Ive been waiting for this vehicle for a while. Dealer called yesterday to tell me they just got a delivery so we headed right down. The one we played with was white in color. The over all car looked great. Interior looked a lot classier then the 2015 they had in the show room. It was daytime so not much feed back on how bright the LED headlight would be. Infotainment system setup was nicely done and the overall driver seat and arm rest made it a comfortable ride. We took it for a test ride. I wanted to see how she handled on the highway. Of course about half way to the high way ramp I asked if I could take a left which he said sure. I was looking for someplace that had some snow to test out how she handles. I found it. There was a park that hadn't been plowed. It looked like a 4 wheeler had driven in, looped around and drove out and I kid you not, between 10 and 12 inches of snow. We stopped in front of the entrance that sloped down into the park. I said to the sales rep, what do you think? I laughed to myself and was about to pull away when he said, why not? When I drove through the beginning of the opening about 20 feet I was already impressed that it made it that far. Didn't see the need to keep going further BUT when I tried to backup we got stuck. Seemed to have better traction moving forward so thought I'd make a K turn. Stuck again. Wasn't too happy with how the car felt while trying to get out until the rep said to turn off the TCS.. That's when I felt I had a car to play with. I had to rock her forward a few feet, then back and turn, etc.. It took a few tries but I got her facing the right way, in 10 to 12 inches of snow, going up an incline too. She pulled herself out. My wife turned to me and said, SOLD! To be honest, we had no business being in there but I really wanted to know what this car could do. Or course now I still wanted to know how she felt on the high way. Problem we had was that the wheels where packed with snow which caused a shake in the steering wheel. Totally understandable and no knock against the car. It was quiet and comfortable on the highway. We were all set at this point. We knew we would buy this car when our color came in. Silver. That's when things went down hill. He said, you know they changed the silver this year and it's lighter then the prior one. He had the new silver on a Mazda 6 side by side with the old silver Mazda 6. Mazda made a HUGE mistake changing colors. The new silver looks so washed out compared to the rich looking old color. I couldn't believe it. The new classier interior matched up with the richer looking Silver IMHO was the best setup for this car. Don't know what Mazda was thinking when they changed it but they just made the car look cheap. Rep said he would let me know when the silver 2016 comes in and maybe it would look different on the CX5. We'll see. Just not sold yet. Overall I REALLY like this car. Now to find a color I like. I even joked asking if he could find out if they have any left over paint that they could use if I special order one.
Test drove 2016 CX-5 GT
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Thanks for review!!
The CX-5 is indeed a very capable snow vehicle.
The CX-5 is indeed a very capable snow vehicle.
Yes! Thanks for the review and thanks for being ballsy enough to push the limits especially with the OEM all season tires. Good to know how the truck will handle as is from the dealer. Glad to hear you liked it for the most part. I'm not sure of the lighter grays but I like the charcoal type of gray. Actually I like the red, white and the blue colors as well. At least from pictures. We'll have to see in person.
I first saw the Silver while at the dealership over the summer. Seemed all the colored cars in the lot showed dirt except for the silver. Or better said, the silver showed less dirt then all the rest. I'm always checking out cross over vehicles while driving around. Some CX-5's look smaller then others. Even yesterday the rep pointed out how some colors make the car look bigger then others even when parked side by side. White looking the largest and the darker you go the smaller it seems to look. I liked the white but the wife said, white was too white and black was too dark and would show the most dirt leaving silver right in the middle.
Going to check out the charcoal grey or meteor grey is what Mazda calls it.Nice! If you make any deals or offers please let us know what they're going for. I am waiting for these to come out officially and hopefully can get a decent deal on a lease. All I want is a touring package, would like to try to keep the price around $26-27k. Lol don't know how much longer my current car will last.
I look forward to your thoughts on this. My impression is that this color has strong Brown undertones to it, which doesn't interest me. But I haven't seen it in person so I'm reserving judgement.
Just came back from the dealer. They had every color of 2015 cx5 lined up next to each other. Not so interested in the meteor grey. Did nothing for me. The dark blue was ok but not really wowing me. It's either going to be the new faded silver or white. The one coming in has the roof rails which I don't want so I'll be waiting a little longer for one that matche's my wants. Would like to check out the iactivesence package before making a decision. None of the 2016 coming in this month has that package. Maybe they have it in a Mazda 3 or 6 that I can experience.
I had never owned a silver car before the CX but I agree..it is nice that that looks better for a longer period once it starts to get dirty.
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Price list that another user posted on a different thread.
Price list that another user posted on a different thread.
Thank you. That's a $250 bump in price for the GT model over the 2015 plus I'm guessing there won't be any incentives yet. That's another $500... Might make sense to let the hype die down a bit before buying. $500 is $500.. Never was the first kid on the block to get the new toys..
dragonteeth
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Thanks for the review! That's exciting.
Honestly, not too hurt about hearing them remove the grey - wasn't a fan of it on the CX-5. I wish they'd bring back Storm Blue, but ah well.
Honestly, not too hurt about hearing them remove the grey - wasn't a fan of it on the CX-5. I wish they'd bring back Storm Blue, but ah well.
Enilder0711
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Which dealership has it?
