mazdadude
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- '16.5 Mazda CX-5 Touring
If they are the same, I wonder what parts the GEN1 and GEN2 share? I have not found any yet...
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If they are the same, I wonder what parts the GEN1 and GEN2 share? I have not found any yet...
7eregrine
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- Land of Cleve
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- 2016.5 CX5
The engine? The transmission?If they are the same, I wonder what parts the GEN1 and GEN2 share? I have not found any yet...
mazdadude
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- '16.5 Mazda CX-5 Touring
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- Denver, CO
Differently tuned perhaps, but same 2.5L and same 6 speed tranny.
mazdadude
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- '16.5 Mazda CX-5 Touring
Strange they use different part numbers... block, heads, pistons, all different..
I recall some head changes, piston changes, and a few other updates... and a different tune. Which gained 3hp.
Transmission had some changes and updates too I believe. Including the addition of a fulcrum to aid in the response for the cylinder cutoff.
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Different part numbers? Interesting. I'm assuming its the improvements on the tranny and engine from gen 1, but I wouldn't go so far to say it's a completely different engine and tranny.
mazdadude
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- '16.5 Mazda CX-5 Touring
Yes, I was surprised too... No, definitely not completely different. But also not the same.
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- Denver, CO
Fair enough
mazdadude
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- '16.5 Mazda CX-5 Touring
Did you ever get some time to try test driving a 2017 and up yet?
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- Denver, CO
Really only interested in trying a turbo and closest dealer still not doing turbo test drives yet.
Gen 2 still not my style otherwise.
mazdadude
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- '16.5 Mazda CX-5 Touring
I understand that. I am in same boat, which is why I bought out our lease to keep our 2016.5.
My parents have the 2018, and I get to drive the 2016.5/2018 back to back often.
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- 2019 CX-5 Signature
I was bored, so I searched some dealers near Denver. I see McDonald Mazda West has 1 Signature for sale, no GTR's. It shows it has 117 miles on it, so someone is driving it. My local dealer has 7 Sig's and 7 GTR's on order. I'll be curious to see how fast they sell once they arrive.
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- 2019 CX-5 Signature
Interesting... my dealer still has the same remaining 7 Sigs it had in stock after I bought mine last week, plus 9 GTRs. I suppose it takes awhile longer for these models to make their way eastward.
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- RDX Aspec Adv.
SO, my vehicle is in the shop, as some of you saw. They loaned me a 2017-2019 (I dunno which, I think '19 CX5 FWD (GT?). Anyway...
My gen 1 is so much more "raw". It corners flatter, it has MUCH more "feedback" from the chassis and the steering wheel. It is significantly more athletic in the acceleration department. The '19 quite frankly felt like a total pud.
It was also CLASSY. The interior noise was muted significantly. The contact surfaces felt "nice". If there were no branding visible, and the style was changed to reflect the brand but materials left the same, I'd have said it was the same as a '13-'15 C-Class. I have to walk it back from the trash I talked earlier. Mazda is playing the luxury game and doing it well! I'm impressed. Very.
The differences in "feel" were similar to driving a C6 Grand Sport and a C6 Z06 back to back. Night and day.
My gen 1 is so much more "raw". It corners flatter, it has MUCH more "feedback" from the chassis and the steering wheel. It is significantly more athletic in the acceleration department. The '19 quite frankly felt like a total pud.
It was also CLASSY. The interior noise was muted significantly. The contact surfaces felt "nice". If there were no branding visible, and the style was changed to reflect the brand but materials left the same, I'd have said it was the same as a '13-'15 C-Class. I have to walk it back from the trash I talked earlier. Mazda is playing the luxury game and doing it well! I'm impressed. Very.
The differences in "feel" were similar to driving a C6 Grand Sport and a C6 Z06 back to back. Night and day.
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- Denver, CO
The above is why I wasn't interested in a 2019 car, having driven both a 2017 and 2018 car I found the driving experience numb, not for me. My 2015 car gave me everything I needed, just got bored of it and wanted a change. And the price had increased by over 3K.
