So how fast have you driven your MAZDA5

[raspykart]

I've had mine to 100mph quite a bit on the highway. I have a 5spd manual though and it has plenty of power. I love the functionality of it too!

However, it does NOT handle like it is on rails (laugh) It's like a dry sponge. My Mazdaspeed3 handles like it is on rails but the 5 is absolutely cushy by comparison.

yeah Its all in your reference I spose. your MS3 is a cadillac compared to my shifter kart, and the MZ5 is a sports car compared to my Tundra... lol

 

[Bo_denmark]

My Mazda 5 Euro Diesel

Video wmv

 

[coolmazda5]

My Mazda 5 Euro Diesel

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(2thumbs). Never heard the Diesel engine before. Not bad!

Oh, BTW, I hope that video camera was tied/glued to the steering wheel or something

 

[We&2kids]

Traction control??

Is that yellow flashing light for traction control?

 

[Bo_denmark]

Is that yellow flashing light for traction control?

Yep..

 

[We&2kids]

I want it

I can't understand why traction control system is not available in Canada where we have snowy/icy driving condition half of the year. Often times in the winter I had to switch to manual and start in 2nd gear to get the car moving. To have TCS in this otherwise perfect family car would be really nice.

Bo, is traction control available in all trim levels of MZ5 in Denmark?

 

[Bo_denmark]

I can't understand why traction control system is not available in Canada where we have snowy/icy driving condition half of the year. Often times in the winter I had to switch to manual and start in 2nd gear to get the car moving. To have TCS in this otherwise perfect family car would be really nice.

Bo, is traction control available in all trim levels of MZ5 in Denmark?

yes. all MZ5 in denmark has the DSC system.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mNthAMXkOLc

 

[We&2kids]

Hopefully it's coming in the not-so-distant future to Canada. With 2 youngs kids I can see us driving a MZ5 for another 5 years. Will be glad to trade up for the DSC when it becomes available.

 

[maple_leaf]

We're often left behind...(headshake

 

[slvrsleeper]

(laugh)If my 5 would do 135 mph at 3500 rpm I would glue the gas pedal to the floor! What is the final drive ratio on the diesel anybody know? That is one of the best sounding diesel engines out there I think, not trucky at all. Now all it needs is a baby-swallowing turbo from a Peterbilt and about 90 lbs of boost........

 

[Captain KRM P5]

100 mph

 

[HotRodSaint]

My recent high speed experience tells me the car is too high (catches wind gusts really easy) and the suspension is too soft (small dips become potential launch ramps).

If I were to make driving like this a habit (and I probably will), I'd tune the suspension to handle these conditions (and I probably will).

Update: My Mazda5 is now equipped with JDM Mazdaspeed springs and Mazdaspeed dampers. It also has a Mazdaspeed intake.

The vehicle feels much more stable at high speeds and it seems to be able to reach it's top speed much sooner.

 

[07_US-Export]

124mph, 128 was max on German Autobahn A7 by Bremerhaven

The fastest I have driven my US-spec Mazda5 that I shipped to Germany was 124mph here in the photo, and then later the same day 128 was the absolute max on German Autobahn A7 by Bremerhaven. I had the vehicle at top speed for about half an hour. Dry, with three passengers (2 kids), and heavy sidewind.

 

[jandree22]

I just did 105 tonight (when I was playing with my HID aiming). While actually noticing the road right in front of me, those dashed lines flash by pretty quick north of 100MPH I think my max was 110 a few weeks ago.

128 MPH in a 5 for 30min is f'ing insanity (boom01). Then again I suppose the US definition of insanity doesn't apply on the Autobahn.

 

[mrbwa1]

I'm getting too old to drive fast! Too bad the 'ol Montana Autobahn isn't still going strong. I think I'd still keep her under 100 MPH. I did just lean one vaulable piece of info. The $35 I save getting H-Rated snow tires instead of V rated was money well saved! (H rating is 130 MPH)

 

[MD5]

The fastest I have driven my US-spec Mazda5 that I shipped to Germany was 124mph here in the photo, and then later the same day 128 was the absolute max on German Autobahn A7 by Bremerhaven. I had the vehicle at top speed for about half an hour. Dry, with three passengers (2 kids), and heavy sidewind.

128mph = approximately 192 feet per second(freak)


I the Kumho Ecsta Platinum LX tires I just installed are ZR rated, but I doubt if I'll ever test them....

 

[Katner]

It's basically a heavy Mazda 3 with big doors. So it probably has a similar top speed...

My sister's Mazda3 GT in Canada hits the limiter at 190kph. My Mazda5...the same. They felt very similar at speed, but the 3 was a little less dramatic. I'm very, very impressed with both of these cars for high-speed stability. Not scary at all.

I just did 105 tonight (when I was playing with my HID aiming). While actually noticing the road right in front of me, those dashed lines flash by pretty quick north of 100MPH I think my max was 110 a few weeks ago.

128 MPH in a 5 for 30min is f'ing insanity (boom01). Then again I suppose the US definition of insanity doesn't apply on the Autobahn.

Our roads in the US and Canada are nothing like they are in Germany. People don't just drive fast there because they have no speed limit, but the autobahn is actually engineered for high-speed motorcar travel. The maintenance standards of the roads are generally much higher than they are here, and consistency and grade of the pavement is simply leagues better than it is here. You could safely travel much, much faster on autobahn motorways than N. American highways, even Interstates.

 

[dommo_g]

Ha! I was wondering a while back if anyone had beat my 117 speed. Guess I'll have to go out and take another pic.

 

[othercarasaab]

95 on a sweeping curve in downstate Illinois (over Thanksgiving weekend). I've had the car 3 weeks, give me time and I'll stretch the legs again. As it is, I've got the '06 with AT, so I've only got 4 gears to work with, getting hit with a bit of a gas penalty at that speed...so I only held 80 for an hour

I've barely ever gone 100 in anything I own, because I know the first time I crack it open, a cop will be there to let me know how 'good' I did, and I can't afford that ticket.

I was really impressed with how solid the car felt at speed, much more planted than I expected given the taller height than a standard car.

 

[Timotee]

110 kph on the QEW...but only for about a few seconds.