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'18 Mazda CX-5 Akera KG i-Activ AWD 2.5L In Sonic Silver

• Sep 25, 2017

• #121

Seminole said:

I think he's referring to the CX-5 GT vs other trims. It's typical on many manufacturers to reserve the full sound deadening tech for the top trims (acoustic windshields and side glass, noise canceling speakers, extra sound proofing, etc). He's just saying that on the GT it's much quieter that the old models, but without knowing if the same changes were made on all trims the lower trims could potentially be louder.

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Changes are across all models

 

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'18 Mazda CX-5 Akera KG i-Activ AWD 2.5L In Sonic Silver

• Sep 30, 2017

• #122

Quite a nice review of new 2.5L cylinder on demand CX-5 194hp:

 

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Jonno21

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2018 CX5 SE-L Nav+ 2WD 2.2D 150hp Auto

• Sep 30, 2017

• #123

Xeler8ing said:

Quite a nice review of new 2.5L cylinder on demand CX-5 194hp:

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I always find Thomas very thorough in all his reviews and more understandable than some British people I know! Unless I missed it, he didn't seem to mention the recline ability of the rear seats.

 

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'18 Mazda CX-5 Akera KG i-Activ AWD 2.5L In Sonic Silver

• Sep 30, 2017

• #124

Jonno21 said:

I always find Thomas very thorough in all his reviews and more understandable than some British people I know! Unless I missed it, he didn't seem to mention the recline ability of the rear seats.

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He didn't mention it but you can recline them

 

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DrElectron

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2017 Mazda CX-5 Touring

• Oct 19, 2017

• #125

New seven-car comparison review of compact SUVs at cars.com. The CX-5 came in 3rd place. The VW Tiguan came in first.
https://www.cars.com/articles/whats-the-best-compact-suv-for-2017-1420697071892/

 

7eregrine

The man, the myth, the legend

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2016.5 CX5

• Oct 19, 2017

• #126

CR-V was #2. What they didn't like was the acceleration which, as Mango loves to point out, should be better then our cars, they said: "even the Rogues CVT pulled better then the Honda". LOL

 

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2014 CX-5 Touring AWD - 132k miles

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• Oct 19, 2017

• #127

7eregrine said:

CR-V was #2. What they didn't like was the acceleration which, as Mango loves to point out, should be better then our cars, they said: "even the Rogues CVT pulled better then the Honda". LOL

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Good god, CVT in the Rogue was extremely atrocious. Hated the car the second I started test driving it.

 

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'18 Mazda CX-5 Akera KG i-Activ AWD 2.5L In Sonic Silver

• Oct 20, 2017

• #128

If ugliness was counted, 2nd and 3rd place would swap

 

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jthj

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2017 CX-5

• Oct 20, 2017

• #129

I do like the Tiguan but it’s quite a bit more similarly equipped.

 

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'18 Mazda CX-5 Akera KG i-Activ AWD 2.5L In Sonic Silver

• Oct 20, 2017

• #130

jthj said:

I do like the Tiguan but it’s quite a bit more similarly equipped.

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Same here not to mention when you select options then price rises steeply

 

7eregrine

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Land of Cleve

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2016.5 CX5

• Oct 20, 2017

• #131

I dont see people complain about how are cars accelerate. It's a common comment @ crvforums.

 

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CX-5 GT Premium

• Oct 20, 2017

• #132

I test drove the ‘18 Tiguan. Quite mushy suspension for a VW. The ‘17 Tiguan felt tighter.
Anyone test drive the ‘18? ... Impressions ?

 

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jthj

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2017 CX-5

• Oct 20, 2017

• #133

This seems to be the trend with “Americanized” VW

 

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2018 3 Sport GT MANUAL

• Oct 20, 2017

• #134

DrElectron said:

New seven-car comparison review of compact SUVs at cars.com. The CX-5 came in 3rd place. The VW Tiguan came in first.
https://www.cars.com/articles/whats-the-best-compact-suv-for-2017-1420697071892/

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All the reasons the CX5 lost for I could care less about, the reasons the other two won... I could care less about...lol

I guess I'm in the right place

 

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'18 Mazda CX-5 Akera KG i-Activ AWD 2.5L In Sonic Silver

• Oct 20, 2017

• #135

jthj said:

This seems to be the trend with “Americanized” VW

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This is not limited to VW.

 

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jthj

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2017 CX-5

• Oct 20, 2017

• #136

For us we had the final two as Escape and CX-5. The safety, interior refinement, and availability of radar cruise gave the CX-5 the edge. Just wish it had the power of the 2.0T on the Escape.

 

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'18 Mazda CX-5 Akera KG i-Activ AWD 2.5L In Sonic Silver

• Oct 20, 2017

• #137

jthj said:

For us we had the final two as Escape and CX-5. The safety, interior refinement, and availability of radar cruise gave the CX-5 the edge. Just wish it had the power of the 2.0T on the Escape.

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The fuel economy on the Escape is not that good and the Tiguan was expensive.

Here is a comparison done between Tiguan, Escape, Tucson & CX-5 and the CX-5 won:

Medium SUV Comparison 2017: The Verdict

 

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2017 CX-5

• Oct 20, 2017

• #138

And the 2.5 skyactiv g beats the 1.5 ecoboost IMO

 

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'18 Mazda CX-5 Akera KG i-Activ AWD 2.5L In Sonic Silver

• Oct 20, 2017

• #139

jthj said:

And the 2.5 skyactiv g beats the 1.5 ecoboost IMO

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Probably but haven't drive 1.5 ecoboost so can't really say

 

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2017 CX-5

• Oct 21, 2017

• #140

In case Mazda is reading this here is a list of changes they should make for '18 in my opinion.

1. Offer the 2.5T from the CX-9 as an upgrade option
2. Auto up/down on all 4 windows
3. Electronics stay on after you turn off ignition until you open a door with a cap of say 15 minutes or so to protect the battery
4. Front USB ports with 2.1 amp charging + data
5. Add Apple Car Play and Android Auto
6. Allow at least limited use of touch screen while vehicle is in motion
7. Automatically activate rear wiper if you're in reverse and front wipers are activated (Ford and VW do this and it's really nice)
8. More intuitive control for wiper were you can just see that auto is activated. Maybe do this similar to the headlights.