New 2017 CX-5 Revealed
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That's actually rather insulting to many of us. I'm not a 'sore loser' or shocked that my car is a year old and there's a redesign coming out. Anyone with an ounce of common sense knows their vehicle should expect a redesign. As it's said, beauty is in the eye of the beholder and for me, I prefer particular styling nuances of my '16.
In other words, don't judge other people's opinions. It just makes you look like a jerk.
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When I bought my 16, I didn't think of it as new, it doesn't look any different from 2012! redturboeclipse probably didn't mean to insult anyone, but giving a lecture that nobody needs is indeed insulting on the intelligence of others.
jasong7131
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Does anybody know if it has heated steering wheel for US?
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I would actually prefer a more traditional, boxy, compact SUV to the current crop of crossovers. I didn't buy the CX-5 for it's styling, rather the fact that it offered a manual transmission and allowed me to upgrade the audio to what I'm convinced is better than what the OEM will offer (even in the '17's).
Boxy styling? Available manual transmission? You should look at the Forester.
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- 2014 CX-5 Touring
I have to agree with Red, and many of these comments are quite funny to me actually. Our 2014 still feels very new and modern to us, but part of that I'm sure is the fact that we had the oldest 2 cars in both of our entire extended families for a good number of years. My wife had her 96 Corolla since high school, basically. So it's nice to now have one of the newest vehicles in the family, for once. I for one have never been one to always want the newest, latest, greatest all the time. I guess that's why I still drive my 94 Integra (the absolute oldest car out of both our families AND my entire workplace), and I still have my 2-year old iPhone 6 with no intentions of upgrading or changing anytime soon.
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Hilarious reading these negative comments from butthurt CX-5 owners.
"Car will handle like crap now because of extra deadening"
LOL have you driven it? Can pretty much guarantee once the reviews are out the reviewers will say it is much improved over the existing CX-5. The dash alone looks much better than the black turd you see in existing CX-5s.
"Car will handle like crap now because of extra deadening"
LOL have you driven it? Can pretty much guarantee once the reviews are out the reviewers will say it is much improved over the existing CX-5. The dash alone looks much better than the black turd you see in existing CX-5s.
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Mister Bleu
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You know, that's what I thought until I took a look at the renderings in the post above yours.
It actually looks like they lowered the roof a bit. Still, it's a nice look from the side.
Quoted for truth! I traded in my 10 year old Forester for the CX-5, and the main thing I miss is that boxiness.
That said, there's a lot to like about the CX-5; I have a FWD Touring model, and don't miss AWD at all. Sub-8 second 0-60 times and good gas mileage in a car that's roomy puts a smile on my face (yippy). Zoom zoom.
I would have liked to have seen a bit more done with the space under the lights like on the cx-9. Otherwise I think the looks are quite good, not as edgy as the 2016's but more grown-up maybe. I can't really tell but it looks like some welcome features have made it to the car. I possibly see a steering wheel heater button under the front vents next to the seat heaters. Power lift gate I could take or leave. Rear vents will make many happy. I hope it has memory seats. Not sure I like the raised shift console, could make it feel either more cramped or more cockpit like. I was hoping to see paddle shifters finally make it to the cx-5. Hopefully a kit from the '17 mazda3 will be able to be retrofitted in. I really like my paddle shifters. I wish Mazda had stuck with the bar grill instead of the mesh like on the 3, 6, and CX-9. Nothing about it right now wants me to trade up. Now if they announce a performance version with the 2.5T lowered springs and sport suspension, then shut up and take my money. I would even consider trading up for just the 2.5T engine as an option and hoping I could make some upgrades as I saw fit
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No it's not. This forum went batshit crazy when I said sound deadening would be good.
"mazda is a race car!"
"mazda only cares about handling"
"sound deadening kills weight distribution"
Oh you should have heard these jackwagons on here! It was priceless!
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When people find out that they are probably 50# heavier, forum members here will shun them, lol!
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- 2016.5 CX-5 GT AWD
It does, at least for the driver. TFL Video on YouTube pans down at the driver's seat and you can see the cluster of 1, 2, and SET buttons on the lower left
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That's just about the only feature I wish our 2014 had, memory seats. I sort of hate power seats if there are no memory functions. At least with manual seats I can count the clicks to get the seat in the right place every time.
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Ever since we got our CX-5 I've been saying the Mazda3 5-door looks like a squashed CX-5.
barefoot1999
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- 2016 Mazda CX-5 AWD GT
I currently own the 2016 (not 2016.5) and was really frustrated that the CUV market did not have rear vent seats. Very few do. Really will be jealous of the 2017 rear vent seats.
I have a dark blue one - was seriously considering removing those and painting them dark blue. Not sure how it will look but hopefully a doable project in future for a noob like me.
Only problem is - I dont want to do center chrome furnishings dark blue cause its too much work.
Like the fact that 2017 is going to have a not so dark interior, my 16.5 looks black and chrome except in certain light conditions when it looks grey around the shifter.
