Review: 2024 Mazda CX-5 Turbo Signature - Better with Age 

Love my 2022 Signature, Nicest vehicle I have ever owned. Mazda is so underrated, and the best part of the CX-5 is that it’s built in Japan, Pure Japanese quality!!

Mazda should put this review on their website

I really enjoy your reviews, Matt. Keep it up buddy

My girlfriend recently traded in her 2022 Audi Q5 she was leasing to buy one of these. We compared them side by side in the lot and the similarities are surprising. Physically, they're almost exactly the same size (inch or two in some areas). They also have the same features and similar drivetrain setup (turbo 4, AWD). In fact the cx5 offered cooled seats and rear heated seats, not found in her Audi. The volume knob placement was extremely similar to the q5, and cabin noise was about the same. I think the drivetrain and some features in the Audi were a bit fancier, but costing ~$10k less than the Audi q5, the mazda is a really competitive deal.

Another great review Matt! Keep up the good work. You are killing it and I am a huge fan. You have lots of people pulling for you! ❤

Such great cars. Mazda is low key killing it

Just purchased my first CX-5 CARBON TURBO, have had BMW's and Mercedes. Ive owned a lot of vehicles over the years. One of the best most fun to drive I've owned for a much better cost. Worth the money. Mazda best kept secrets.

Fantastic review, so much great info!

Another great review, love your review style keep it up Matt!

Thanks Matt for the review. Excellent!

I had a cx-5 before the turbo came out.. the only thing I thought the car needed was a bit more power. Such an awesome car.

Thanks a ton for the review. I'm looking forward to buying one of these when my 2016 CX-5 gets tired.

Quiet supporter over here. Appreciate you and your videos a ton. Pulling for you like everyone else. Also, wife had a fully loaded Mazda6 (‘17) and I thought it was a fantastic car. I even owned an E39 M5 at the time… would definitely look at this CX-5T if it’s fits your use case.

Great review! This really is a great value. And FWIW, my brother has owned only CX-5s for like 7 years and he LOVES the control knob... he's gotten really fast at using it and can spin and press that knob like a madman and get to exactly what he wants without ever lifting his arm. He keeps buying this car cuz he doesnt want to lose that functionality 🤷‍♂️

Great content!

Mazda is really the most underrated car brand. Got my wife a 2021 cx5 and it’s great! I will be buying the mazda 3 for myself when I retire my 98 Toyota Avalon. Very impressive cars for the price.

Great review, people always overlook that this thing is competing against some really boring cars at the same price point.

The CX-5 is literally and seriously an iconic crossover!

I am thinking about surprising my parents with one of these. They are adorable. You should get them to make a Matt Maran edition :) like 90’s Eddie Bauer fords

I could (and do) watch Matt’s videos all day 🚗!

Top notch small SUV, top notch review. Great work as always!

Matt always ridin for the CX -5. Gonna miss it when it’s gone.

Cx5 owner here. Perfect review.

Great review! I like how it has power compared to the others. They need a hybrid option and to get rid of the controller for the head unit

Had my 2023 turbo for 10 months. It’s really good. Using highest octane premium which overcomes a slight acceleration lag I was experiencing on standard. Don’t bother using sport mode as all it does is hold it in a higher gear. I’ve made a few tweaks, my latest is to glue a 1 inch thick piece of foam plus carpet to the drivers foot rest. It has made it far more comfy to have that rather than your foot pushing on the un padded foot rest.

Hi. Is there an engine smart On/Off somewhere to avoid engine switching off when nwe stop somewhere ?

When I was looking for a new vehicle in 2020 the cx5 was at the top of my list. It was visually beautiful, loved the performance compared to its competitors. Only problem was I'm 6ft 7 and just couldn't make it fit. Settled for a rogue. It's a rogue. It's nice but it's a rogue. But I fit well

My friend have just leased one like a week ago. Likes it a lot

In my wife’s Hyundai we had to disable the lane keeping assist because it was so so aggressively pulling you back into your lane. I much prefer my Mazda giving me a gentle rumble and nudge, let me decide what to do and don’t swing me around aggressively.

