PhoenixINX
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- 2013 Mazda CX-5 GT
To introduce ourselves, the wife and I are LONG time car enthusiasts owning a flood of various makes and models, perusing an embarassingly large amount of car forums.
Most recently after test driving both the first CX-5 demo our dealership received and a 3i, we were quick to ditch our not so old Infiniti M37x. The M drove nice, but was both overkill and a horrible gas hog. It was time we became more sensible, and did so by adopting Grand Touring twins
There are a few quams I'm a bit disappointed with Mazda in withholding in the 3i model, but the CX-5 makes up for all of them.
What a GREAT small SUV!
Loaded down this evening with four passengers, to and from dinner, we averaged 35 mpg. A few nights back I was able to eek it up to 37.7 mpg over a 20 mile drive in town (minimal stop lights). We just cracked 100 miles on the odo today, so we're excited to see how she'll perform after a few thousand.
In case you're curious the 3i does fantastic as well, constantly knocking out 40+ mpg drives without even breaking a sweat. To note, I just broke 200 miles in it yesterday.
Well done Mazda, this engine is fantastic! Looking forward to this ownership experience!
Most recently after test driving both the first CX-5 demo our dealership received and a 3i, we were quick to ditch our not so old Infiniti M37x. The M drove nice, but was both overkill and a horrible gas hog. It was time we became more sensible, and did so by adopting Grand Touring twins
There are a few quams I'm a bit disappointed with Mazda in withholding in the 3i model, but the CX-5 makes up for all of them.
What a GREAT small SUV!
Loaded down this evening with four passengers, to and from dinner, we averaged 35 mpg. A few nights back I was able to eek it up to 37.7 mpg over a 20 mile drive in town (minimal stop lights). We just cracked 100 miles on the odo today, so we're excited to see how she'll perform after a few thousand.
In case you're curious the 3i does fantastic as well, constantly knocking out 40+ mpg drives without even breaking a sweat. To note, I just broke 200 miles in it yesterday.
Well done Mazda, this engine is fantastic! Looking forward to this ownership experience!