Seenthelight
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- Mazda CX 5 Sport Nav 2.0 petrol 2018
Hi all,
First new post from me on here so please go gently!
Leased a new Sport Nav (top spec in UK) for my wife which we have owned for a month now, first Mazda for us after 3 years in a Nissan.
Only petrol option in UK is the 2.0 front wheel drive manual and had heard most reviews saying it is not powerful enough but my wife does mostly local short journeys and only 7-8k miles/year so we decided a diesel may not be best option either.
Picked it up and next day drove 200miles North with 4 in the car and boot full to brim. Taking it easy as everything very tight. We were in a (relatively) hilly part of UK by then (Derbyshire) and combination of long hills, 4 people and new engine meant it did not exactly race away but what did amaze me was when pulling away how much low down grunt it had when pulling away - previous Nissan was 190hp turbo petrol and that would stall easily with that weight up hill when pulling away. Motorway cruising once up to speed was good in the new car but do note there is noise from the tyres.
Car is really comfortable and we both love the tech - I have a 2014 VW Touareg and the mazda makes the tech in the VW appear prehistoric.
We had a few options fitted such as mud flaps (not enough material to flap much though!), all-weather mats, led interior upgrade, rear bumper step, carpet boot mat and these are great quality items.
I have fitted a Nextbase dash-cam (and guide to removing A-pillar trim really useful on here).
I had not driven it much more until last night and car now done 1700 miles and feels to me the engine has loosened up and, while not lively, back in the flat-lands of Eastern UK is adequate and maybe we have just got used to it now after the perky performance of the previous Nissan. This car seems well suited to towns which is where it will spend most of its time.
Overall it is its comfort and ease of driving which impresses us most - your 2.5litre engine and auto-box must make it even better! I can see there are some small difference between the UK and US models though some of which do seem peculiar.
This is a great forum and more active than the UK forum.
First new post from me on here so please go gently!
Leased a new Sport Nav (top spec in UK) for my wife which we have owned for a month now, first Mazda for us after 3 years in a Nissan.
Only petrol option in UK is the 2.0 front wheel drive manual and had heard most reviews saying it is not powerful enough but my wife does mostly local short journeys and only 7-8k miles/year so we decided a diesel may not be best option either.
Picked it up and next day drove 200miles North with 4 in the car and boot full to brim. Taking it easy as everything very tight. We were in a (relatively) hilly part of UK by then (Derbyshire) and combination of long hills, 4 people and new engine meant it did not exactly race away but what did amaze me was when pulling away how much low down grunt it had when pulling away - previous Nissan was 190hp turbo petrol and that would stall easily with that weight up hill when pulling away. Motorway cruising once up to speed was good in the new car but do note there is noise from the tyres.
Car is really comfortable and we both love the tech - I have a 2014 VW Touareg and the mazda makes the tech in the VW appear prehistoric.
We had a few options fitted such as mud flaps (not enough material to flap much though!), all-weather mats, led interior upgrade, rear bumper step, carpet boot mat and these are great quality items.
I have fitted a Nextbase dash-cam (and guide to removing A-pillar trim really useful on here).
I had not driven it much more until last night and car now done 1700 miles and feels to me the engine has loosened up and, while not lively, back in the flat-lands of Eastern UK is adequate and maybe we have just got used to it now after the perky performance of the previous Nissan. This car seems well suited to towns which is where it will spend most of its time.
Overall it is its comfort and ease of driving which impresses us most - your 2.5litre engine and auto-box must make it even better! I can see there are some small difference between the UK and US models though some of which do seem peculiar.
This is a great forum and more active than the UK forum.
