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- 2019 CX-5 Signature
Thanks, but I doubt the Cylinder deactivated 2.5 NA was in the Signature.
You sure it wasn't a diesel?
Thanks, but I doubt the Cylinder deactivated 2.5 NA was in the Signature.
Coming form a bigger SUV, I love the more compact feel of the CX-5...feels like a have more control and a much better driving experience.
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If I were a Mazda sales guy, I would have the customer adjust the front seat and then sit behind it to have them see for themselves. ...
update that god awful infotainment,
And that's where Mazda excels, papered stats be damned.
One problem is that people will listen to the siren call of "more rear leg room" and "more cargo room" and fear making an error.
I was aware of this stuff when I took my test drives. I adjusted the driver's seat (as a 5'10" adult) and then got in the rear seat behind it to see what kind of room I had. It was fine. I was not cramped at all. (And that was before I followed the owner's manual instructions on a "more forward sitting" seat position). I think an Edmund's reviewer was 6' tall and did the same thing...he had sufficient room. His knees were not hitting the back of the front seat.
The same goes for cargo room. The room in the Mazda is sufficient. Very few have a way of truly qualifying the number of cubic feet they will need, so out of fear they "get more in case they need it."
Fear sells. If I were a competitor's sales guy, I'd leverage it.
If I were a Mazda sales guy, I would have the customer adjust the front seat and then sit behind it to have them see for themselves. I would also have a pile of the junk that people normally haul around and load it into the cargo area in front of the customer to provide a quantifying visual of its sufficient capacity instead of leaving "enough room?" to the imagination. And for the nearly 60% of SUV buyers that are ages 55 and over, I'd hammer on safety.
As has been said here over and over and over again, Mazda's biggest hurdle to increased sales is getting people into the showroom and behind the wheel for the test drive, because--as you said--it's a much better [far superior] driving experience. It really sells itself.
Well, after doing much research, watching all the YouTube reviews, and basically deciding that the 2020 Signature would be my next vehicle after my Jeep Cherokee lease expires in July, I took a test drive of a 2019 Signature yesterday.
The CX-5 is off my list.
So I am disappointed that I must remove the CX-5 from my list. But the Rav4 Hybrid has replaced it, and did I mention that that it averages 40 mph? Still up to test drive is the VW Tiguan (with its supposedly puny engine) and the BMW X3 (with its likely too high cost).
LOL how many people are seriously going to take these vehicles out to a track? I'm not even sure why people bring this stuff up in arguments. Iv'e driven a CX-5(2018) and a CRV. Technically the CRV is faster but due to its turbo lag and the CX-5 being naturally aspirated, the CX-5 felt faster to me on normal everyday streets. It's possible the OP might have said it felt just as fast as the CX-5 for the same reason. CX-5 has a turbo(I havent driven one) and the RAV-4 Hybrid generates instant torque from it's electric motors, no turbo to spool up.
And I'm not sure why people are surprised he is complaining about the interior space. The reality is when you get into an SUV, you expect the interior to be nice and roomy. The CX-5 interior feels like a slightly bigger interior of a Mazda3. Perfect for me since I have no kids, but if I had a family I would take a hard pass on the CX-5 and get a RAV4 Hybrid. Slightly slower but vastly better fuel economy and likely better long term reliability.
Cmon Mazda, do something big for the 2021 CX5. Keep the turbo, develop an 8 speed transmission(or buy the 8 speed from ZF) update that god awful infotainment, give it the LED turn signal treatment of the Mazda, and update those god awful 240p resolution cameras. I don't even care about the crappy lane assist or blind spot monitoring. Just do everything else and I will get a Sig in a heartbeat. Adding some useless paddle shifters, fake engine noise and new font logo in the rear hatch isn't going to cut it.
ugh.....now I am glazed over mentally after seeing the premiere of the Mustang Mach e last night. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QA-qgSB076c
Yes....it's a Ford....I know.....I must come to my senses. Distracted by shiny object. I think I like it.
Hatch back
Performance electric available (a lot of variants proposed)
AWD or RWD options
I should be banned from the forum now, but I am a bit, as I said, glazed over. I only post because my next purchase is in a couple years. I can only imagine the car/suv options at that point.
MAZDA, what do you have coming?
That ain't no Mustang. Looks like an Escape with a pony emblem on the front.
LOL how many people are seriously going to take these vehicles out to a track? I'm not even sure why people bring this stuff up in arguments. Iv'e driven a CX-5(2018) and a CRV. Technically the CRV is faster but due to its turbo lag and the CX-5 being naturally aspirated, the CX-5 felt faster to me on normal everyday streets. It's possible the OP might have said it felt just as fast as the CX-5 for the same reason. CX-5 has a turbo(I havent driven one) and the RAV-4 Hybrid generates instant torque from it's electric motors, no turbo to spool up.
And I'm not sure why people are surprised he is complaining about the interior space. The reality is when you get into an SUV, you expect the interior to be nice and roomy. The CX-5 interior feels like a slightly bigger interior of a Mazda3. Perfect for me since I have no kids, but if I had a family I would take a hard pass on the CX-5 and get a RAV4 Hybrid. Slightly slower but vastly better fuel economy and likely better long term reliability.
Cmon Mazda, do something big for the 2021 CX5. Keep the turbo, develop an 8 speed transmission(or buy the 8 speed from ZF) update that god awful infotainment, give it the LED turn signal treatment of the Mazda, and update those god awful 240p resolution cameras. I don't even care about the crappy lane assist or blind spot monitoring. Just do everything else and I will get a Sig in a heartbeat. Adding some useless paddle shifters, fake engine noise and new font logo in the rear hatch isn't going to cut it.
I am willing to sacrifice 5 cu ft of space which I am sure I will miss twice a year for a better driving car which I will be driving more than twice a year.
That ain't no Mustang. Looks like an Escape with a pony emblem on the front.
ugh.....now I am glazed over mentally after seeing the premiere of the Mustang Mach e last night. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QA-qgSB076c
Yes....it's a Ford....I know.....I must come to my senses. Distracted by shiny object. I think I like it.
Hatch back
Performance electric available (a lot of variants proposed)
AWD or RWD options
I should be banned from the forum now, but I am a bit, as I said, glazed over. I only post because my next purchase is in a couple years. I can only imagine the car/suv options at that point.
MAZDA, what do you have coming?
I saw it too. The GT option looks neat, but it's still just a toy to me. I need ICE until electric technology is more mature.
I haven't missed it once in 3 years...
Dude shares his experience and a bunch of butt-hurts come out of nowhere.
I hope you have your armor on!
I would pass on a ZF transmission -- I've been suffering with their 9-speed in the Cherokee. And isn't the CX-5 infotainment supposed to be upgraded for 2020? Or is it just larger but with the same OS and low resolution?