New 2017 CX-5 Revealed

7eregrine said:
Raise your hand if MPG was really a deciding factor in your CX5 purchase?
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Anything in this class of vehicle was going to be better MPG than the 98 Grand Cherokee V8 I was driving before. So no, no it wasn't. Not high on the list anyway.

For me, I wanted something higher off the ground than a car, AWD, accelerated well, and had good storage.

Test drove a RAV4 - it was ok, wasn't all that impressed by the interior or exterior. The drive was smooth as silk, but just boring.

Test drove a Sportage - Didn't care for the exterior design, accelerated horribly when I got on an on-ramp to the highway which immediately turned me off to it. Thought the touchscreen was kind of complicated.

Test drove a CR-V - immediately hated it. Interior and exterior were both hideous, and I felt like I was driving a grandma car.

Test drove a Rogue - Again not that impressed by the interior or exterior, but I hated how it accelerated and changed gears. I forget what they called it.

I am not a Subaru guy, so didn't consider them.

Heard about the CX-5, didn't know anything about it, or Mazda in general. My Mom had some piece of crap Mazda car when I was kid that was always breaking down so I never really saw them positively, and I'm not much of a car person so was pretty clueless.

Found a dealership and took one for a test-drive. Even just looking at the CX-5, I immediately liked the exterior design, especially the front and side profiles. The side profile with that swoop was something I really liked (and why I absolutely hate the redesign on the 2017). I didn't like all the plastic in the interior, but I did like that the dash wasn't horribly cluttered like some of the other vehicles, and everything was where I liked it. The touchscreen wasn't complicated like the one I saw in the Sportage, and I loved how the shifter was designed.

They let me take it out on I-70, and I went up some hills, around some corners, etc. I immediately fell in love with the feel of the vehicle and how it drove and accelerated. It was actually fun to drive versus the other vehicles I test drove. In my mind I had made the decision that the CX-5 would be my new car before I even got back to the dealership. Didn't buy that day as I wanted to get my financing in order, but I came back about a week later and bought exactly what I wanted.

I realize the CUV market is dominated by point A to B soccer mom driving. But for me, I didn't want a car because I want AWD and don't like being low to the road. But I knew I didn't want a full-size SUV again either. So the CX-5 ended up being the perfect choice. I enjoy taking it for drives, especially up in the mountains, around corners, etc. and I love it as my daily driver. It's got the power to accelerate pretty instantly how I like it to, and it just feels right. I have fun driving it.
 
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One of my first posts on this forum, back in Dec. I believe, was asking whether the 2017 had a CD player or not. It's a feature that's very important to me, something that I use almost every day - unlike, say, heated seats or auto-liftgate, which might come in handy once every great while here in So. Cal. I'm not kidding (much), when I say it was a deal breaker for me, one of the reasons I passed on the new CRV and went with the 2016.5 CX-5 instead of waiting for the 2017. I also LOVE the commander knob on the center console, which is a huge (but otherwise ignored) benefit over any other CUV that I've seen.
 
I can't say for the US version, but my 2017 CX-5 comes with a CD/DVD player.
 
Well written, ColoradoDriver. I wanted the Mazda after I test drove it, too. But I told myself before I went test driving that 4 was the minimum I would test drive. That's when I drove the Jeep. Felt every bit as powerful as the Mazda...But just drove like a small SUV. The Mazda felt closer to a car. I went round and round on which to buy. Same price, but one was 0 Interest. I read every review I could find. Watched many.
At one point I was talking to a co-worker about the pros and cons of both. She says "I can tell you want the Mazda...Everyone can. I can hear it in your voice when you talk about it. You're overanalyzing the Jeep hoping to find something horrible so it'll make the decision easier...Get the Mazda". And that was the day I started asking about colors. :)
Of course my price eventually topped the Jeep. Because I just kept wanting more stuff...Like 19's. Just to cart my little 3 person family around. ;)

I remember that post RDK. And yea, commander knob is a thing I didn't know I had to have...Until I had it.

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7eregrine said:
My Volvo dealer delivers a loaner to me when I need service. It was a Mercedes only dealer and they offered this service. When the owner added Volvo he decided to to do it for all his car buyers.

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Pretty much all dealers do this in Japan.
 
OK, now you're just bragging, Matty. Lol. J/K. I figured that it wasn't just a Mazda thing.

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I mean about the dealer experience, not the car. Because that is really cool. Test driving cars on roads you'll actually drive. Kind of brilliant actually.

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7eregrine said:
At one point I was talking to a co-worker about the pros and cons of both. She says "I can tell you want the Mazda...Everyone can. I can hear it in your voice when you talk about it. You're overanalyzing the Jeep hoping to find something horrible so it'll make the decision easier...Get the Mazda". And that was the day I started asking about colors. :)
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Ha! That was me, but with the Forester and the CRV vs. the Mazda. Both were more "practical" choices, but I fell in love with the CX-5 and kept looking for reasons to kick it out of bed.
 
Nice. Glad to know it wasn't just me.

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RDK006 said:
From everything we've seen, it doesn't look like the U.S. version has a CD player option.
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I couldn't find it it in any of the photos and literature initially either. It was only when I test drove a 17, I actually confirmed that it existed. Don't give up hope!
 
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banjos-n-beer said:
Mattyredsox- where was the CD drive located? On my previous Mazda 3, the slot for the CD was below the HVAC controls. I suppose there could still be a slot there in the 2017s, but it's too hard to tell from dash photo on this page:
https://www.mazdausa.com/vehicles/2017-cx-5
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CD player only exists in Japanese version CX-5 presumably with 11-speaker Bose:

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That actually shows up as a DVD player. I don’t know if you can watch DVDs or just play music from one???
 
Anchorman said:
That actually shows up as a DVD player. I don’t know if you can watch DVDs or just play music from one???
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Yep, it does only say DVD but I haven't seen any DVD player can't play a CD.
 
Anchorman said:
Yes, I’m sure it will read a CD but would it show images?
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The DVD player is even mentioned in the manual for my CX-3, so I'll bet it's available in Japan.
It states that DVD is for video and I'll bet that it'll play music CDs as well.
 
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