Really nice car! I was cross shopping a used one recently and I was really impressed. Ended up going with a 2014 RX 350 with super low miles. Way less tech but that Lexus drive and reliability factor just won me over at the end of the day. CX5 is such a good option though. Perfect blend of luxury, tech, and reliability for the price point.

It’s amazing to see someone is reading your mind! Well, I admit I must have gone overboard when I bought 2024 Mazda3 Turbo AWD Sedan, because for the same price you can get N/A mid-trim CX-5, but regardless Mazda is every day, all day choice for me (literally) when it comes to build quality, sporty handling, superb interior and bulletproof transmission. Oh yes, I don’t regret my purchase with Mazda3, it puts a smile on my face even when I am not in the mood. That’s how I purchased my 2nd Mazda, and no it’s not CX-5, it’s CX-30 😁⚡️

Good channel, good luck and keep it up! Agree on the throttle response, I am big fan of Mazda's s 2.5 Turbo, not much turbo lag compare to lets say Kia's 2.5 T on Sorrento. With time Mazda perfected it, hoping Mazda will do the same with the new 3.3 inline. CX-50 might look aggressive but 40/20/40 split on CX-5 is more versatile. Finally body colored fenders, but expect to pay much more if one of them have to be replaced (like 3x plus paint job).

Matt, great review I think you covered everything very well, I am not a SUV or crossover fan, but I told you this when your sister bought a CX-5. Mazda I feel does SUVs and crossovers the best, like you said timeless style, and excellent fit and finish inside and out. great size, "sporty" easy to maneuver. true six speed automatic, that shifts very well, they nailed it. Great stereo. Also, you said an excellent point, no goofy black plastic cladding on the sides. I have driven the normal naturally aspirated four cylinder version and I feel it is good enough for like 95 percent of people, and obviously the naturally aspirated four will be the more reliable choice if keeping long term. I haven't heard of issues with Mazda's turbo set up in these, but just giving my thoughts. I wish the new CX-90 used a this simple six speed, this transmission feels smoother and better in my opinion, then the 8 speed transmission in the CX-90. Also, excellent point The Mitsubishi Outlander is very competitive gives a lot for the money, I drove that and the CVT in the Mitsubishi is programmed really well, but Mazda does have an edge with a true six speed auto, it just feels a little better, but I will admit CVT's are really improving.

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Great review! Worth noting that I believe in 2025 the CX-5 will have a hybrid option. Additionally, I have two complaints with the CX-5. The seats are not the most comfortable on longer trips, and the emergency brake assist is horrible. You can set the distance between you and the car in front of you for this, but even with it set to the furthest setting, even going around a car that's say, turning into a driveway, sometimes the car will come to a screeching halt, which is very unnerving. Especially if there's a car behind you - it's quite an unsafe feature. Otherwise I love my CX-5, besides having no umph with my non-turbo version. Ride quality is fantastic, cabin noise does tend to grow as the tires wear, but is generally very quiet. Great commuter car. 9.2/10

Great video on the mazda cx5 turbo,can you do a test drive with the Acura RDX AWD A-spec 2.0 turbo charge engine and compared with the mazda CX5 turbo, which one would you personally owned looking forward for your respond thanks stay safe. 12:18

Great review! , I believe those silver mirror caps are gone now, to many people wanted their nice color on the mirrors :)

Really great camera angles! I've had a 2018 and 2021 CX-5 NA and unfortunately, now have a 2024 CX-50 NA because I thought it looked better. Miss the CX-5, much better than the CX-50 overall.

Great review and hoping the next gen would just get a slightly bigger cargo area.

Impressive. It did jump good and it sounds good. I hope they don't cancel it.

Still one of the best!

The CX-5 outsold the Ford Escape and the Subaru Forester last year!

Any word on this week’s weekly update?

