I've been amazed by the number of big items that I was able transport with the CX-5, listing some here just in case someone wonders whether an item will fit. Please chime in.
2016 CX5-Touring (rear seats fold nearly flat):
- rolls of carpet and pad removed from 600sqft rooms
- Flat screen TV (Vizio E70-E3) in original box, laying flat
- queen bed frame + a dozen other stuffs from IKEA + two passengers
- Whalen Furniture - 3-in-1 Console/TV stand in original box, laying flat
- four 2"x6"x8' lumbers
For long items that need to sit on the armrest, I always keep a tower in the car to pad the items from scratching the armrest, learned it the hard way. Also pay attention to items that can slide back during acceleration and hit the inside of the tailgate.
I haven't ran into a situation where an item is too long and stick out of the gateway that I'd have to tie the tailgate halfway down. I did look into the gate's latch and tried prying off the small rectangle cover to thread a string through to tie the gate down, that should work when I need to.
Can the front passenger seat fold down almost flat, or easy to remove? There're times when the number of long items cannot be crammed into between two front seats, and sticking them out of the tailgate should be the last option.
2016 CX5-Touring (rear seats fold nearly flat):
- rolls of carpet and pad removed from 600sqft rooms
- Flat screen TV (Vizio E70-E3) in original box, laying flat
- queen bed frame + a dozen other stuffs from IKEA + two passengers
- Whalen Furniture - 3-in-1 Console/TV stand in original box, laying flat
- four 2"x6"x8' lumbers
For long items that need to sit on the armrest, I always keep a tower in the car to pad the items from scratching the armrest, learned it the hard way. Also pay attention to items that can slide back during acceleration and hit the inside of the tailgate.
I haven't ran into a situation where an item is too long and stick out of the gateway that I'd have to tie the tailgate halfway down. I did look into the gate's latch and tried prying off the small rectangle cover to thread a string through to tie the gate down, that should work when I need to.
Can the front passenger seat fold down almost flat, or easy to remove? There're times when the number of long items cannot be crammed into between two front seats, and sticking them out of the tailgate should be the last option.
