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- San Antonio, Texas
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- '15 CX-5 Miata AWD
You can get 55 mpg in a Mirage and smile though. Prius is just eh
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You can get 55 mpg in a Mirage and smile though. Prius is just eh
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- State of Jefferson
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- 2017 CX-5 GT AWD+
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- RDX Aspec Adv.
At least it has Apple Carplay and Android Auto.
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- State of Jefferson
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- 2017 CX-5 GT AWD+
(dance)
For those who didn't want to read the C&D article, this sums it up:
"And its difficult to see this car as an object of anyones affection. There is basically nothing to make a driver happy to be at the helm of a Mirage, nothing to love."
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- RDX Aspec Adv.
I don't even know wtf apple and Android carplay and auto are, and I'm still a bit rankled this weedeater powered egg on wheels has it and my cx5 even a current one isn't advanced enough.
I see you're being sarcastic. Not in a million years. Stock 327 had about 212 HP, car was at least 1200 lbs lighter than CX-5.
Was also 10x more fun to drive, but no A/C, AM radio only and just a lap belt. If I had a 3 car garage I'd definitely think about picking one up to drive on the weekends.
mazdadude
ZOOOOOOOOOM ZOOOOOOOOOM
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- '16.5 Mazda CX-5 Touring
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Actually the specs for curb weight list the 68 Camaro around 3150-3300 lbs, Are you saying the CX-5 weighs 4300lbs? Because the CX-5 is 3200-3500lbs.
Looking at the 0-60 specs, it looks like only the SS350 or above had the 0-60 to beat the cx-5
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Time tends to cloud people's memory. That, and bad bias-ply tires. If he had the 210bhp 4-speed manual 327, he was running a 9+ second 0-60, presuming it was stock.
Fun car with a ton of nostalgia, and good competition for the Nissan Rogue from a stoplight dig, but not in the CX5's league.
I checked the curb weight on both vehicles, they're pretty close, Camaro was probably a few hundred pounds lighter, but it sure seemed much lighter. Mazda probably due to all the plastic. Anyway the Camaro seemed much more powerful. Maybe in the quarter mile they're close but the Camaro off the line would smoke the CX-5. Plus it had minimal pollution control, that was the first year they started adding stuff to control pollution.
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You would have needed the SS with the 350 and manual. Its performance was near identical to the CX5, just a shade slower 0-60 and through the 1/4 mile
https://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/2016-mazda-cx-5-25l-awd-test-review
https://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/1967-chevrolet-camaro-ss-350-archived-test-review
Except it handled worse and stopped wayyyy worse, got terrible economy, was much less safe, and...and...and...
Amazing that an NA 4-banger in a CUV is tearing it up with a '68 Camaro SS with the 350 and a 4-speed...technology!
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- State of Jefferson
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- 2017 CX-5 GT AWD+
Also remember that in 1968, hp was BRAKE horse power. Now we measure NET horse power. Big difference.
The Camaro was a lot more fun compared to the other cars available then, not now.
