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I’ll chime with my support for the Nokian WR-G3 SUV. I live in the Pacific NW, our winters are typically wet down low and snow and ice up high. Summers can be hot. I wanted something capable of getting me to my winter sport destinations in the mountains, and also something I could leave on in...

Apparently this is normal, service Manager is confident after drive.

So I took car to Mazda service and drove with lead technician. Can you all believe I could not reproduce the issue?!? I have only had the car a few weeks and he was the first passenger I've had where I drove in manual mode with high revs. He is heavy set, maybe with the extra weight it causes...

It's more than a sound, it's a feel too.

Any links to info on this so I can check??

Good to know, I'll run it by them. Be Friday before I go to dealership.

It is more pronounced in regular mode. Strangely, in Sport mode, the shift from 1st to 2nd is almost a bit of a punch (in a good way) with mild torque steer, where the shift from 2nd to 3rd in sport mode thunks a little. So, a little better in Sport mode.

Awesome idea, thanks for posting! You think this might interfere with airbag at all?

It happens only in manual shift mode on heavy acceleration when I go to shift up. There is an every so slight hesitation, then thunk -> shift -> acellerate. Note: I am not letting up on the gas pedal during this to make it happen. I have released gas pedal pressure slightly -> shifted ->...

Hi All, New to the forum and my 2016 CX-5 Sport AWD Automatic. Really like this vehicle and pretty sure I made a great deciscion on the purchase. I purchased used, it has 44K miles, overall very clean and a joy to drive. With that said, one "minor" issue has come to my attention, it could be...