My suggestion - Watch the attached video made by a Toyota Master Tech on Turbos before you go either way ...regardless of how much you think you know about Turbos / you may well be fully aware of this info - but if not , you will see how many issues that come up in here are precicely related to misinformation on Turbos and how to take care if them -
- It blows many false presumptions about Turbos to bed - once and for all -
Things like you dont have to use premium in the T - correction - yes , or you will destory the engine - fact , ALL turbos will burn oil - Fact- yes ..., Turbo engines last as long as NA engines/. FALSE -no they dont ,
but these are just a few things many people dismiss , which if you know , can be minimized and the benifit of more power is then an understood trade off which for diligent aware owners - is then an accepted benifit , not a nightmare -So my choice :
NEITHER ! - I put my $ on the more rare " premium " NA - ! I dont see the benifits for me personally going from premium to p-plus - , and Ive already had my Turbo fun times - NO regrets there either ;-)
we all know what these items are in the leap from trim to trim ..so i wont list em -
Any high end leather appointed cx-5 is a high value for the .$$ vehicle - so you cant go wrong with either of those 2 beautys !
... I plucked a premium that had my perfect interior / ext color combo
---and have zilch regrets ( dont need extra cameras , cooled seats etc ) - Im likely older and have had ( this is not bragging - its truth ) to many cars to list- I mean , you name the brand , Ive proabably had it - and multiple models ,+
broken in about 15 cars from brand new ( others used ) - from high powered non-T to 4 cyl T, 6s v-8s , even a 12 cyl- driven the authbahn etc etc - yesh yeah
etc - So the reason - If one has more power - you use it !! , speed more , pass more , do more maintainence, burn more gas- , rip thru tires , brakes , but there was a time when , I would have not even considered NA over T- and the prospect that someday a person cannot own a fast car ...is sad - so if you need speed ...
-Yet, I like the Mazda CX5 "premium "NA for having a spectacularly luxurious , well crafted interior( like T and P-PLUS-) but not more " stuff " than I need , its smooth , quiet and the NA , is under 3k rpms 95% of the time and I live in wide open spaces - So my need 4 speed is just not there anymo - Take this into consideration if you go Turbo - as I think this tech pretty much got it right- on the money !
But - trust If you need to sew some wild car oats - go T ! , and I judge nobody who needs to scratch that itch - to punch it through the floorboard !!!- Just know what you are getting into when you go T
- hope this helps ?
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