2017 CX5 Touring AWD
- Thread starter Lbear
- Start date
- :
- 2021 CX-9 Sig
- :
- 2021 CX-5 GT
From the R&T article:
"In this case, the supercharger is being used to lean out the air-fuel mixture, a lean supercharger, if you will, to improve fuel economy. This reduces combustion temperatures, lowers NOx emissions, improves the amount of useful work produced with the same amount of fuel, and reduces heat loss to the cylinder bore."
The other thing from that article that is interesting is this:
"If Mazda had it their way, theyd be running 80 octane fuel in their SPCCI engines... Using a higher octane fuel would in this case make combustion more difficult."
Interesting
- :
- 2021 CX-9 Sig
- :
- 2021 CX-5 GT
- :
- 2021 CX-9 Sig
- :
- 2021 CX-5 GT
I know. If the technology takes off and other car manufacture adopt it, I wonder if the gas companies will start charging more for low octane fuel than for high octane fuel!
Btw what happened with your 2016? Any steering/throttle feel impressions?
Sold my 2016 to a private party. It had 40,000 miles on it. Had it almost 3 years as I bought it in 2015. Took about a $3,500 per year hit in depreciation which isn't too bad. Only issue was a leaky water pump which was replaced under warranty.
2017 throttle feels a little more responsive than my 2016. Steering is not as "sensitive" in the 2017. In other words, it feels a little less twitchy than my 2016, which was very quick to respond to slight movements in the wheel.
Hard to say which steering I like better. Need to drive the 2017 a little more to come to a final conclusion. What I can conclude now is the 2017 is a lot more comfortable and quieter to drive.
Above poster stated that the 2017 Touring does NOT have LED brake lights. Not sure now
It does have LED reverse lights but it's hard to tell if they are LED brake lights.
Nah cause there will always be loyal customers who always buy high octane (premium) fuels!
Centre high mount brake light is LED. The other brake lights are halogen or equivalent unless you get the GT
- :
- State of Jefferson
- :
- 2017 CX-5 GT AWD+
No reason to assume that. They are not mutually exclusive.
Reviews I have read online have mentioned this and some owners here have also stated this in various threads.
Me personally, doesn't bother me. Ride/handling on 2017/2018 seems good (from 2 test drives I did - mix of spirited driving and normal over shoddy roads). Didn't drive 2016 or earlier.
My previous 2015 Mazda 6, handled well but sometimes deep potholes would be felt more than should have been
Me personally, doesn't bother me. Ride/handling on 2017/2018 seems good (from 2 test drives I did - mix of spirited driving and normal over shoddy roads). Didn't drive 2016 or earlier.
My previous 2015 Mazda 6, handled well but sometimes deep potholes would be felt more than should have been
Last edited:
Here's the clip where Dave Coleman said the 2.5T fits - but not being added due to the long vaunted Twin Turbo 2.2L Diesel coming (3:25 mark onwards):
Different design aspect. Don't know the power output of each. Maybe Anchorman might have this information.
- :
- RDX Aspec Adv.
The handling is much worse because of the electronic nannies. It's significantly slower, etc.
- :
- 2022 2.5GT
Ive got a pdf somewhere!.........
Thought you might
