all Mazdas is that they feel cramped in the inside

Yo bro

I’m not huge fan of official Mazda USA website. When I look the trims to compare, the columns don’t aligned clearly. 5:15

Mazda over did it with the cx 50, all the c5 needed was subtle changes with larger interior and it would have been spot on. I am not a big fan of the cx 50

Good looking inside and out, torsion beam rear suspension is cheap. I take a Acura RDX over this any day.

no acoustic glass feels cheap!!!!

I’m not a fan of the fender trims

Too MUCH gas.

The large cheap black plastic cladding looks horrible. Why won't Mazda only use a small amount like on the CX-5? They do the same thing on the CX-30 that looks awful.

NO- not a good name-- more of an "OFF ASPHALT" car-- not off road.. OH well-- it's good for what I WANT.. CX-5 is NOT that good.. this looks so much better too--and I'd love the top of the line one-- BUT have them put the 17" offroad black wheels with WILDPEAK tires on it- and intall the 1.5 inch FACTORY lift...

Those tires are beyond terrible and useless, not to mention expensive

Woe not very roomy considering the size. Second row seats should of been way farther back. Unacceptable. Poor use of the space in this cx 50.

HORRIBLE MPG COMPARED TO HONDA AND TOYOTA THO

The black plastic is huge