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Did you notice this in a comment made by the author 1 week ago today (Feb 1):CX-5 Diesel review by Car Questions.
Got news from Mazda: CX-5 Diesel 2020 is currently undergoing a recertification process, as required by the CARB (California Air Resources Board) every two years. Once they have received final certification for sale, they will announce the schedule for the start of production of the 2020 CX-5 Diesel.
First, thanks for "spilling the beans" up front! That's how you do it!!!The bottom line for those who don't like reading ... I bought a CX-5 Diesel for $30900 today.
I look forward to hearing more of your ongoing experience.The bottom line for those who don't like reading ... I bought a CX-5 Diesel for $30900 today.
The details .....
So, I've been lurking around here for awhile reading about the CX-5 Diesel. I've been interested in it since Mazda talked about bringing it to the USA. I've purchased 3 Mazda's ('15 3HB touring / 16.5 CX-5 touring / '18 3HB GT pp ) and think Mazda makes a great product
When the diesel hit my dealer (southwest Ohio) I told my salesman (great guy, awesome business relationship with him) that it'll never sell the way Mazda has delivered this (pricing, economy) and when he gets tired of it sitting on the lot, I'll buy it (He knows I'm a bargain shopper). I get $9.95 oil changes on my other Mazda's and am in the dealership frequently. Always sit and chat for a few minutes with them.
A few days before Christmas, he made an aggressive offer to me of $30900 for the Machine Grey Metallic CX-5 Diesel and $17.5k trade for my '18 3HB GT pp. I countered with $30900 and $19.5k trade. No Dice. Then the last day of January, he called up with $31400 and $18.5k trade. I thanked him but declined. So today was the day. He said they're tired of it and would do the $30900 and $19.5k trade (I only paid $20.4 for the 3HB GT pp new). So, now the diesel adventure begins
Only time will tell about reliability on the diesel (I've read the stories from other countries) but I'm familiar with diesels and the emission systems and have background in them so they don't scare me. The diesel is definitely a quiet, torque-y, refined driving experience. I have the '16 CX-5 with the NA2.5 so I know how that driving experience is and my brother has a '19 CX-5 signature with the 2.5g turbo that I've driven as well so I have that comparison also.
I have appreciated reading in the forums information on various subjects from others and I'll try to share my experience with the US diesel since some folks are interested in it.
Awesome deal!The bottom line for those who don't like reading ... I bought a CX-5 Diesel for $30900 today.
It’s been a very long time coming but I’ve been working a lot. You asked a civil question and I’ll attempt to address what I find very confusing about the CX-5 diesel thing.Just because we don't virtue signal politically circlejerking, and share the fanatical alarmism that has become prevalent, doesn't mean the US doesn't do anything like you are making it out to be. Reasonable people here all agree that we should be good stewards of the environment and curb pollution. Unreasonable people on the alarmist side say screw your jobs, livelihood, and economy. Crash the whole damn thing. Reasonable people say you need to transition smoothly and slowly with technologies that actually work while working people transition their skills into newer technologies or be left behind, at that point, it's their own choice.
EPA chart Uno posted show this to not be true. Thoughts?
It’s been a very long time coming but I’ve been working a lot. You asked a civil question and I’ll attempt to address what I find very confusing about the CX-5 diesel thing.
All of my comments are based on the fact that “our” diesels are so much cleaner and more fuel efficient than the gasoline engines. The charts that Unob produced show there to be very little difference between the gasoline and diesel engines which don’t stack up with eu experience so I had a look further at those charts and it suggest much the same for fuel consumption.
For that reason I thought I’d compare something European. We don’t have the 2.5 in England so I had to look in the German brochure where the have comparable AWD auto models. This shows a very different story. The new European standard shows a figure for a combined cycle. This shows what I expected to see for the gasoline engine fuel consumption which is 32.7 miles per US gallon and that compares reasonably well with your figures. However, the diesel is what I expected and not what your chart shows. The diesel is 42.7 which looks a lot different to your chart. As your chart gives an indication of annual consumption and annual effect on the environment, it follows that the less fuel it uses the the less impact it will have. So! Either your figures quoted by Mazda and used in your calculations are incorrect OR the European model uses a lot less fuel and has a lessor impact on the environment as a result. I don’t understand what’s going on or why if true your model uses more fuel than ours does. I’ll attach all the photographic evidence.
Probably one of the only diesel CX5 customer that I think made a solid move.The bottom line for those who don't like reading ... I bought a CX-5 Diesel for $30900 today.
The details .....
So, I've been lurking around here for awhile reading about the CX-5 Diesel. I've been interested in it since Mazda talked about bringing it to the USA. I've purchased 3 Mazda's ('15 3HB touring / 16.5 CX-5 touring / '18 3HB GT pp ) and think Mazda makes a great product
When the diesel hit my dealer (southwest Ohio) I told my salesman (great guy, awesome business relationship with him) that it'll never sell the way Mazda has delivered this (pricing, economy) and when he gets tired of it sitting on the lot, I'll buy it (He knows I'm a bargain shopper). I get $9.95 oil changes on my other Mazda's and am in the dealership frequently. Always sit and chat for a few minutes with them.
A few days before Christmas, he made an aggressive offer to me of $30900 for the Machine Grey Metallic CX-5 Diesel and $17.5k trade for my '18 3HB GT pp. I countered with $30900 and $19.5k trade. No Dice. Then the last day of January, he called up with $31400 and $18.5k trade. I thanked him but declined. So today was the day. He said they're tired of it and would do the $30900 and $19.5k trade (I only paid $20.4 for the 3HB GT pp new). So, now the diesel adventure begins
Only time will tell about reliability on the diesel (I've read the stories from other countries) but I'm familiar with diesels and the emission systems and have background in them so they don't scare me. The diesel is definitely a quiet, torque-y, refined driving experience. I have the '16 CX-5 with the NA2.5 so I know how that driving experience is and my brother has a '19 CX-5 signature with the 2.5g turbo that I've driven as well so I have that comparison also.
I have appreciated reading in the forums information on various subjects from others and I'll try to share my experience with the US diesel since some folks are interested in it.
Not quite a month with it yet but about 1500 miles. Pretty much as advertised so far ....Do we have any reports on real world mpg's yet?
That's good news!Not quite a month with it yet but about 1500 miles. Pretty much as advertised so far ....
Around 28.5 mpg combined typical week of commuting and running around.
I towed a trailer (around 2000 lbs but it's tall with lots of wind resistance ) on a 500 mile round trip with furniture and turned in 17.5 mpg. That (in my opinion) is fantastic compared to the v6 gasoline powered vehicles I've towed that trailer with that turned in 9mpg & 12mpg and struggled with it. This cx5 tows a trailer like a dream with power to spare.
Diesel cost is down right now and I've been paying around 2.30/gal (gas is running 2.15-2.30)
All in all I'm pleased with my diesel experience so far.
With owning a 2.5NA and a 2.2 diesel and access to 2.5T I was thinking about taking all three out (loaded down with about 800-1000lbs) with 3 (or more) drivers and doing a test loop of a variety of terrain to evaluate the driving experience of each powertrain back to back. I think it would be fun . I may do that this summer.