Quick pic/review of my Sky Blue CX-5 GT AWD w/ Tech package

[cptkloss]

Few (other) things about "CR-V vs CX-5" (i dont own any but have tested both recently)

- CR-V lcd screen (used by camera and stuff) is small and far into the dashboard, uncomfortably so for me. Mazda's is MUCH better.

- CR-V folding seats, one thing they always want to showcase is not without faults: they got stuck when salesperson tried to fold them (extended headrests i guess). When folded, i expected the seats to fold really flat, alas, they're just like any other, lay at an angle.

- CR-V armrest/center console .... this is more of a curiosity rather than a pro/con. They went for "van-like" solution - a small folding armrest attached to the chair (hehe, try to spot it on the official photos, sure they are not proud of that solution) , independent of center console.

- base CR-V comes with 16in steel wheels.... i'm not sure if there's any other crossover still offering steels...

I was able to get 32 mpg on my test loop (25 miles of moderately hilly highway, driving 65mph on cruise control with ECON on)

CR-V is a worthy contender...i'm leaning towards CX-5 at the moment. (comaring CR-V LX to Touring CX-5 --> base honda is missing stuff i want: BT and camera)

 

[mddriver]

Kvetcha, thanks for the picture. Hope you have time for more. It shows what (I'm assuming is) a quality camera can do.

 

[kvetcha]

Kvetcha, thanks for the picture. Hope you have time for more. It shows what (I'm assuming is) a quality camera can do.

It was my iPhone 4, actually.

I have a DSLR I'll try and get some shots with after we wash the poor thing down. It's living outdoors under the tree line right now, so there's pollen and debris galore.

 

[mddriver]

Some of the dealers out there should get some iPhones. It would greatly improve their on-line pictures. The blue really pops in your picture.

 

[jeremy44]

correct
not sure about Australian specs, but EU specs have a knob next to the handbrake to control the nav, phone etc... for Canada and US, we do not have that knob but instead two larger cupholders
all we get is a touch screen to control most of the functions

 

[inodes]

correct
not sure about Australian specs, but EU specs have a knob next to the handbrake to control the nav, phone etc... for Canada and US, we do not have that knob but instead two larger cupholders
all we get is a touch screen to control most of the functions

It's strictly a European spec item. It is missing from all Asian, Australian and North American vehicles.

 

[ceebeepee]

I too was torn between the CRV and the CX 5. I read reviews from Car & Driver and Edmund's, till my eyes dried up. The next day I went to test drive the two vehicles armed with the previous days homework and an open mind. The reviews I read really favored the CX5 and I took my time in comparing what I was seeing in person to that which I had read and found in almost all cases that the reviews remained true to their claims. I drove ( and purchased ) the 2014 CX5 with the 2.5 and if there was an issue with power before I feel certain that it has been remedied. All and all the CX5 won me over in just about every category but I must say that the CRV is more than a worthy opponent. The fact is that I believe you could not make a bad choice between the two. I feel that for many, the purchase decision could boil down to which vehicle wins the eye candy test.

 

[SapphireHearts]

Good write up. Congrats on your purchase. Good choice on the color.



Jeff