Hello all! I have a 2010 Mazda 3 2.5L manual car for the past 3 years. Love the car to death but on long road trips it can be a pain. I live in phoenix and drive to LA, San Diego, Flagstaff, Las Vegas, and to Kansas City (parents). Now I love the car in normal phoenix highway and city traffic but on long trips it tends to get a little cramped up. I am looking to have a bit more space for all the stuff I pack for the trips and I take friends with as well so the extra space does help. I also get on my long drives 29 to 30 mpg and have a regular K&N filter in. Since it is a manual I do get better mpg's than they say I should get while I drive about 75 to 80.
I have a few questions with the sport manual cx-5. I have test driven one and liked it but did not get to really test it out. On long road trips since it is a bit wider and taller than the 3 how does it fair for extended periods of time (meaning comfort and ride)? I have not seen much on the mpg's of a sport manual other than comments hear and there so what is the average some people get on the highways or on long trips? If anyone as well has driven a 3 and the cx-5 how would you compare the power of each car? I know the torque is about 17 points off and I get worried that I love to zip around in my 3 that I wont be able to do much zipping around in the cx-5 since I have not been able to test drive that. Summer time in AZ the AC is always on so zipping coast a bit more so I don't do it as much.
If anyone does have experience driving both vehicles and can shed some light on how they fair driving it would be great help. I do know what the hp difference is but does anyone know if the zoom zoom factor is still there with the cx-5 at short burst with the manual. I have been researching the cx-5 since last year, test driven it, and am really interested just need to make sure it is smart in all aspects to buy one. THe extra space plus the better mpg's seam to outweigh the 3 but, I want to make sure the -17 hp and extra weight still makes it fun to drive in the city and on the long trips.
Thanks for any help and keep calm and ZOOM ZOOM on!!!
I have a few questions with the sport manual cx-5. I have test driven one and liked it but did not get to really test it out. On long road trips since it is a bit wider and taller than the 3 how does it fair for extended periods of time (meaning comfort and ride)? I have not seen much on the mpg's of a sport manual other than comments hear and there so what is the average some people get on the highways or on long trips? If anyone as well has driven a 3 and the cx-5 how would you compare the power of each car? I know the torque is about 17 points off and I get worried that I love to zip around in my 3 that I wont be able to do much zipping around in the cx-5 since I have not been able to test drive that. Summer time in AZ the AC is always on so zipping coast a bit more so I don't do it as much.
If anyone does have experience driving both vehicles and can shed some light on how they fair driving it would be great help. I do know what the hp difference is but does anyone know if the zoom zoom factor is still there with the cx-5 at short burst with the manual. I have been researching the cx-5 since last year, test driven it, and am really interested just need to make sure it is smart in all aspects to buy one. THe extra space plus the better mpg's seam to outweigh the 3 but, I want to make sure the -17 hp and extra weight still makes it fun to drive in the city and on the long trips.
Thanks for any help and keep calm and ZOOM ZOOM on!!!