Kickdown switch.Oh yeah. That's the mysterious Z-spot. (drive2)
But again how much of the water has gone under the bridge $ wise to make this happen as it stands..BRING IT ALREADY!!
Well, in the UK, the diesel is now up to 184 HP with over 300 lb/ft of torque. So I wonder if the new engine is causing a delay. But I don't expect to ever see this car here...
I'm in a strange state of mind where I don't know if I'm pulling for it or against it. The diesel was my dream car on paper, but now I've bought the 2.5g and I don't know how I'm going to react if I really see a diesel in the flesh. You'll probably be too busy enjoying your vacation in a foreign country to care.
If not for our damned sales tax, I'd probably sell the gas (private party) and get a diesel. I know with a trade-in, you're only taxed on the net, but that savings is probably more than swallowed by the difference between what a dealer would pay vs. a private party.
Don't think I ever said a 10% bump (happy to be corrected if I did)
Said the diesel sales won't add much to overall sales so cost of getting it to pass regs not that worth it.
Well..1.5M/annum give or take globally so we're talking +15k(based on ~150k cx-5 NA sales)- that's assuming diesels won't replace cx5 gas sales which in my case it would- so optimistically like 1%, realistically .5 to .75% bump in sales. If they don't plan to roll it into other vehicles here I have to say it likely doesn't make financial sense but I think they should and I still want it..pretty bad I think.
Mazda said 10%.
Ok Ill spell it out..a 10% take rate in North America on a 150k/year model nets (let's say) a 15k bump in cx5 sales. Based on 1.5 million units per year GLOBALLY you net 1% on a global basis..not insignificant but not a game changer either and again probably optimistic due to the diesel cannabalizing some gas sales.
Might now be redundant.
Perhaps
This now is what I think the holdup is.Well SkyActiv-D Gen II is due circa 2020. So maybe...
Ok Ill spell it out..a 10% take rate in North America on a 150k/year model nets (let's say) a 15k bump in cx5 sales. Based on 1.5 million units per year GLOBALLY you net 1% on a global basis..not insignificant but not a game changer either and again probably optimistic due to the diesel cannabalizing some gas sales.
Perhaps but it's 2 years away....This now is what I think the holdup is.