Quiet really? Drive my 20 year Ls430. But a great review. Appreciate your video

The power for price is unmatched

Matt.. would you go rdx or cx5 ? The base rdx and cx5 overlap in price.

The cx50 looks really good, would you go for that over the CX-5?

I really enjoyed your interior review with Beth. Your comments seemed spot on. I love Mazda's 10.25 inch design. I like how it's slim and long vs wide and tall. Reminds me of how terrible Ford's Explorer added their larger screen vertically lol.

I'm a fan of Mazda for a while & I will buy this.

My wife bought a 23 premium plus last summer. we got 1500 off msrp. We were originally looking at crv and rav4 but all the dealers were marking up by 5k and wouldnt budge on price so the honda\toyota similar trim were 7 to 8 k higher. Only complaint is the 23 model year the screen isn't touch.

Mazda keeping up with the good cars. Great video Matt 👍🏻👍🏻

My Tiguan is cavernous inside and handles amazing. And that’s coming from a guy used to bmw and Porsche.

Great review! Still a great SUV.

That dark headliner is 🔥 🔥🔥The competition is garbage 🗑 I have a 2017 Gt & 2024 Carbon Turbo. The luxury of the CT is sick ❤. Makes my '17 GT feel like a pickup truck. 😂

I’ve had my 2021 Signature for 3 years now. It’s been a great car, but I’ve had a few issues with it: oil consumption issue fixed under warranty, numerous rattles in the doors that seem to come and go, and rust started developing in the door hinges. I live in Texas and my car stays garaged and babied. I have 23k miles on it now.

One big reason the Mazda ages well is because competitors from Germany and Korea, and sadly Lexus and Infiniti as well are adopting dumb trends like capacitive panels and baking climate controls into the infotainment

The only viable competition is the chevy blazer V6 lt3. And that vehicle is at least $5,000 more. NONE of the other suv's under $45,000 offer the performance like the Cx-5 or Blazer.

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Looks like Pittsburgh... #home

Totally agree its gotten better with age, but goddamn this thing needs a redesign

Steering is way too heavy. Haven’t driven a cx50 but that must be crazy if it’s worse than the 5s feel.

they are all body color. no black clading

Doing better at Subaru than Subaru after the downgraded center screen. No saving 50 cents I’ll never see on removing buttons, FULL SCREEN CARPLAY, sorry my caps lock broke. Perfectly simple and usable without looking away from road for long

MPG is why people go RAV4 ….. 24 vs 40 is a MASSIVE difference.

I could never understand why a top of the line vehicle still has poverty buttons

Those silver mirrors are a bit silly. They don’t fit the rest of the vehicle.

i-stop?

Mazda cars definitely aged well over time

Not only is the rotary knob as bad as it sounds..... Its worse..!!

Mechanically it may be excellent, but imo it just looks dated, even with the updates it hasn't changed much. Mazda needs to do a whole new design. That's just my opinion.

In 2020 a top-spec, grand touring CX-5 was under $30k. In 4 years, 30% price increase. What a joke.

This is Where' channel went south we don't need a matt and beth show on the interior i shouldn't have to watch another video for interior jus put it in here with he car one reason why channel not doing good its annoying why i go to another review of it

Also should do pov drives dont wanna watch u the whole time wanna feel like we driving it idk why u haven't done pov the way u doing it is outdated ... put he interior review back stop the matt and beth show and do pov ull do better..

Eh. More standard equipment on the hornet. Hornet has a Better value at $30k and just over 30, I can add heated seats and wheel. This Mazda is only for people who subscribe to consumer reports and think this is on par with Toyota and Honda reliability. The hornet drives better , has a nice interior as well and more standard power WITH AWD. I’d definitely take this Mazda as a second option but the 6 speed is garbage. I get it may “work well” but you can’t argue with ratios and gear spacing. Rather the higher geared cars hunt, they deliver power better and keep the RPMS low.

Nothing about this is luxury at all. It's cheap and outdated. Mazda produces mostly garbage these days.