Going Towing with the Cx5

CorkSport

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• Jul 13, 2012

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The Cx5 tows a small trailer well.

We installed the Mazda accessory tow hitch and wiring adapter.

-Derrick

 

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erhayes

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2022CX5 PP

• Jul 13, 2012

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Looks like a nice combination. What does the trailer weigh loaded? The trailer also looks to have a fairly smooth and rounded frontal area to help with the wind resistance.

 

mazdadude

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'16.5 Mazda CX-5 Touring

• Jul 13, 2012

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CorkSport said:

The Cx5 tows a small trailer well.

We installed the Mazda accessory tow hitch and wiring adapter.

-Derrick

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I am curious, is it a Manual or Auto transmission? Man that trailer looks small! My wife was thinking about a little trailer like that. How about a pic of the inside for reference?

 

CorkSport

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• Jul 14, 2012

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The Cx5 is a sport model with a manual gearbox. I will see if I can find the weight on the trailer.

-Derrick

 

CorkSport

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• Jul 17, 2012

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The trailer is >1000lbs. I dont have a scale weight for it though. The person doing the towing said it dropped about 10mpg at freeway speeds.

-Derrick

 

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chuyler1

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2013 CX-9

• Jun 28, 2013

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Awesome! I've been thinking about a CX5 as my next vehicle and its good to see someone else towing with it. I'd feel more comfortable if it were rated for 2,500 lbs since my trailer is going to tip the scales just over 2,000 fully loaded but it should handle it. I'm waiting to see if they adjust the towing capacity for the diesel version (if it ever gets released in the US).

 

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Graspony

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• Jun 29, 2013

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Here another combination.
I tow mine last weekend. It goes very well but when you want to pull it uphill you need to down shift one or two gears to maintain speed.
Fuel consumption was on the way through was 13l/100km with lots of headwind. Coming coming back without wind was 10,8l/100km.
The weight of the caravan loaded was 1300kg. My cx-5 is a petrol 2.0L manual with 165PK.

 

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bluebomberx

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2011 Mazda MX-5 Sport, 2013 Mazda CX-5 Grand Touring

• Jul 9, 2013

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I towed a pair of motorcycles about 130 miles on Sunday. The gauge read 25.3 mpg. I'm pretty impressed with that considering a forerunner I recently borrowed got less than 18 mpg for the same task.

 

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xtrailman

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was 175ps Mazda CX-5 Auto AWD Sport Nav, now 190ps DSG Tiguan 4M

• Jul 10, 2013

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In the UK the Diesel is rated to tow 2000kg.

The 165ps petrol I think is 1800kg.

If towing with a petrol the 2.5 will be the better option.

 

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chuyler1

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2013 CX-9

• Jul 10, 2013

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I'm not sure why U.S. ratings are so much lower. It could be the highway speeds we travel at, required crash tests, average temperatures, or it could just be politics used to sell larger pickup trucks. Anyway, we don't have the diesel yet in the US. I'm patiently waiting. However I'm a bit unimpressed with what Mazda has to offer when it comes to manual transmissions. We can only order the 2.0L motor front wheel drive in the base trim package. I'd really like AWD, 2.5L, and stick shift with leather. I'll wait a little longer and maybe send them a letter and tell them to get their act together.